*~ FINISHED ~* CAB Contest, June 2022, Theme: Narrow shape

[realrockhound]

Heres my entry. I had a heck of a time with this shape. Also this material is some of the chippiest material i've worked to date. Very hard to keep a crisp edge without it wanting to get micro chips. Also.... hard to get great detail in the light, so here is a couple different shots in different light. I'm not overly pleased with it, but it is what it is. Batcave jasper.

[liveoak]

Most beautiful, realrockhound
Looks almost like a piece of varnished wood.

Patty

[jasoninsd]

realrockhound - Nice entry my friend!! For anyone who hasn't worked Batcave Jasper...its' a VERY difficult material to work in my opinion. The hardness varies so dramatically between the lighter parts (really soft!) to the dark brown areas (really hard!). I've experienced the same "chippy" issues with both Batcave and Royal Imperial Jasper.

[MsAli]

#drooling

[Rockoonz]

realrockhound got to respect the batcave, it does like to be a challenge.

[drocknut]

All great entries so far. Looking forward to seeing who'll come out the winner. I doubt I'll get a chance to make one for this contest but it's still fun looking at all the entries.

[jasoninsd]

Okay...here's my painful entry for this month's contest. It's a Fairburn Agate...one of the Fairburns I traded for a Crazy Lace wrap at the rock show a couple weeks ago. This one really killed my finger! LOL

I used to play golf...and I was "pretty good". I knew the difference between a swing that would send the ball 95 yards, and one that would send it 100 yards. My downfall was I couldn't judge distance to save my life. I had to rely on yardage markers a lot! Well, this cab was kind of the same way. I thought it was within the parameters, but it's actually just under. I should have measured first! (Actually, it wouldn't have changed this cab...I wouldn't want it narrower than what it is.) It's 20mm wide and 50mm long...so under the 3:1...but it is what it is.

[rockpickerforever]

Very nice, jasoninsd. That is a beautiful chunk of stone, and great work.

[realrockhound]

Welp…. Congrats jasoninsd you just blew my entry out of the running 🤣🤣

Seriously though, beautiful cab.

[Rockoonz]

That's a nice one Jason. Definitely best as you made it.

[Lumberlegs]

Jun 24, 2022 20:12:08 GMT -5 realrockhound said:

Welp…. Congrats jasoninsd you just blew my entry out of the running 🤣🤣

Seriously though, beautiful cab.

Nah man, you did well.  Jason is just trying to keep up at this point

[liveoak]

Beautiful cab jasoninsd, too bad it's too wide ( frown )

Nice though - but  only 2.5 :1

Sorry to break it to you,

Patty... still not knowing if she'll even get a cab done in time

[jasoninsd]

Jun 24, 2022 19:12:32 GMT -5 rockpickerforever said:

Very nice, jasoninsd . That is a beautiful chunk of stone, and great work.

Thanks Jean! 

I'm hoping the other slabs from this stone yield some other cabs as nice as this one. 

Jun 24, 2022 20:12:08 GMT -5 realrockhound said:

Welp…. Congrats jasoninsd you just blew my entry out of the running 🤣🤣

Seriously though, beautiful cab.

Thanks my friend! 

Nah...your cab really is gorgeous!! 

Jun 24, 2022 20:16:11 GMT -5 Rockoonz said:

That's a nice one Jason. Definitely best as you made it.

Thanks Lee! 

I've got another Fairburn waiting in the wings that I think will put this one to shame...hopefully! 

Jun 24, 2022 20:24:14 GMT -5 Lumberlegs said:

Jun 24, 2022 20:12:08 GMT -5 realrockhound said:

Welp…. Congrats jasoninsd you just blew my entry out of the running 🤣🤣

Seriously though, beautiful cab.

Nah man, you did well.  Jason is just trying to keep up at this point

Chad, you ain't kiddin' about that! LOL

Jun 24, 2022 20:54:26 GMT -5 liveoak said:

Beautiful cab jasoninsd , too bad it's too wide

Nice though - but  only 2.5 :1

Sorry to break it to you,

Patty... still not knowing if she'll even get a cab done in time

Thanks Patty. 

Ummm...you didn't "break it to me"...I thought I was pretty clear in my post that this dang cab didn't meet the measurement requirements. Apparently it had too many doughnuts over the last week!  LOL

[liveoak]

Blue Moon

OK, Here's my entry for this months "Narrow shape" contest.

I thought what would be a good shape for a skinny cab & it came to me , a crescent moon.

But I didn't know what to make it from.

Then dragging out my slab bins, low & behold, I found I had something that really looked like the surface of the moon.

Blue Furnace Slag. 

The thing with slag is that when you start grinding it, you never know what you are going to get, various bubbles open up, etc.

And that's what happened grinding the inside curve- a big one opened up.

But I decided it belonged, as it's a moon, & moons have craters.

So here it is-

Blue Moon complete with lunar craters.

Size - 2 1/4" X 1/2" ( 4.5 - 1 ratio)

Thanks for looking,

Patty

[victor1941]

This is my entry for the narrow cab contest. This is a soft stone(possibly onice onyx) that measures 108x28x6mm and was finished in a UV-18 vibe with corn cob media and buffed with a dremel
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[realrockhound]

Beautiful cabs

[greig]

Great entries and there is still time. If I make one, my video title will be fat fingers...thin cab. Not sure it will attract views but it would be fun

[jasoninsd]

liveoak - Patty, that cab is spectacular! I actually love the fact it had the "craters" develop...that really makes it look absolutely stunning!

victor1941 - Victor, that one visually seems like a super long cab! Great job!

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liveoak
That is super cool Patty!! Love it!

[liveoak]

Thanks jasoninsd, now I just have to figure out a jewelry design to do something with it.

Thanks ashley

Patty