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Post by RickB on May 3, 2024 18:56:56 GMT -5
Redneck wheelchair available at a local historic site.
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Post by miket on May 3, 2024 21:05:59 GMT -5
That's a rock crawler!
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Post by jasoninsd on May 3, 2024 21:15:17 GMT -5
Took this picture at a customer's house today (with permission)...
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Post by RickB on May 4, 2024 6:37:53 GMT -5
Took this picture at a customer's house today (with permission)... Nice. Jason, did you tell them to come and join us at RTH? They qualify for membership.
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Post by RickB on May 4, 2024 9:45:22 GMT -5
About 15 miles from the campground we are staying at in South Carolina is the historic Hampton Plantation. We visited it yesterday and I took a few photos. We didn't pay for the inside tour, but it has been furnished with period furniture since the last time we visited a few years ago. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_PlantationIn front of the home there is a large Southern live oak tree that was 40 years old when George Washington visited the plantation in 1791. The owner wanted to cut down the tree for a better view of the front yard and farmland. The president pardoned the oak and it still remains. The bell in the tree The cook lived in the house behind the plantation home. All the meals were cooked there and brought to the plantation home. The (supported) remains of a slave cabin. All that remains is the fireplace
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Post by rockjunquie on May 4, 2024 11:26:34 GMT -5
What a stately home. Just beautiful.
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Post by jasoninsd on May 4, 2024 11:27:11 GMT -5
Took this picture at a customer's house today (with permission)... Nice. Jason, did you tell them to come and join us at RTH? They qualify for membership. They definitely qualify...and then some! LOL
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on May 4, 2024 13:30:33 GMT -5
It's a well known scientific fact that pillars of coprolite greatly enhance the blossoming of apple trees. Makes the apples taste better too.
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Post by RickB on May 4, 2024 16:07:35 GMT -5
It's a well known scientific fact that pillars of coprolite greatly enhance the blossoming of apple trees. Makes the apples taste better too. It's quite possible that some apple tree branches/leaves are inside the coprolite courtesy of Mr/Mrs Hadrosaur.
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Post by Pat on May 4, 2024 16:47:33 GMT -5
RWA3006. I’m skeptical. Are you serious? If you ARE serious, I’ll send some coprolite to her since she has planted some apple trees.
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on May 4, 2024 17:51:17 GMT -5
RWA3006. I’m skeptical. Are you serious? If you ARE serious, I’ll send some coprolite to her since she has planted some apple trees. Haha Pat, I'm sorry but I'm the biggest teller of tall tales you'll ever meet, and not only that if you were with me in person I tend to tell the most outlandish fibs with a perfectly straight face. I'm renowned for it in my local circle. Actually, most coprolites are high in phosphorus, and they used to mine them in Britain for fertilizer but the ones I have are mostly agate and wouldn't help. I hope you'll forgive me and blame RickB because he brings it out of me. Bad influence, and all that.
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Post by Pat on May 4, 2024 18:06:24 GMT -5
RWA3006 thanks. I thought that might be the case!! Can’t always tell! I appreciate the humor. No coprolite for daughter in WV.
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Post by RickB on May 6, 2024 17:27:11 GMT -5
Heat treated the mookaite jasper, kept the high temp at 525 degrees - this is the first blade from the batch. The base is the chalky cortex part which will go into a knife handle Finished this knife today. Southern live oak handle, mahogany obsidian blade.
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Post by miket on May 6, 2024 17:29:31 GMT -5
Heat treated the mookaite jasper, kept the high temp at 525 degrees - this is the first blade from the batch. The base is the chalky cortex part which will go into a knife handle Finished this knife today. Southern live oak handle, mahogany obsidian blade. If I could like this post twice I would. Excellent work!
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Post by rockjunquie on May 6, 2024 17:33:14 GMT -5
Both are gorgeous. That mooka is sweet! I see you caught a knick.
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Post by RickB on May 6, 2024 19:25:12 GMT -5
Both are gorgeous. That mooka is sweet! I see you caught a knick. Tela, I didn't get that nick on my finger from the rock. I got it yesterday while cracking crab shells and picking out the crab meat. The bandaid on the back of my thumb is an injury from our high energy juvenile delinquent puppy "Daisy".
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Post by jamesp on May 7, 2024 1:10:18 GMT -5
5 month and 2 year old doing their wrestling game. No dogs were injured.
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Post by jamesp on May 7, 2024 1:30:09 GMT -5
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Post by khara on May 7, 2024 4:22:47 GMT -5
jamesp That dog picture is hilarious. Look forward to seeing your granite specimen. I can relate to using lapidary as a meditative mental health aid. Hope you are feeling better.👍
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Post by liveoak on May 7, 2024 5:55:57 GMT -5
Beauties RickB !! The mookaite one is extra nice. Patty
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