Sabre52
Cave Dweller 
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 10, 2005 12:19:36 GMT -5
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Nov 10, 2005 12:35:25 GMT -5
Holy Freakin Cow- Mel that stuff is breathtaking! What are you cutting it up with?
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Post by creativeminded on Nov 10, 2005 12:48:43 GMT -5
Those are beautiful.
Tami
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Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 10, 2005 16:04:36 GMT -5
Stefan: I do most my cutting on an old Highland Park 20" slab saw (when it's working right!)
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Post by Cher on Nov 10, 2005 16:13:49 GMT -5
Wow, that stuff is gorgeous. Looks as pretty as any ocean jasper I've seen. You're so lucky that you can find stuff like that close to you, it's amazing.
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SteveHolmes
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by SteveHolmes on Nov 10, 2005 17:09:11 GMT -5
Mel,
Quit Showing Off! LOL! I'd be showing that stuff off as well...truly great looking stuff. That has to be cool to have that sort of stuff within miles of your ranch. Still drooling in my slobbery "state of being". Thanks for showing us that there's still awesome looking material out and about! Do you need a ranchhand?
Steve
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 10, 2005 18:32:12 GMT -5
 oh my goodness, Sabre, you've done it again! truly spectacular pices there! do you ever sell any of those? (and could i afford them?)  as Cher said, they are better than some pieces of Ocean Jasper.  thaks for sharing those pics! KD
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Post by cookie3rocks on Nov 10, 2005 19:49:47 GMT -5
OOOHHH
AHHHH
YUMMY!!!
For sale?
How much?
Yum.
cookie
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littlejimie
starting to spend too much on rocks
A rolling stone gathers no moss
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Post by littlejimie on Nov 10, 2005 21:43:25 GMT -5
Mel,
you are so fortunate and lucky to have this in your back yard...all I have is chert! Thanks for sharing.
Jim
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Post by joe on Nov 10, 2005 22:35:33 GMT -5
 Ok, c'mon now, fess up! Those are Photoshop rocks right! Mel those are real good eye candy! |
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 11, 2005 0:20:22 GMT -5
KD & Cookie: I do sell rocks on E-Bay once and awhile when I need to buy a new wheel or saw blade but most of this poppy jasper material I find is in small pieces suitable mainly for tumbling or small cabs. The Primrose Jasper occurs mainly as small nodules and pieces big enough to slab are rare. I have quite a few large boulders too big for my saw but I really don't have enough blocked or sliced to do serious selling and much prefer trading with friends so I can get examples of their local materials for my collection. The slabs pictured of course, are some of the best I've collected and cataloged into my own personal collection.
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Post by stoner on Nov 11, 2005 2:07:45 GMT -5
And they are some mighty fine examples too! Have you ever found any nice stuff like this on public land around there? Like along side the road or a streambed? Do you want to invite me to your ranch? I can be there in a couple of hours ya know.
Just kidding.
Ed
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 11, 2005 10:38:34 GMT -5
Stoner: The sites are unfortunately all on private ranches and last time I went up to the ranch I was dismayed to find "for sale" signs up on two of my favorite sites. Actually, those sites are now yielding pretty slim pickings anyway, unless after a big rain. Most ranches don't allow me to dig so the surface material gets picked up pretty quick.
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oh my goodness, Sabre, you've done it again! truly spectacular pices there! do you ever sell any of those? (and could i afford them?) 
Ok, c'mon now, fess up! Those are Photoshop rocks right! 
