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MichaelB
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We entered our opal in the Aussie NSW state gem show, these are the same ones we entered in the Ridge opal awards, different judges, we get a score sheet, this should be done in the Ridge awards, I think the main reason I did not do well in the Ridge event is my carving is not a free form carving, it was not dictated by the shape of the rough gem.
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And the owl
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Way to go Michael! Congratulations are definitely in order. :D
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Nice job. Maybe the LR judges are spoiled on nothing but precious opal showing if it is not a natural cabochon. Glad you got some ribbons.
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Now there you go, a bit of thought, effort and respect. Encouragement to try again next year.

Nice carving BTW, thats not easy to do thats for sure,
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Well deserved. Congratulations. Are you also entering in the show held in Tasmania?
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Thanks for the great support, when its judged on a set off standards with a score sheet it gives the entrant feed back on there quality, and a non bias judging system, no names on the entry's being judged, If I enter the Lightning Ridge awards again I will do what most do just free form the natural shape of the stone and simply carve some small design or pattern into the stone, have a look at the link, I was asked to do a small article on our entrys, page 15.
http://gemlapidarycouncilnsw.org.au/gem ... mber-2015/
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And we will be entering the National awards in Tassie if I ever finish some carvings.
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