free4rms
freely admits to licking rocks
My little pet walrus
Member since January 2007
Posts: 839
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Post by free4rms on Dec 14, 2008 8:28:19 GMT -5
We have a winner! Beef was the first to identify the piece as a Dinosaur egg. Congrats, Beef.... a mailing address is all I need now! This piece of eggshell comes from a sauropod dinosaur called Saltasaurus and was collected in the Pampas region of Argentina. I purchased a bunch of pieces of this a few years back and discoverd that it makes some unusual jewelry pendants. Today's prize is something different. Once again it deals with fossils. I pulled this off one of my websites since I particularly liked this shark tooth. The tooth is a fossil Mackerel shark tooth (Otodus) from Morrocco. I electroformed the root with 18kt gold plate and put it on one of my necklace styles. The little connecting dangle has a clear polymer coating so it will never tarnish, and the beads are pewter and glass. I custom make the necklaces so you can select whatever length you need. Now, all you have to do to win is give me a list of the three best items you could give a rockhound for Christmas ($100 or less per item) and the three worst you could give a rockhound (for those who deserve coal in their stockings). I will select the best list from all who respond. Ok, here is today's prize:  Disclaimer: I will not be responsible for any lawsuits from a winner who falls down while wearing the necklace and pierces their jugular vein. Vance |
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Post by rockrookie on Dec 14, 2008 8:39:18 GMT -5
another nice present & cool contest ! i'm gonna thinks about thion for a while . i'll be back !-------------------paul --------------------Congrats Beef !!!!!!!!
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CUL-Ann
spending too much on rocks
rock lover~
Member since September 2008
Posts: 380
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Post by CUL-Ann on Dec 14, 2008 10:16:46 GMT -5
Best::: $100 would cover up to 3 wonderful pendants from Earth Relics Jewelry co. (kiss kiss) take a look at #s 227 / 2388 / 1801 / 2667 / 2211 / 1996 / 1704 Awesome ;D ;D Gift certificate for there #1 supply co. boxes of rocks == we have a lot of members selling very nice rough (see buy sell & swap forum. Worst Chicago tumbler!! can you tell I'm very unhappy with the 2 I got off ebay?? A trip to Michigan this time of year when everything is covered with ice & snow (out my window YUCK==I want to go hounding and can't)  Cheep scales I now have 3 (Just got a kitchen scale set yesterday Junk)along with cheep craft supples that should go in the trash!!!  I'm having fun with the contest, Thanks,  |
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adrian65
Cave Dweller 
Arch to golden memories and to great friends.
Member since February 2007
Posts: 10,790
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Post by adrian65 on Dec 14, 2008 10:46:43 GMT -5
Very nice task! Here's my entry:
Best:
- A cool jasper slab, like Bruneau, Biggs, Morrissonite or some nice pictural;
- A nicely patterned agate slab - Montana or such;
- A shiney ammolite, to remind the receiver that Mother Nature is still the best cabber.
Worst:
- A very nice slab, with lots and lots of unstable cracks, having some cool cab shapes drawn across those cracks;
- A pack of aluminium oxide from Lortone;
- A medium coarse wheel labeled as a final polishing wheel ;D
Thank you,
Adrian
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Post by beefjello on Dec 14, 2008 11:00:45 GMT -5
Wow thanks Vance! ;D
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Post by BuiltonRock on Dec 14, 2008 12:21:20 GMT -5
Under $100.00 Hmmm
Best:
Thumbler's Tumbler
Workforce saw
Nice box of rocks with all the fix'ens
Worst:
No Thumbler's Tumbler
No Workforce saw
No box of rocks
Thanks for this great contest and Merry Christmas.
John
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Post by rockrookie on Dec 14, 2008 17:42:41 GMT -5
lets see under $100.00
best:
A USED lortone 12 lb tumbler ( i just bought one on ebay $73.00 plus 22.00 shipping
$100.00 dollars worth of botswanna & Lake Superior Agates
Work Force trim saw
worst:
100lb of gooey rock snot
$100.00 w/o BOTS & LS agates that were ground down to pulverized dust
a rabid skunk with the craps
my # 1 worst present does not count cause i could not figure how to get picture quoted to this post was a picture posted by Earthdog that was a large man ( ?? sexual preferance) wearing pink cowboy hat & #ssless pink chaps ( i'm sure somebody remembers that)
that would have been a winner !! Thanks for contest !!-----------------paul
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Tigger
freely admits to licking rocks
The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers is I'm the Only One!
Member since January 2008
Posts: 896
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Post by Tigger on Dec 14, 2008 18:24:04 GMT -5
;D Ok here's my try:  Best for $100- All together A very cool but strong rock collecting bag, a nice Eastwing Rockhammer, a couple replacement blades for their workforce saw. Worst for $100- All together A flat rate box of limestone rocks, a workforce saw that the motor is seized up, and a magazine subscription for a no longer published rock magazine. Thanks for the contest, beautiful sharks tooth. Tonja |
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Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
Posts: 20,494
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Post by Sabre52 on Dec 14, 2008 18:45:19 GMT -5
Best:
A Beautifully patterned " fracture free" slab of Morgan Hill Poppy jasper
An invitation to dig at the newly reopened Dryhead Agate diggings ( I know, fictional but one can always hope)
One of Silverhawk's excellent psilomelane free form cabs
Worst:
A dished diamond saw blade
A Morgan Hill Poppy jasper slab with the most wonderful pattern all shot full of crappy fractures (as is typical of that stuff)
A free ticket to the ribbon cutting ceremony where Diane Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, and Obama dedicate the "Universal Desert Preserve" banning all rockhounding on federally owned desert lands forever. Unfortunately closer to becoming a reality than I'd ever thought possible.
Mel
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MidNight~Rocksi3
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2008
Posts: 1,716
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Post by MidNight~Rocksi3 on Dec 15, 2008 0:01:11 GMT -5
CONGRATS TO THE WINNER!
*SMILES*
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Post by Michael John on Dec 15, 2008 1:28:26 GMT -5
BEST:
* $100 gift certificate for gasoline
* $100 gift certificate for new hiking boots
* $100 gift certificate for Motel 6 ... for rainy nights when sleeping in the tent would SUCK.
WORST:
* Maps with detailed directions to hounding locations for awesome material ... but there's nothing but dirt when they get there.
* A cooler full of gourmet food for their next hounding trip with a gift tag that says "Do not open til you get there" ... they open it and it's all rotten.
* A gold-plated "designer" rock hammer that breaks the first time they hit a rock with it ... and they didn't bring a spare!
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