Post by stardiamond on Sept 7, 2020 11:36:08 GMT -5
The most desirable way to get picture jasper slabs with a good pattern is to pick through them at a rock show. The next best way is from good pictures on the web. Rough, even faced is a gamble. When someone has a source for Blue Mountain rough at a reasonable price, the investment is time. Buying rough on ebay at $50 a pound is usually not going to work out well. Even an attractive slab doesn't mean attractive patterns for cabs because the pattern can be too big.
This is the story. I wanted to buy some Blue Mountain material to make some nice cabs. Every day, I look at ebay slabs and occasionally Etsy for suitable slabs and I don't see anything. Some months ago I bought a thick slab from Tim at orerockon from a picture and got three nice cabs for a reasonable price. He sells rough by the square inch without pictures and doesn't want to take any. This would be a foolish purchase for me, but I was desperate and feeling foolish so I ordered 50 square inches at a $1 an inch. I sent an email asking for good cabbing slabs not display slabs.
Tim did some work at the Lucky Strike mine and slabbed some rough. He didn't want to go through the slabs so he decided to send me all his small slabs which he said would likely be more than 50 inches. They were shipped in a MFRB, so I'm into it for $65. Despite it being a holiday, the package is out for delivery today....anticipation it's driving me.....
The return on investment on $65 in lottery scratchers is
but I'm guessing about $20. I'm hoping I do better with the slabs. I will post a picture of the contents when it is delivered.
This is the story. I wanted to buy some Blue Mountain material to make some nice cabs. Every day, I look at ebay slabs and occasionally Etsy for suitable slabs and I don't see anything. Some months ago I bought a thick slab from Tim at orerockon from a picture and got three nice cabs for a reasonable price. He sells rough by the square inch without pictures and doesn't want to take any. This would be a foolish purchase for me, but I was desperate and feeling foolish so I ordered 50 square inches at a $1 an inch. I sent an email asking for good cabbing slabs not display slabs.
Tim did some work at the Lucky Strike mine and slabbed some rough. He didn't want to go through the slabs so he decided to send me all his small slabs which he said would likely be more than 50 inches. They were shipped in a MFRB, so I'm into it for $65. Despite it being a holiday, the package is out for delivery today....anticipation it's driving me.....
The return on investment on $65 in lottery scratchers is
but I'm guessing about $20. I'm hoping I do better with the slabs. I will post a picture of the contents when it is delivered. 
