Roaming Wire V

I will be keeping my eyeballs peeled.
Jim

Ok, here we go with the photos. First up is the awesome wrap I received from cccbock (Chris) right? This thing is awesome, stone, wrap and the combination of the two together. I remember seeing it when it was posted and commented on it then.



I am going to have to check the rules because I forgot how this works. I think it goes something like "take three of the cabs to a tropical island and wrap the ugliest one that I do not want, give another one that I do not want to a pretty island lady, pick up three rocks there and come home. Make two cabs out of the ugliest two rocks and put them in a paper bag along with two other cabs that I do not want. Mail the bag to someone that I don't even know and probably never will know. If I am a little off here please let me know.

The birds eye rhyolite (jeeze, I don't even know how to spell rhyolite according to my computer) smacked me right in the eyeballs when I saw it. First time I have had a piece in my hand so I am going to keep that and maybe one more.


There are some really really nice other cabs in this bunch.




I will get my wrap done and get this sent off tomorrow.
Jim

I missed the go to a tropical island part of this. Can I redo my turn?

Good luck with your back, don't push it!

****Tangent Alert****
Jim,

My ideas aren't _that_ crazy! This one is pretty simple just need someone to do it lol. So I bought this beautiful slab of Feather Ridge Plume Agate, I intend to paint a pretty little winter scene on it but as I usually only buy cabs not slabs it didn't click that when the pictures said "wet" that meant it wasn't polished, I know, I'm silly. Anyway, it still has slabbing/saw marks and I'd like it at least to not have those if not a nice matte to semi-glossy polish to it so I can still paint on it and it look nice you know?

Here's the seller's pic, the slab is 5" x 4" x 6.2mm thick:


And my picture with an awful camera phone but it shows the marks I want to get rid of:


I have two other slabs I'm willing to trade and if that's not enough I'll pay a bit more as Krystee (tntmom) told me polishing slabs takes the right tools and quite a bit of skill because they are flat.

Here are the two slabs I have to trade:

Ice Cream Opal Approximately 2.5" x 2" x 5.6mm thick:


Very Pretty Mystery Slab Approximately 4" x 3.5" x 5.6mm thick


I've got an offer from Dave (Snowdog) saying he'd give it a go so no worries if you don't have the right tools

OH NO! Jim I didn't hear from you (for all of less than 24 hours, I know I'm impatient as all get out) so I sent it on to snowdog this morning I jumped the gun thinking you would still be laid up a bit with your back. I'm sorry He says he's going to cab up the slabs and send them back so maybe I'll pass that little pink and white ice cream opal on to you since I feel bad now

Hmm I think I need to put something together for you. I will think on this Oh, I know! He he he But you'll just have to wait! It may be a week or so before it gets in the mail. *BIG HUG* Sorry for thinking you were down and out :/

Krista

Chris did a great wrap! It looks like there's plenty to choose from, too. I see some of that Wampidy unusual jasper agate in there. That stuff is so cool in person.

I thought yesterday was Friday and did not get to the PO before noon. I have a terrible time keeping track of the days since I retired. So, unless there is a catastrophe the box Will go out on Monday.
Jim

It is on it's way Tommy. I didn't get it into the mail Saturday so I had to go out in three inches of snow today. Jeeze, it was 65 yesterday.

9114901159815016093430 if you want to locate it.
Jim

...trudge through the snow... uphill... both ways (tee hee!)

You know what you can do about that, Jim. Where's that global warming when you need it?