Post by WilliamC on Jun 18, 2004 15:01:27 GMT -5
Greetings All,
Tomorrow I will drive down to Ocean Springs, MS for the weekend (complicated travel/vacation stuff going on this summer). Last time I was down that way a couple of weeks ago I noticed (on a Sunday) a new (well I'd never seen it before) rock shop on Highway 90 in Ocean Springs. Eagle's Nest. Of course being a Sunday it was closed. BUT, they'll be open tomorrow so I'm going to bring some pieces of my South African rough and see if they are amiable to a trade. And see if they do any slab sawing. It could be I leave a couple of chunks with them to cut for me, maybe they will take some of the slabs in trade or something, if not I'll pay for some sawing just to get some nice slabs. Finally a chance to "show-off" my rocks
For what it's worth, I've already started saving up for another big purchase, either from Gerdus again or perhaps from the Brazilian company VRStones. Depending on how patient I am I might try to save up enough to get a 100 kg of each of 9 or 10 kinds of rough to make up a metric ton, or I could get impatient and just get 500 kilos each of blue and green aventurine for, oh, about $1,000. I could do that by the end of summer, if my wife lets me...
WilliamC
William C
Tomorrow I will drive down to Ocean Springs, MS for the weekend (complicated travel/vacation stuff going on this summer). Last time I was down that way a couple of weeks ago I noticed (on a Sunday) a new (well I'd never seen it before) rock shop on Highway 90 in Ocean Springs. Eagle's Nest. Of course being a Sunday it was closed. BUT, they'll be open tomorrow so I'm going to bring some pieces of my South African rough and see if they are amiable to a trade. And see if they do any slab sawing. It could be I leave a couple of chunks with them to cut for me, maybe they will take some of the slabs in trade or something, if not I'll pay for some sawing just to get some nice slabs. Finally a chance to "show-off" my rocks
For what it's worth, I've already started saving up for another big purchase, either from Gerdus again or perhaps from the Brazilian company VRStones. Depending on how patient I am I might try to save up enough to get a 100 kg of each of 9 or 10 kinds of rough to make up a metric ton, or I could get impatient and just get 500 kilos each of blue and green aventurine for, oh, about $1,000. I could do that by the end of summer, if my wife lets me...
WilliamC
William C
I weigh everything, rocks, grit, and on that scale I can adjust for the weight of whatever I'm measuring in so I know how much fill I need. Youre gonna love having it. Good luck.
! i got some bloodstone, amethyst, and cherry agate. my child got a birthstone ring and a little carved horse. i'd have gotten more and stayed longer if grandma hadn't been with us. she's not a shopper and was ready to hit the road. thanks for telling us about it.
