Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Dec 28, 2018 18:17:22 GMT -5
These are some cabs I've been working on over the last week or so. 79 Bed thunderegg plume agate Unknown - very pitted McDermitt thunderegg Linda Marie plume agate Linda Marie from same slab as ^^ Ochoco moss agate Sheep Creek plume agate McDermitt thundergg Sheep Creek plume agate Lahontan lakeshore random agate my son found. This was a one-off cut corner of an otherwise garbage rock. Coyamito? Agua Nueva Burro Creek - shown sideways Montana agate Needles Blue gem silica. Sadly the first one cracked when I was almost finished I'll have to cut it and start over. Blue Biggs - biggun California jasper agate - I forgot the location - it's down south by Stone Canyon. hornytoads dino bone tiffany stone Morgan Hill poopy jasper DeeDeeite - aka Avila Rhyolite Tidgilite - aka worm track rock (debatable) Picasso marble Strawberry onyx Colbaugh majave blue w/zinc Leopardskin jasper (rhyolite) Wildflowers Rhyolite Thanks fer lookin!
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Post by MsAli on Dec 28, 2018 18:22:43 GMT -5
Great bunch!
I really like the Ochoco moss
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Post by socalagatehound on Dec 28, 2018 18:29:26 GMT -5
Dang! That's a whole bunch o' nice!
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Post by beefjello on Dec 28, 2018 18:29:57 GMT -5
Wow! You've been busy alright!!
Excellent Montana, and mind blowing Tiffany!
Hornytoads?? Looks like something that came from Mel's old ranch.
Glad to see some Tidgilite in there as well!
Great stuff Tommy !
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 28, 2018 18:30:30 GMT -5
Nice group of cabs! You have been busy.
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zarguy
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Post by zarguy on Dec 28, 2018 18:33:57 GMT -5
Tommy - Looking good! You have been busy. A nice range of materials. Lynn
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Post by Pat on Dec 28, 2018 18:40:12 GMT -5
Lots of pretties. The unknown red pitted cab is beautiful!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 28, 2018 18:41:12 GMT -5
That might be more cabs then I have done in the last 6-8 months. A lot of really nice ones. The second Needles Blue is my favorite. The Montana is a close second. I have never heard of Tidgilite. That one is interesting.
Chuck
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Post by HankRocks on Dec 28, 2018 18:43:50 GMT -5
The unknown pitted red looks a lot like Woodward Agate which can be pitted.
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Post by fernwood on Dec 28, 2018 19:39:37 GMT -5
Oh My! Where to start??? Love the first Mc D and the MT. The worms tracks are very unique. All are great cabs.
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Dec 28, 2018 19:52:05 GMT -5
I meant to mention that my store inventory is pretty depleted and I took probably six weeks off before Christmas trying to let me wrists recuperate before getting back at it. It didn't work though - I'm super sore today all the way up to both elbows. Sucks to get old My goal is to get my inventory back to a base of around 200 pieces so that means I need over 100 new pieces before the end of the first week of Jan.
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Dec 28, 2018 19:53:11 GMT -5
The unknown pitted red looks a lot like Woodward Agate which can be pitted. I'm certain you are right. I believe I bought it as a salvage project of a little preform of Woodward Ranch.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2018 20:25:44 GMT -5
Love the little sun peaking over the hills in that Blue Biggs! I have a fondness for Sheep Creek, too (remember the boulders of that being sold off after the gazillionaire bought the ranch and closed down exploring for rock - probably not much left around). The Needles Blue are also great - too bad one broke.
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NRG
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Post by NRG on Dec 28, 2018 20:32:38 GMT -5
Those are all so nice I texted him direct. Posting now just to publicly support a buddy
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Post by stephan on Dec 28, 2018 21:38:45 GMT -5
Holy polished rocks, Batman! That is some stellar work. I wouldn't even know where to start picking favorites.
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Post by mossyrockhound on Dec 28, 2018 21:56:05 GMT -5
I'm impressed not only with the quantity, but the quality of the cabs! I really can't pick a favorite, but that red breciated Cal jasper-agate caught my eye. Like R2D, I have fond memories of digging/chipping the Sheep Creek site, and I have enough to last me this lifetime. As I recall, the whole hill was agate - you could dig anywhere and hit it.
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Post by aDave on Dec 28, 2018 23:06:02 GMT -5
Awesome...all of them. My hands hurt just looking at them.
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Dec 28, 2018 23:16:56 GMT -5
Awesome...all of them. My hands hurt just looking at them. You and me both brother! haha. I did take a day off today in a relative sense - just one cab.
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 29, 2018 1:32:20 GMT -5
Wow! You've been busy alright! What a great assortment. I really like the brecciated red jasper, tiffany stone and needles blue (crack and all). Sorry about your wrists. I need to follow your lead and get some cabbing done myself. I haven't cut one in a long time.
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Dec 29, 2018 10:54:46 GMT -5
Those are freaking gorgeous Tommy! My favorites list would be a long post. However, I'm really drawn to the wildflowers rhyolite - where is that from? Is it old stock or can you still get it (hunt or buy)?
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