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Post by Tommy on Apr 23, 2024 19:29:36 GMT -5
Happy birthday Tom!
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Post by Tommy on Apr 22, 2024 20:38:59 GMT -5
iwannarock we have gone rockhounding and boondocking lots of times with our big dogs off-leash 100% of the time and have never encountered a snake ... BUT with small dogs I'd probably be more concerned about bigger predators like coyotes as vegasjames said ... or hawks? And yes definitely the feet need to be toughened up or teach them to wear protective covers. On hotter days in the desert we always put multiple layers of Musher's Secret on their pads but they usually still ended up with sore feet the next day. We've really only had two traumatic things happen to us in all our trips out with them. One was when Charley was a pup he jumped head first into a nasty pile of cholla (jumping) cactus. It was horrible for all involved and took probably two hours and 20 bloody fingers to get them all out of his soft puppy face and underside. The other thing was Roxie was swimming in a lake and must have stepped on a piece of broken glass and she came out she was bleeding profusely from a very deep cut in one of her pads. Tired dogs are good dogs! haha
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Post by Tommy on Apr 22, 2024 16:43:44 GMT -5
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Post by Tommy on Apr 21, 2024 9:56:08 GMT -5
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Post by Tommy on Apr 19, 2024 16:07:38 GMT -5
Mayonnaise Recipe ▢1 whole egg ▢½ tbsp lemon juice ▢1 tsp white wine vinegar ▢¼ tsp Dijon mustard ▢¼ tsp sea salt ▢1 cup avocado oil, or light-flavored olive oil INSTRUCTIONS Use a narrow container (I use a quart mason jar, it's the narrowest I had that I could fit my blender in) Add the egg, lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, and salt to the jar that came with your immersion blender. Slowly pour the oil on top and let it settle for a minute. Place your stick blender in the jar and press it firmly to the bottom, making sure it's covering the egg yolk. Turn it on and keep it pressed against the bottom of the jar for at least 10 to 15 seconds, without moving it. Once the mayonnaise starts to emulsify and thicken, slowly move the stick blender up and down to fully combine the ingredients. Stir the mayonnaise and place in an airtight storage container in the refrigerator. This recipe is apparently specifically for an immersion or stick blender and will not work with a food processor or blender. It's important that you use a container that's not much wider than the stick blender. My wife bought an immersion blender and has been making our own delicious mayo for a couple of months now. I can't even express how happy we are to abandon the store bought garbage they call mayo. Her recipe is almost exactly the same as yours minus the garlic because we both work with the public
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Post by Tommy on Apr 18, 2024 23:22:30 GMT -5
Happy birthday!
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Post by Tommy on Apr 16, 2024 21:52:15 GMT -5
These are samples of the folks who want to sell their collection. Thousands of cabs. Thanks for the peek Marc. Looks like a skilled cut on both cabochons. It sounds like the best advice anyone could give your friend has been given by you - inventory and photos of the collection are a great place to start.
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Post by Tommy on Apr 16, 2024 14:14:43 GMT -5
I keep getting a message that "upload preset not found" when trying to upload photo. Help please. Marc Hi Marc, to use the free shared Cloudinary account to upload photos there are two fields in your forum profile that have to be edited. The instructions are found here: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/99564
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Post by Tommy on Apr 16, 2024 9:58:07 GMT -5
He doesn't need to worry about me, however. He'll just have to cut up one of his better rocks that he's been stashing! Does he actually stash those rocks though? I was under the impression they just kind of fall out of his ears perfectly sliced and ready to go
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Post by Tommy on Apr 15, 2024 23:13:18 GMT -5
Beautiful stone! As soon as I looked at it I also thought Bloody Basin plume agate.
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Post by Tommy on Apr 15, 2024 19:28:22 GMT -5
They're pretty clueless as to value. They just want to get rid of them. I'm thinking a few grand might be enough for them. I'm having her send me photos so I can give you all an idea of what you're looking at. Can't wait to see them hopefully and if you get photos and need help posting them let us know.
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Post by Tommy on Apr 15, 2024 16:05:40 GMT -5
Hello friends, I know someone who desperately wants to get rid of her recently deceased father's cabochon collection. It's quite big. I have seen this collection and can tell you that it's full of lots of beautiful cabs. Malachite, Montana Moss agates, turquoise, picture jasper to name a few. I'm guessing the total number of pieces is in the thousands. She lives in Longmont, Colorado, which is the Denver-Metro area. Can anyone advise me on how she can find someone who might be interested in buying the collection? Thanks. Marc Hi Marc, do you have the opportunity to get some pictures of the collection? Someone suggested cabs and slabs on FB which isn't a bad idea. The economics of selling a collection say that selling it in bulk will bring the least amount of money but if she (or you) has the patience to part it out that would be the way to go.
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Post by Tommy on Apr 13, 2024 14:46:46 GMT -5
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Post by Tommy on Apr 13, 2024 14:44:26 GMT -5
The person who originally restarted the contest called it the FCC, fun cab contest. Let's keep it fun. Yeah but... I think the ORIGINAL original contest name was the killer cab contest... killing can be fun too, just sayin
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Post by Tommy on Apr 13, 2024 14:41:40 GMT -5
Congrats agatewhisperer! Beautiful cab. That's the exact reason I didn't participate lol - I would have had the wonkiest symmetrical triangle ever lol... Hey that sounds like a great contest theme - the "wonkiest cab" contest! Tommy? That DOES sound like fun I'll be sure to suggest it next time I'm being asked for theme ideas.
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Post by Tommy on Apr 13, 2024 11:24:06 GMT -5
Thanks for info! We are heading to Oatman tomorrow! The deciding factor was feeding the burros in the downtown area! I guess it's as good as a deciding factor as anything else, lol!!! How'd you do? There's an unwritten rule here that if we help you find nice rocks or burros, posting photos of such is mandatory I'm totally kidding but yes we love pictures.
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Post by Tommy on Apr 12, 2024 20:33:18 GMT -5
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Post by Tommy on Apr 12, 2024 19:07:26 GMT -5
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Post by Tommy on Apr 12, 2024 18:57:07 GMT -5
I do look back and review the rules on occasion. I've been a little confused on the backlit section and have stretched things a bit on that one. I've had cabs that look like crap without a little bit of light coming through. The definition of backlit is a photo where the primary light is coming from behind. I've taken pictures outside on a piece of glass with the whole thing facing up. The sun is above lighting the front and there is just enough ambient light from the back so you can see the inside of the cab. I don't know if I've done it more than once, but I did it on my Montana Agate heart. This is definitely within the rules as written, hope I'm not stretching too far! What do you think about this Tommy . When I was selling cabochons my favorites were plume agates which always led to the struggle of taking photos that showcase the internal features - the reasons I made the cabochon in the first place. I employed as many tricks as I could find to do the job without shining a light into it from the back which is as you said by definition back lighting. I actually experimented with back lighting but always thought it made the stone look worse. I couldn't have said it better myself Thanks for the refresher.
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Post by Tommy on Apr 12, 2024 18:49:09 GMT -5
Welcome from Napa!
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