grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on May 18, 2012 12:45:00 GMT -5
We had a rock and gem show at our fairgrounds this past weekend, and I went down to check it out. Most venders had finished jewelry and mineral specimens, lots of insanely low-priced carved stone from China, everything from critters to bowls and urns. I finally found one vender selling rough, seemed like really high prices on so-so slabs. I noticed a couple buckets of thunder eggs labeled 'Lucky Strike' for $7.50 ea. and one simply labeled 'Blue' for $6.00 ea. After seeing the eggs members post I thought what the hay, I'll buy a couple. I got two blue ones and one Lucky Strike. I picked ones that seemed the heaviest, yet small enough to cut on my tile saw. The fellow was really busy, so I did not get to ask about the location the blue eggs come from, but after looking on line It seems these are Oregon eggs, at least the Lucky Strike. I was sweating it figuring how to cut them, read up on looking for the layers but couldn't really see distinct ones, so I tried to guess what the top and bottom were, and cut along the longest axis. I think I did okay, I do feel I got my money's worth, and perhaps a new addiction. . . The larger one to the left is a Lucky Strike, and the one on the right is 'Blue Egg' I'm thinking maybe the Blue Bed on Richardson's Ranch? Bill The blue ones And the Lucky Strike
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Post by gr on May 18, 2012 12:55:27 GMT -5
Bill, that 2nd blue looks like an underwater volcanic plume. you did good! are you going to polish em?
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Post by yurila on May 18, 2012 15:21:45 GMT -5
Hi Bill, nice thundereggs. Your ID is correct, blue bed at Richardson's. Yuri
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Post by rockrookie on May 18, 2012 16:01:33 GMT -5
Cool !!!!
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Post by Pat on May 18, 2012 16:03:32 GMT -5
All interesting !
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grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on May 18, 2012 16:11:00 GMT -5
Thanks guys! Gary, yeah. . . tough call. Seems a crime to slab them, but then again. . . I am considering keeping the best half of each to face polish, and perhaps slab the rest.
Yuri, thanks for the conformation! It is you and rockhound97058 (as well as others) that got me wanting to check them out. As I finished cutting the last one it was all I could do to stop myself from going back for more. It is a delicious sense of anticipation that builds as the cut is finishing. . . Bill
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hubrocks
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Post by hubrocks on May 19, 2012 20:45:23 GMT -5
Nice eggs! good call!
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Post by yurila on May 19, 2012 22:46:08 GMT -5
Bill, thank you. Jason is an expert of Oregon thundereggs, I'm only a beginner. Thundereggs are my favorite rocks due to some reason, anyway. Ugly outside, nice inside (90%). Yuri
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pporky
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Post by pporky on May 19, 2012 23:26:38 GMT -5
Nice couple of eggs your right about the buzz when the cut is almost there.
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jason12x12
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Post by jason12x12 on May 20, 2012 11:11:47 GMT -5
what a great couple of catches
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unclestu
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Post by unclestu on May 20, 2012 14:41:52 GMT -5
Hey Bill, You opened my eyes to a posible new addiction. I don't know whether to thank you or curse you LOL:) Seriously in your post you mentioned that you cut them with a tile saw. I have a 6" trim saw do you think that would be ok to cut an egg? It seems so exciting waiting to see what is inside. Stu
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Post by frane on May 20, 2012 16:09:28 GMT -5
Love the second one! I love cutting into those and seeing what may be inside! Always a treat! Fran
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grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on May 20, 2012 16:28:34 GMT -5
Stu, The tile saw is a 7 inch, with a new blade I can cut up to 3 inches by rolling the stone on the blade. Your saw would limit your cut to twice the amount of blade that is above the table. I chose the smallest eggs the guy had, and was able to barely cut to the middle. I think if you were to get a used tile saw you could cut quite a few, though many of the eggs offered there of these two types would need a 10 or 12 inch slab saw. I know there are types that run smaller too. It really is a tempting addiction, most eggs seem to give no outer clue as to what hidden colorful scene may lie within. I really wanted more after three. . .
Bill
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