SteveHolmes
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since July 2009
Posts: 1,900
|
Post by SteveHolmes on Jan 1, 2008 20:32:57 GMT -5
I thought I should post some amazing pictures of Jim Grays Petrified Wood Co. We visited this shop when we were working in ShowLow. This is the most Petrified Wood I've ever seen in my entire life. Millions of dollars worth of stuff here...and some of the most amazing specimens you'll ever see. If you are ever in Holbrook Arizona....be sure to make this a stop. It will leave you amazed, dazed, and definitely drooling!!! Be sure to give yourself plenty of time to look around too, and maybe an extra shirt...from all the slobbering you'll do...it might be a good idea! ;D It's a huge building, and some amazing museum specimens....and lots of expensive slabs, pieces, and hunks! Thank goodness I didn't bring any money....which usually isn't a problem for me anyhows. Enjoy the pictures....and sorry there's so many....especially for the dial-up'ers. Steve the Petrified Wood Yard...only a small fraction of it  hows this for size comparison???   A nice pond inside the building....look at all that wood!  Just a few full round Woods! and Book Ends  some amazing "Green" (chromium) Wood  a piece for Curt!  I'd love to have a Table like this.....$24,000.00...chum-change!  Some great pictures in Wood    Hows this for a Scenic Jasper scene???  To end....a whole bunch of Smiley Agates  I took tons of pictures! and this is only a few. Jim Gray has an amazing collection. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Steve |
|
|
|
Post by MrP on Jan 1, 2008 21:37:03 GMT -5
WoW I would like to see that. I'm not sure so can you tell me, can the one in the second pic be cut on a workforce? ;D....MrP
|
|
|
|
Post by texaswoodie on Jan 1, 2008 21:38:42 GMT -5
Aggg, cough, sputter, drool, acckk, eeeekk, smalshenhiemer!
C
.u
..r
...t
|
|
|
|
Post by Bikerrandy on Jan 1, 2008 21:54:18 GMT -5
That truley is amazing, thanks for sharing. I just can't imagine that much of anything that cool in one place!
|
|
|
|
Post by catmandewe on Jan 1, 2008 22:01:45 GMT -5
Wow, a petrified lumber yard!!!
Thanks for showin us......................Tony
|
|
|
|
Post by midnightrocksi3 on Jan 1, 2008 22:22:55 GMT -5
LOL.. no kidding .
wow that table is gorgeous!!! I want one like that too! and that big stone stump.. wonder what they would have to use to cut that big thing.. I've never seen anything that big before! and I was thinking there wasn't anything over there in showlow.. guess I was wrong!
*smiles*
Roxy
|
|
|
|
Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Jan 2, 2008 4:15:44 GMT -5
Amazing
Thanks Steve for the post
jack
Yorkshire uk
|
|
|
|
Post by connrock on Jan 2, 2008 8:05:07 GMT -5
Now that's the Mother Lode of Pet Wood!!!
It's a good thing this place is FAR away from me cause I would not be able to just look if I went there!
I can sniff that distinct odor of melting plastic as my credit card is being pushed to the max!!
Retire or not,,,,,You can bet I WOULD NOT come home without a BIG polished slab of that beautiful Pet Wood!!
Thanks Steve,,,,I think?? LOL
connrock
|
|
|
|
Post by Titania on Jan 2, 2008 9:56:27 GMT -5
Holy cow....that place is just amazing!
|
|
|
|
Post by Tonyterner on Jan 2, 2008 11:50:41 GMT -5
Dang! That place certainly is worthy of a stop, or two, or three or.......
|
|
|
|
Post by krazydiamond on Jan 2, 2008 13:56:03 GMT -5
OMG! what an amazing place! that is reason alone for Adrian to come to the states for a visit!! that is like the Mecca of Pet Wood! i'm definetly putting that on my list of places to visit before i cash in the chips.
if you have more photos, Steve....please post MORE!
KD
|
|
one80mike
freely admits to licking rocks
@(-_-)@ Princess Leia!
