Killer Cab Contest July 2014

[Enchantra]

For new members not familiar with how these contests work.

Entries are cabs only. Completed during this contest period. Not cabs pulled from the drawer.

Please include a pic of the original slab, then a pic of the preform, and finally, the finished cab.

Please try to remember at least a pic or two of the original slab and or preform..

Feel free to share with us what ever you like about the mineral, and or what ever else you would like to share.

You can enter any shape cab and your choice of mineral.

Things like intarsia, finished jewelry, carvings and composite type cabs can not be entered in an effort to keep the contest somewhat fair by just entering free form style cabs.   

Remember, this is all in fun.      Just a little something we do together as a group. More about just joining in, and having some fun.

Cabs posted here are only for the contest.  One entry per member.

[Justin]

This is an owyhee picture jasper cab that I have been waiting to cut.  The rough showed no indication of the inside so I cut it in half on a tile saw and then saw the scene in the middle. First I begged forgiveness from the rock deities for such neaderthal treatment of a nice piece of rough, and then I put it in a slab grabber. I got a few slabs off it and decided to work the roughest one first. I thought the scene on the back was better, but the front side needed some help so I domed that side, and polished the other.  What I like about it is that it has two scenes depending on which way it is oriented.

Thanks for looking.

[mehoose]

Now that is WICKED!!! 
Love the front inverted. Glacier in the background and a Mountain lake!

[Rockrangers]

 Very nice outcome . A double take.

[Enchantra]

SWEET!   

[Cowboy]

Fantastic scenery!  I like the two scenes as well!

Hmmmm . . .  last month we all gravitated to druzy. Maybe you'll inspire me to go make a cool picture too!

 

[deb193]

very nice scene

[Sandsave]

Here we go! Made a trip last weekend to collect Texas Springs limb cast. Picked up a couple of pieces jasper near by, I was eating lunch on day two of limb cast collecting and started looking closer at this jasper and couldn't believe how many colors were in the few pieces we picked up the day before, needless to say we went back and picked a few more.
This cab has ob-scene colors in it. Lol
It's a 4th of July special

Sandsave

[Enchantra]

Seems like the trend this time is for pictures.
There's a nice river running between the rockfaces on that one!

[Cowboy]

Seems like the trend this time is for pictures.

Let's see what we can do to continue this trend . . .

Rough . . .



and . . . (sorry, gang, I got on a roll cutting and forgot to stop to take a pre-form photo, so directly to . . .) Finished!





And the backside. I'm entertained by how much the picture changes from front to back sometimes. The mountain on the frontside seems to have turned to a volcano and erupted on the back:

[Enchantra]

Awesome entry Cowboy! 

And just so folks realize - this contest is not themed, you can enter any stone variety you want.  Some folks just like to grab a theme and run with it.   

[Carol M]

Some really lovely stuff coming in.
Way to go guys!!!

[skystone]

Love the volcanoe I'd have used that side myself. Great looking cabs ya'll staring off with the bar high again!!!!

[Isotelus]

We probably have too many science fiction fans in my house and this cab got named alien skies because of the three moons or is it three suns ?

[Hummingbirdstones]

Wow, this contest is heating up to be seriously difficult in the decision department.  I love them all -- what an awesome group of cabs so far.  Can't wait to see what's next!