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

[jasoninsd]

Jun 27, 2022 5:59:45 GMT -5 liveoak said:

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

Thanks ashley

Patty

I bet as soon as you figure it out and complete it, you'll be over the moon!


Ba-dump-bump! LOL

[liveoak]

LOL jasoninsd

Patty

[fernwood]

liveoak
Great cab. Love the idea of calling the pits craters and running with it.

[liveoak]

Jun 28, 2022 4:26:28 GMT -5 fernwood said:

liveoak
Great cab. Love the idea of calling the pits craters and running with it.

Good thing it was moon shaped

Patty

[Peruano]

Not really as thin as I would normally make a cab but I can't resist throwing some diversity into the mix. This was the raised edge of some bluish botryoidal chalcedony which the tops got cut off of during the initial grind. So you are looking at cross sections of the botryoidal protrusions. I couldn't help but stage it against a corona borrowed from a paper plate.

Just to show how thick I allowed it to be and the size of the bots that were topped.

Here are the pieces left from the trimmings.

[paintbiscuit]

Hi all!

I've always loved watching these threads but only recently joined a club where I have access to a cabbing machine.  So I'm happy to start participating and taking on these challenges!

Here's some amethyst from Creed Colorado, sometimes people call it sowbelly agate.  I've had several pounds of this in my collection since I was young and I'm happy to finally be able to polish it up!

[Bravura Cabochon Designs]

Getting one in here just in time, although it is slightly less than 1mm short of the 3:1 ratio   
Gel chrysoprase from Australia cut to an 7.5mm X 22mm x 7mm oval with a back cut to set like a faceted stone.
pics of size

couple pics showing translucent quality



pics showing shaping of the back



pics of dome and face for the contest


ETA pic of preform

[stefan]

Last minute! Dino doo. The preform has been kicking around for years. No dome on it as it is concave (I guess I could flip it over lol)

[rockbrain]

Had a really tough time picking my entry for this one but decided to go with this. Once again I don't have an ID. The first two pictures are for my entry.  It was a bit of a challenge for me to grind.  It's a very thin slab and a very low dome.  It was also hard to get photos.

[liveoak]

Very nice rockbrain, what ever it is
:-)

Patty

[rockpickerforever]

Jun 30, 2022 19:27:15 GMT -5 rockbrain said:

Had a really tough time picking my entry for this one but decided to go with this. Once again I don't have an ID. The first two pictures are for my entry.  It was a bit of a challenge for me to grind.  It's a very thin slab and a very low dome.  It was also hard to get photos.

It's very pretty.  Could it be marcasite?

[jasoninsd]

Jun 30, 2022 19:53:30 GMT -5 rockpickerforever said:

Jun 30, 2022 19:27:15 GMT -5 rockbrain said:

Had a really tough time picking my entry for this one but decided to go with this. Once again I don't have an ID. The first two pictures are for my entry.  It was a bit of a challenge for me to grind.  It's a very thin slab and a very low dome.  It was also hard to get photos.

It's very pretty.  Could it be marcasite?

rockbrain - I had a piece that looked identical to this and it was ID'd as Marcasite in Quartz. Fantastic looking cab!!

Peruano - I love what you did with that cab! It looks great with that "natural" edge! 

paintbiscuit - The symmetry on your cab is spectacular! Great job! 

Bravura Cabochon Designs - Incredible craftsmanship...as always! 

stefan - That ain't no crappy cab! 

[gemfeller]

Jun 30, 2022 19:53:30 GMT -5 rockpickerforever said:

Jun 30, 2022 19:27:15 GMT -5 rockbrain said:

Had a really tough time picking my entry for this one but decided to go with this. Once again I don't have an ID. The first two pictures are for my entry.  It was a bit of a challenge for me to grind.  It's a very thin slab and a very low dome.  It was also hard to get photos.

It's very pretty.  Could it be marcasite?

Agree. Marcasite, probably from Indonesia. Doesn't look like Nipomo, CA, material.

[rockbrain]

Looked up Marcasite, Marcasite in quartz and in agate. Looks like that's what it is and I think it's the Nipomo material. That's the only one that pictures come up with the amber color and there's quite a few of them that look like this.

[oldschoolrocker]

Didnt think I'd get one done in time but just finished this one so might as well enter it.

The material is a piece of coral I plucked from some landscape rocks the other day. It's 12mm by 36mm.






Gold luck everyone and thanks Tommy for all your efforts putting on the contests every month!

[jasoninsd]

oldschoolrocker - Way to break out the big guns with that material! I'm still in awe of that find! That is some of the coolest coral I've seen! That's the second gorgeous cab I've seen that you made from that stuff!

[liveoak]

Lovely stuff Michael, oldschoolrocker

Patty... still chuckling about the supermarket find :-)

[oldschoolrocker]

Jul 1, 2022 0:18:03 GMT -5 jasoninsd said:

oldschoolrocker - Way to break out the big guns with that material! I'm still in awe of that find! That is some of the coolest coral I've seen! That's the second gorgeous cab I've seen that you made from that stuff!

Haha thanks Jason! I was pretty surprised to find it myself. And for river worn rock it had very few fractures. Thanks for the kind words!

[oldschoolrocker]

Jul 1, 2022 5:58:01 GMT -5 liveoak said:

Lovely stuff Michael, oldschoolrocker

Patty... still chuckling about the supermarket find :-)

Thank you!

[vegasjames]

Was finally able to get a decent photo of my cab today.

This is an unusual common opal I find in Central Nevada.