Member since February 2007
Posts: 908
|
Post by one80mike on Jan 2, 2008 16:41:29 GMT -5
NO WAY!!!
NO WAY!!!
That has to be one of the coolest places on planet earth!
I simply cannot believe that amethyst piece. Or that green stuff...is that possible?!
When I fist saw the picture of that guy standing next to that big piece outside, I thought he was holding a chainsaw!!!!
Can you imagine what it's going to be like when Adrian sees this? He's going to pass out, have a heart attack, have a stroke, buy a plane ticket and find a way to fit all of that is his carry on luggage and take it back to Romania.
Thanks for sharing.
Mike
|
|
|
|
Post by Lady B on Jan 2, 2008 16:44:40 GMT -5
OH WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWO!!!!!!!
What an amazing place to visit! You are so lucky!!!!! And lucky for us, you were thoughtful enough to take and post pix!
Definitely OH WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWO!!!!!!! ;D
Lady B
|
|
karenfh
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since November 2006
Posts: 1,495
|
Post by karenfh on Jan 2, 2008 16:45:50 GMT -5
Wowsa! Amazing! How close is that to the Grand Canyon? Between the 2, Adrian and family may be on the next plane over.....
Thanks for the pix!!!
|
|
|
|
Post by texaswoodie on Jan 2, 2008 18:36:32 GMT -5
Cough, sputter, spit, wheeze
Steve, when I can speak again, I'm gonna comment on this thread.
Curt
|
|
SteveHolmes
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since July 2009
Posts: 1,900
|
Post by SteveHolmes on Jan 2, 2008 20:00:08 GMT -5
;DGlad you all enjoyed it. I was simply Amazed when I first drove up just to the parking lot. You can see all the wood from the main road, but it just doesn't sink in just how much Wood there really is, until you are there looking around. We all stood there like a bunch of Idiots...didn't even know what to think. It is so worthy of a visit. There is lots more than Wood there to. He has some amazing fossils and of course other rocks. Best of all...it's free just to walk around and enjoy. I don't know what he'd be able to cut that size of wood with...but it's all for sale. Tom...when you come up...just bring a big ole' trailer. Remember who your friends are  ! KD..at your request...just a few more pics. Curt....breathe deeply; relax; and maybe have 911 on hold. ;D I would say it's about a 5-6 hour drive from Grand Canyon. Just a guesstimate. It's about an hour outside of Flagstaff. Another picture of a fraction of the yard.  A beautifully polished stump. There are several of these pieces.  Another table. There are many to choose from. Is this a big enough polished slab Tom?  Woodworthia...exceptional piece.  Another Picture. I think it's the Rollingstone lips  An Alligator Fossil.  That's it for now. If you are in the area...it's worth a visit...even a side track trip. You may even meet the man who started it all. Mr. Jim Gray was there when we were. He probably spends alot of time at the shop. I don't know if I'd ever leave!  Steve |
|
|
|
Post by BAZ on Jan 2, 2008 20:38:33 GMT -5
Dang! I've been by there but never went into the shop. I have a photo of the yard too, pretty hard to get it all in one frame, right?!
|
|
|
|
Post by midnightrocksi3 on Jan 2, 2008 20:40:50 GMT -5
YAAY! MORE PICTURES!! lol I love that big teddy bear smooch! lol .. and I never knew aligators to die with their mouths open.. that is a trip! and is that a big ol patty of fish fossils in the back ground? just a quick question .. you wouldn't happen to know bout a general idea of how much those stumps run ? they would be cool garden display or something.. do you remember? arm and a leg? or perhaps just a months rent? I might just have to cruise out that way next time I head north..
*smiles*
Roxy
|
|
|
|
Post by beefjello on Jan 2, 2008 21:01:11 GMT -5
Nothin' like a trip to the candy store, eh Steve? Beautiful stuff, the amy on the rainbow piece really knocks my socks off!
|
|
|
|
Post by BAZ on Jan 3, 2008 8:10:13 GMT -5
Yeah, I've never seen amy in pet wood before!
|
|
! 
