Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 31, 2017 11:00:40 GMT -5
Howdy folks, Just a couple of pics from Clayton's last delivery. Almost rejected this one as an unusual hunk of chert:  So water worn I would not have even guessed wood and it turned out out this is the best hunk of palm I've ever had and it has root on the other end.  Hunk of that Tigertail that has poppies:  Nice weird moss:  |
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Post by captbob on Mar 31, 2017 11:11:31 GMT -5
Nice! That palm is off the scale cool.
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Post by toiv0 on Mar 31, 2017 11:31:23 GMT -5
you can throw that wood into my order
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 31, 2017 12:04:38 GMT -5
*L* Small palm goes into my saw. I love palm and take pieces my saw will handle as part of my cut of the agate. If I ever take in palm too big for my saw, I'll try to stockpile enough for a box but it won't be cheap. Rio Grande palm is the best palm in Texas and maybe the world. Extremely rare in Rio material and no one would knowingly sell $10+ per pound palm for $2.50 per pound......Mel
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Post by pghram on Mar 31, 2017 14:19:59 GMT -5
That palm sure is nice but I'm especially drawn to the poppies in the Tigertail.
Peace,
Rich
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 31, 2017 16:55:01 GMT -5
WOW! Nice material Mel.......
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 31, 2017 19:58:56 GMT -5
Rich, Yeah, I'm hoping I can finally get a slab of tigertail for my collection where the poppies are well defined all the way through. Many times they are purely external or very blurry when you cut the vein. The palm I plan to cut in several directions for a good selection of slabettes. I hope the root part is as good as the fiber looks..Mel
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Mar 31, 2017 23:11:32 GMT -5
Beautiful specimens! That palm wood - what a surprise!
Adrian
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Mar 31, 2017 23:59:12 GMT -5
Wow that palm is gorgeous Mel! Nice score  |
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grizman
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Post by grizman on Apr 1, 2017 12:18:14 GMT -5
What a great surprise with the palm! One never knows what Mother Nature has hidden on the inside!
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Apr 2, 2017 9:50:59 GMT -5
Mel is it typical for Tx palm to have that red coloration in it? Beautiful!
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santabarbara
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Post by santabarbara on May 27, 2017 20:15:07 GMT -5
really cool colors!
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rebeccaink
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Post by rebeccaink on May 28, 2017 13:16:33 GMT -5
That's really cool! Man I've got to get a saw so I can start making cool discoveries like that.
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