Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Oct 7, 2017 11:12:18 GMT -5
It's no secret that RTH has the best members of any forum, anywhere, period. This month we will raffle off five boxes of material generously donated by our members to the benefit of RTH. October auction #5 is a medium flat rate box with approx. 13 lbs of gorgeous oak petrified wood from the Stinking Water mountains in Oregon, generously donated by woodman. This is some really beautiful wood in sizes perfect for slicing and cabbing. Per woodman the material is opalized and thus not great for tumbling but for cabochons, holy crap, I can tell you that it's spectacular. At woodman's suggestion I created a big beautiful cab from the material, and I have decided that I will include the cabochon in the auction if the bid reaches $100. Auction DetailsStarting bid: $30 Minimum increments: $2 Freight: MFRB $12.40 Payment: Paypal Auction start: immediately Auction close: Sunday 10/15 at 7pm pacific (10pm eastern) MFRB with approx. 13 lbs of Stinking Water mountains petrified Oak wood. Happy Bidding!
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Post by beefjello on Oct 7, 2017 11:36:47 GMT -5
I'll kick this off with a bid of $30
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Post by wigglinrocks on Oct 7, 2017 13:31:48 GMT -5
I'm in for $32
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Post by woodman on Oct 7, 2017 14:42:59 GMT -5
In case people are interested, this paperweight is the same material as about 1/2 of what is in the box. It is part of a root ball we dug out a few years ago.
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Post by MrP on Oct 7, 2017 16:20:06 GMT -5
$50.....................................MrP
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2017 17:37:27 GMT -5
$75
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Oct 7, 2017 22:58:25 GMT -5
In case people are interested, this paperweight is the same material as about 1/2 of what is in the box. It is part of a root ball we dug out a few years ago. Thanks again woodman! I forgot to mention the root ball. When this is all said and done I want to talk to you about buying some of this material if you have more. It's beautiful - I fell in love with it making that cabochon - so clean and easy to work with and it didn't break when I fully expected a patterned wood to break.
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Post by woodman on Oct 8, 2017 9:53:22 GMT -5
This is the photo I sent to Tommy. Thought I would add it here to show the root ball stuff better. Note golf ball for size reference. Happy bidding!
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Post by meviva on Oct 9, 2017 15:01:57 GMT -5
I bid $80
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2017 15:27:37 GMT -5
$90
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Post by toiv0 on Oct 9, 2017 18:12:53 GMT -5
well for a cab thrown in i bid 100
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2017 18:19:36 GMT -5
Poop
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Post by woodman on Oct 9, 2017 21:03:20 GMT -5
This was cut from the root ball, got a few of them to stay in one piece. 18"x23"
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Post by grumpybill on Oct 10, 2017 7:19:53 GMT -5
Dayum! How big is your saw?
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Post by woodman on Oct 10, 2017 8:59:38 GMT -5
Dayum! How big is your saw? Big! drag saw.
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Post by roy on Oct 10, 2017 12:10:32 GMT -5
you throwing that in to?
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Post by woodman on Oct 10, 2017 12:35:23 GMT -5
you throwing that in to? You would not want to pay to ship it!
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Post by roy on Oct 10, 2017 12:40:41 GMT -5
oh i dont know about that
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Post by Tommy on Oct 10, 2017 18:49:57 GMT -5
Update - bidding is currently at $100 and the cabochon is now included!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2017 19:01:55 GMT -5
Tommy does $150 get 2 cabochons? Just sayin' 😎
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