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	Creating Cabochons Tutorials - 2 Viewing	26	907	Drilling Holes Tutorial by greatwhitenorth May 20, 2024 20:50:40 GMT -5

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new	A Few Of These Made my Eyebrow Raise! Pages: 1 2 3

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new	My latest cab for Rock and Gem Magazine

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new	Bigg Jasper Opal - China Hollow Mine Pages: 1 2

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new	Some cabs from Lavic Siding

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new	Full disclosure-it's not a cabochon appreciate advice though

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new	Belvadee Bookends Pages: 1 2

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new	Morgan Hill poppy pretending to be something else preforms

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new	Too cold to grind trim saw preforms - 6 cabs completed

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parfive: How deep is your cycle? Jun 25, 2024 12:46:20 GMT -5

amygdule: a 5 foot swell on June 25, 2024

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RickB: It's National Coconut Day

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parfive: Coconut schmoconut Jun 26, 2024 13:26:29 GMT -5

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rocknrob: What is the land speed of a swallow whilst carrying coconuts? Jun 26, 2024 18:12:08 GMT -5

RickB: Generally not very fast. Need to factor in time of day, size of coconut, wind direction, age & sex of bird, etc.... Jun 26, 2024 18:23:56 GMT -5 *

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amygdule: Almost Flatline @ 3.3 feet, June 28, 2024

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ukegal13: Hello Everyone! I live near Bodega Bay, CA. I'm new to the hobby. I'm finding rocks that interest me and are "pretty". May I use this forum, for rock identification? Jun 28, 2024 16:00:18 GMT -5

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