|
|
Post by jasoninsd on Dec 5, 2021 2:45:18 GMT -5
perkins17 - Way to get things going this month...you "go-getter"!  Tommy - Jiminy Cricket that's a gorgeous slab...I think you should look for something else! LOL
|
|
|
|
Post by perkins17 on Dec 5, 2021 10:42:02 GMT -5
Yeah, don't drink that stuff. Here I was thinking you knocked out a cab and celebrated with half a bottle of fancy liquor I can't afford... Believe me, if you can't afford it, I probably can't either. 😂 Doesn't look like a very good drink. I celebrated by drinking some apple cider. 😃 |
|
|
|
Post by perkins17 on Dec 5, 2021 10:46:09 GMT -5
perkins17 - Way to get things going this month...you "go-getter"! Tommy - Jiminy Cricket that's a gorgeous slab...I think you should look for something else! LOL Thanks! I couldn't help getter it started. Tiger eye is now one of my favorite materials. I think my family liked it when I showed it off too |
|
|
|
Post by jasoninsd on Dec 5, 2021 10:53:17 GMT -5
perkins17 - Way to get things going this month...you "go-getter"! Tommy - Jiminy Cricket that's a gorgeous slab...I think you should look for something else! LOL Thanks! I couldn't help getter it started. Tiger eye is now one of my favorite materials. I think my family liked it when I showed it off too I think anytime someone can look at a rock and see "shiny or shimmery" it's an almost instantaneous love!  Plus...it's nice to get and have the support of family! |
|
|
|
Post by perkins17 on Dec 5, 2021 11:09:41 GMT -5
Thanks! I couldn't help getter it started. Tiger eye is now one of my favorite materials. I think my family liked it when I showed it off too I think anytime someone can look at a rock and see "shiny or shimmery" it's an almost instantaneous love! Plus...it's nice to get and have the support of family! Agreed! I love shimmery stuff too because it's fun to cab. I have gold sheen obsidian and labradorite that totally draw my attention every time I look through the preforms. |
|
|
|
Post by rockpickerforever on Dec 5, 2021 15:55:18 GMT -5
|
|
Tommy
Administrator 
Member since January 2013
Posts: 12,123
|
Post by Tommy on Dec 5, 2021 20:03:03 GMT -5
Well facing a severe lack of options and feeling kind of catty about it, I decided to whisker up and dig through my sagenite drawer and unexpectedly saw this... What do you see? (hint, it might have something to do with this contest...)  |
|
|
|
Post by holajonathan on Dec 6, 2021 3:27:07 GMT -5
Well facing a severe lack of options and feeling kind of catty about it, I decided to whisker up and dig through my sagenite drawer and unexpectedly saw this... What do you see? (hint, it might have something to do with this contest...) I see a cat! Incredible. You might want to grind a low dome on that one for risk of letting the cat out of the bag cab. I don't think the theme is as restrictive as it first appears. Tons of rocks have "whisker" in them, for example. The theme may require some outside of the box thinking or a keen, creative eye, but I tried to design it so everyone with at least a decent number of slabs can almost certainly find something that fits the theme. You've got me concerned by your lack of options comment, because I'm under the impression that you've got a treasure chest full of preforms. Maybe I should put this in a separate post, but if anyone wants to participate and doesn't have any suitable material, I am happy to share a slab or two of some tiger's eye, blue tiger's eye, leopardskin jasper, cheetah agate, or maybe even a whisker or curly cat tail slab. I don't want my silly cat obsession to cause anyone to to sit this month out for lack of suitable material... |
|
Tommy
Administrator
Member since January 2013
Posts: 12,123
|
Post by Tommy on Dec 6, 2021 11:24:07 GMT -5
