Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
Posts: 20,504
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 3, 2014 10:33:06 GMT -5
Howdy folks,
Been throwing my recent end cuts and heels into a box with the smaller agates the pebblepups have brought by and have enough really pretty material for another medium flat rate box. Box weighs 20+ pounds and is again primarily moss in various colors with a little bright colored jasper and a nice heel of black plume agate too. Really a colorful, hard agate mix for tumbling and you could get some nice cabs off this stuff too. Anyone interested, it will be $43 US flat rate shipping included. Sorry but I do not want to mess with foreign orders. First PM gets it. Thanks from the P pups.....Mel
PS: Trust me, it's great colorful stuff. Only reason I'm not posting pics is packing, weighing, unpacking, wetting for pics, drying and then repacking is kind of a pain and breaks down these dang fragile flat rate cartons. I already have to use a ton of tape to secure the dang things *L*.
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Post by captbob on Nov 3, 2014 11:07:04 GMT -5
What is the difference between an end cut and a heel?
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Post by MrP on Nov 3, 2014 11:21:05 GMT -5
If this is only half as good as my box is, it will be fantastic. I do want more but will let others have a shot at getting some fine material............MrP
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Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
Posts: 20,504
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 3, 2014 11:55:05 GMT -5
Bob, The end cut is from the end where I start slabbing and is usually small, only suitable for the tumbler as is. The heel is the portion that is gripped by the vice so is usually a goodly portion of the nodule. Depending on how hard a time I have getting it gripped tight in the vice, it's usually at least a third or more of the hunk being cut. I cut so much stuff, unless it is really remarkable or rare material, I just chuck heels into a bin. If it's really special or rare I might reorient the workpiece in the vice and try to cut a bit more but mostly that's just too much trouble for me to mess with...Mel
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