djaxon
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by djaxon on Oct 5, 2016 11:21:36 GMT -5
After many months of looking for material (rough and slabs) to work, it occurs to me to ask here: Is there any place east of the Mississippi that sells lapidary rough? I am a little frustrated at seeing a beautiful $4 rock and being asked to pay $16 shipping to me in middle Georgia. Any place? Thanks!
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Post by orrum on Oct 5, 2016 17:52:22 GMT -5
You can hound Graves Mountain, Savanna Agate, Hogg mine tourmaline, rose quartz, aquamarine, Alabama chert and flint. On Ebay Check out Escirocks. On here pm, Catmandew, Roy, Kap( he is in Ga too), list on and on! Search thru old for sale on here then pm them. You need to be proactive!
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QuailRiver
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by QuailRiver on Oct 5, 2016 19:03:42 GMT -5
Unfortunately there are not nearly as many good gem and mineral shows, and shops in the southeast as there were 30-40 years ago. Currently IMO the best place to buy cutting rough in person in the mid-Atlantic states is at Franklin, NC (just across the NC/GA border) shows around the last week of July each year. There are a five shows there the same week. The G&LW show is a wholesale show and to get into the main tent you have to have a resale tax number. But most (not all) of the dealers outside the main tent of that show will also sell retail. A few bigger dealers who sell rough at the G&LW show outside of the main tent are: El Paso Rock Shop, Gem Center USA, and Enter the Earth. Also during this same week in Franklin there are four other shows. Two outdoor shows where some cabbing rough and slabs can be found, and two indoor shows including the Franklin Faceter's Frolic where faceting rough and supplies can be found. The indoor show at the Community Center usually has a slab dealer or two but very little if any bulk rough. And then the following week (around the first week of August) each year in Spruce Pines, NC the G&LW show travels there plus there are two other shows including the Grassy Creek show. It's been many years since I've gone to the Spruce Pines show but the last time I did there were lots of rough and slab dealers at the Grassy Creek show. But I couldn't say if there still are. Maybe someone else here on the list has attended the Grassy Creek Show in the last couple of years and can update us on that? www.xpopress.com/north-carolina-gem-mineral-fossil-jewelry-shows-schedule.htmlLarry C. |
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 6, 2016 2:44:49 GMT -5
I agree with checking the sales section here. Many of the board members sell their stones with shipping included or if shipping is separate at the actual shipping cost, which is rarely very much. I cam fit about 10# of stone in a padded flat rate envelope, which is less than $7 to ship. A MFRB is less than $14 and a LFRB less than $18. So it should not cost anywhere near $16 to ship a $4 rock.
If you cannot find what you are looking for then post what you are looking for. Maybe someone here has some to sell.
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djaxon
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since February 2015
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Post by djaxon on Oct 6, 2016 9:59:21 GMT -5
You can hound Graves Mountain, Savanna Agate, Hogg mine tourmaline, rose quartz, aquamarine, Alabama chert and flint. On Ebay Check out Escirocks. On here pm, Catmandew, Roy, Kap( he is in Ga too), list on and on! Search thru old for sale on here then pm them. You need to be proactive! Thanks orrum, I will take this advice. Searching through old "for sale" lists and be more proactive on this front. COPD - so hounding is out, but the sale lists will be a good source. thanks again. |
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