Well facing a severe lack of options and feeling kind of catty about it, I decided to whisker up and dig through my sagenite drawer and unexpectedly saw this... What do you see? (hint, it might have something to do with this contest...) I see a cat! Incredible. You might want to grind a low dome on that one for risk of letting the cat out of the bag cab. I don't think the theme is as restrictive as it first appears. Tons of rocks have "whisker" in them, for example. The theme may require some outside of the box thinking or a keen, creative eye, but I tried to design it so everyone with at least a decent number of slabs can almost certainly find something that fits the theme. You've got me concerned by your lack of options comment, because I'm under the impression that you've got a treasure chest full of preforms. Maybe I should put this in a separate post, but if anyone wants to participate and doesn't have any suitable material, I am happy to share a slab or two of some tiger's eye, blue tiger's eye, leopardskin jasper, cheetah agate, or maybe even a whisker or curly cat tail slab. I don't want my silly cat obsession to cause anyone to to sit this month out for lack of suitable material... Part of my problem is I've never had that keen eye of imagination so I was never really good at "what do you see" games. I see a rock. It's a rock. This one just kind of jumped off the page at me while I was searching through my Mexican sagenite looking for whiskers that didn't look like a cactus garden. I never worked with most of the cat names material but I do have a boatload of leopardskin jasper so anyone and everyone is welcome to hit me up for a handful of preforms to play with to get them in the game. |
|
|
|
Post by opalpyrexia on Dec 6, 2021 21:57:19 GMT -5
"The Cat and the Mouse" — not an entry, but I thought you might enjoy it... I cut this small cab from a poor area of a low-grade slab of Crazy Lace. A few years ago I had posted the slab in one of those "What do see in this slab?" threads. I didn't see the cat or mouse until someone pointed it out. The not-quite-finished cab is not cut well (yet) but it may never be. To avoid erasing the "mouse" I had to leave a little high spot on the dome. It'll find it's way into a ring or little pendant someday.
|
|
victor1941
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since November 2011
Posts: 1,768
|
Post by victor1941 on Dec 8, 2021 9:36:23 GMT -5
Cat Cab Question- How should a silhouette that is 2 1/2”  x 1 1/2 “ be contoured for a UV-18 vibe tumble? |
|
|
|
Post by holajonathan on Dec 8, 2021 17:11:29 GMT -5
Cat Cab Question- How should a silhouette that is 2 1/2” x 1 1/2 “ be contoured for a UV-18 vibe tumble? First of all, I love where this is going. As for doming that cat, I have no clue except for a dremel or foredom. What is the material? |
|
|
|
Post by Starguy on Dec 8, 2021 19:22:19 GMT -5
I vote for jasoninsd for the best cab ever. His druzy bot is amazing. |
|
victor1941
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since November 2011
Posts: 1,768
|
Post by victor1941 on Dec 8, 2021 22:09:27 GMT -5
Holajonathan, the material is a colorful piece of La. palmwood.
|
|
|
|
Post by miket on Dec 14, 2021 10:23:34 GMT -5
So I was cutting a few preforms last night and came across this slab that I cut months ago...not sure I'll have time to shape and finish it for the contest so I'm going to put up a pic just for fun. Plus, it would be a huge cab to save the cat's head shape! Cold Mountain Thunderegg...  |
|
|
|
Post by perkins17 on Dec 14, 2021 10:34:15 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by miket on Dec 14, 2021 10:43:27 GMT -5
Interesting- with my limited imagination I just saw the front-on view of the head with the two ears sticking up... |
|
|
|
Post by perkins17 on Dec 14, 2021 10:45:21 GMT -5
Interesting- with my limited imagination I just saw the front-on view of the head with the two ears sticking up... Lol! That too. Can you tell I'm meant to be an artist? 🤣 |
|
Sabre52
Cave Dweller 
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
Posts: 20,429
|
Post by Sabre52 on Dec 14, 2021 22:10:15 GMT -5
So is the grand prize a cat -ass- trophy?
|
|
|
|
Post by jasoninsd on Dec 14, 2021 22:16:26 GMT -5
So is the grand prize a cat -ass- trophy?  I think it should be this:  |
|
X - Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's rocks
- O Henry
Sept 27, 2023 11:08:52 GMT -5
*
- O Henry
Sept 27, 2023 11:08:52 GMT -5
*
