khara
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Post by khara on Oct 21, 2023 6:56:14 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 21, 2023 8:48:57 GMT -5
dshanpnw - Fantastic material to use for a Halloween theme! Great polish and shape on that too!! 
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realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 21, 2023 20:03:39 GMT -5
My entry is spiderweb rhyolite. I believe it comes from eastern Oregon or the Oregon/Idaho border. It has some cracks in the center.    you are correct. Heppner Oregon to be exact. Killer cab btw. |
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dshanpnw
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Post by dshanpnw on Oct 22, 2023 7:10:24 GMT -5
My entry is spiderweb rhyolite. I believe it comes from eastern Oregon or the Oregon/Idaho border. It has some cracks in the center. you are correct. Heppner Oregon to be exact. Killer cab btw. Thanks, very nice to know a more exact location where rocks come from. |
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iamchris
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Post by iamchris on Oct 26, 2023 13:57:16 GMT -5
I finally got started with the Rochester Lapidary Society in early September. Other than my trip to Banff & Jasper, I've been attending all of the weekly workshops they hold. It's a very friendly and helpful bunch! I got off to a slow start slabbing since everyone had been saving up their material over summer and the saws were in high demand. But I've made some progress on my first project. I'm not proud of the results, but I was a bit rushed. I need to go back and make some touch-ups after having learned some lessons the hard way, but I wanted to make my first submission, so here's my first embarrassingly bad cab! We have some friends coming to town this weekend and I was perhaps a bit ambitious with my goals to have 3 spooky orange and black wire wrapped cabs for Halloween. I went with some tri-flow obsidian I got from Lapidary Central that's been tumbling beautifully. My original design was a bit too large, so I cut down on my three large preforms you see here in favor of a freehand coffin shape.  I don't think I made things easy for my first time by faceting on the wheel. I lost quite a bit of time trying to make surfaces completely flat, and had to restart the process a bit because I couldn't get a good polish on the face. I gave up on that and started to very slightly dome the flat surfaces so I didn't lose any contact due to concavity, but I don't think I did a very good job here, nor did I have enough time to be diligent about it due to the brief workshop time. I aim to go back and fix this to see if that's a better idea. I'd love advice on how I could keep it looking like a coffin while getting a good polish! Trying to capture the cab as it's seen in person is a tough challenge! I was impressed with the cabbing skills before, and now I'm impressed with the photography skills too! This was difficult for me. I'm sharing one image that shows it in a bit more flattering light, and another that shows all the scratches that I cannot see in person. In the latter one, you can see the brighter white spots which appear as more of a haze in person. Not quite sure how to explain it. I didn't take pics of the drawn preforms, but I trust that everyone believes it was me who pulled off such an ugly feat. No need to substantiate it with evidence as I'll be in last place for quite a while! 😆   |
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Post by pebblesky on Oct 26, 2023 14:48:52 GMT -5
You all have brilliant ideas!
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realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 26, 2023 15:52:26 GMT -5
It’s now confirmed. I want to be buried in a obsidian coffin.
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 27, 2023 7:31:31 GMT -5
Way to dip your toes in the water iamchris!! "Faceting" on wheels is extremely difficult! Way to take that on too right out of the gate! |
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rocknewb101
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Post by rocknewb101 on Oct 27, 2023 7:44:56 GMT -5
Nice take on the coffin!! I love the obsidian and have yet to make a successful obsidian cab. Soon i'll try again. It truly looks like a wood-grain coffin! Can't wait to see all entries for this one.
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dshanpnw
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Post by dshanpnw on Oct 27, 2023 17:37:08 GMT -5
That's a very good first try. I'm loving the obsidian. The dopped ones in the first photo look like they'll be great. I haven't tried to cab obsidian yet either, I know it's not the easiest material to work with. Thanks for sharing your story, it's a good one.
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Post by Rockoonz on Oct 27, 2023 23:47:23 GMT -5
All look good, nice job. iamchris flat top cabs, known here as cabojohns, are a challenge, and so is obsidian. I think you did well with a double difficult challenge. |
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khara
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Post by khara on Oct 28, 2023 5:57:16 GMT -5
Boy, the end of the month is closing in fast!! 😬 I’m not sure I’ll be able to find the time to get something done. Will look for an opening.🤞🤞The entries so far are fun. Hope to see more, last minute ones popping in as usual.
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agatewhisperer
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Post by agatewhisperer on Oct 28, 2023 10:32:26 GMT -5
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realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 30, 2023 15:03:39 GMT -5
Will I make it? Will I cut something worth a damn? Even I don’t know 😂
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Post by Rockoonz on Oct 31, 2023 2:12:46 GMT -5
agatewhisperer maybe spiderman/spiderwoman? I think they call it jasper but it is really basinite, so a silicified gemmy basalt. Looks like you did well with it.
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Post by Rockoonz on Oct 31, 2023 2:15:30 GMT -5
Yeah, I won't make it this month. Lots of work and unfinished projects and the weather is cooling enough that I better get-r-done. Also didn't find anything worthy of the theme.
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realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 31, 2023 10:12:58 GMT -5
I got lazy. I’ll admit it
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Post by Tommy on Oct 31, 2023 13:09:32 GMT -5
I got lazy. I’ll admit it Hope you didn't go soft after setting the new wins-in-a-row record last year  Speaking of which ... I'm wondering why rockbrain has gone suspiciously quiet... I still think he's coming for you with two wins in a row... just saying.  |
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realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 31, 2023 15:06:10 GMT -5
I got lazy. I’ll admit it Hope you didn't go soft after setting the new wins-in-a-row record last year Speaking of which ... I'm wondering why rockbrain has gone suspiciously quiet... I still think he's coming for you with two wins in a row... just saying. I am. Lost my touch. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 31, 2023 15:19:41 GMT -5
Hope you didn't go soft after setting the new wins-in-a-row record last year  Speaking of which ... I'm wondering why rockbrain has gone suspiciously quiet... I still think he's coming for you with two wins in a row... just saying.  I am. Lost my touch. I don't believe it! |
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