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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 15, 2022 14:53:53 GMT -5
I received a gift certificate for Christmas and have been itching to get over here, roughly an hour drive from my place.
First the shop. A while back, this used to be 90% consignment and 10% rocks. A few years ago they kicked the antiques and went full Rocktard, a wise decision. What consignments are left are individual collections divided into cases. Some are local (Michigan) while a majority is probably stuff you guys are used to seeing out west. They had a dozen or so Lortone 3A in stock as well. Overpriced, but impressively in stock  .
   Some splash copper from the U.P He finally got a box of scraps out after opening a dozen cases for me.  Rockhound baked goodness ready to be served (And a free polished stone!)    |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 15, 2022 15:03:57 GMT -5
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Post by knave on Jan 15, 2022 15:24:19 GMT -5
Nothing as fun as shopping for rocks.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 15, 2022 15:27:28 GMT -5
Looks like you made excellent use of your gift certificate! Nice finds.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 15, 2022 15:34:25 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing the pics of the shop Chad! It's cool to see the inside of a place like that. I think people would be very surprised at how small The Rock Shop's brick and mortar store itself really is...
Nice batch of slabs...and the three "big boys" are going to make killer tumbles!
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Post by Peruano on Jan 15, 2022 16:13:20 GMT -5
I'd say you are safe calling the questioned slab, palm wood. You had fun and thats what gifts are supposed to allow.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 15, 2022 16:23:28 GMT -5
Agree on the palm wood.
So, for your gift certificate you got a nice trip to the store where you passed away the time checking out rocks? Sounds like fun to me and a great gift.  |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 15, 2022 16:29:59 GMT -5
I had a blast, I could have spent all day and the next there. Thanks for checking 'em out. Peruano, rockjunquie Thanks for the ID, first time I've seen it in person. |
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Post by Brian on Jan 15, 2022 18:57:16 GMT -5
I can't wait to see how those big boys tumble! Based on the patterns that are showing, they have incredible potential!
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 15, 2022 19:06:23 GMT -5
So this shop in particular had a bunch of calcite. Red, green, yellow, orange, on and on...
Is calcite something that is doable?
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 15, 2022 20:00:58 GMT -5
Brian, jasoninsd When we are in geriatric pants, I'll send you after photos
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Post by perkins17 on Jan 15, 2022 20:17:27 GMT -5
That's awesome! I need to "hint" to family members that we need to go to our local rock shop sometime soon lol. Scores though. Those are gonna be beautiful. What is your biggest tumbler?
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 15, 2022 20:31:04 GMT -5
That's awesome! I need to "hint" to family members that we need to go to our local rock shop sometime soon lol. Scores though. Those are gonna be beautiful. What is your biggest tumbler? My biggest tumbler is a Thumbler AR12 (12lbr)
But its only been in commission for a couple months
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 15, 2022 20:33:19 GMT -5
Brian , jasoninsd When we are in geriatric pants, I'll send you after photos I like to think of myself as being quick-witted most times...but this one took about 2.73 seconds to get! LOL |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 15, 2022 20:43:50 GMT -5
Brian , jasoninsd When we are in geriatric pants, I'll send you after photos I like to think of myself as being quick-witted most times...but this one took about 2.73 seconds to get! LOL The only person I know of that's more sarcastic than me is parfive |
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Post by rmf on Jan 16, 2022 9:10:33 GMT -5
I thought those pics looked familiar. My Wife and I visited in the fall while in MI. They had no slabs priced and I was unable to find anything nice. Looks like you had way better luck.
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Post by Brian on Jan 16, 2022 9:29:54 GMT -5
Brian, jasoninsd When we are in geriatric pants, I'll send you after photos I was going to add something along the lines of “in the next year or two” but didn’t want to sound too negative. Those look like they would be worth the wait. |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 16, 2022 10:33:24 GMT -5
I thought those pics looked familiar. My Wife and I visited in the fall while in MI. They had no slabs priced and I was unable to find anything nice. Looks like you had way better luck. I was pretty patient and spent a couple hours there. The box full of slabs was the winner, some of those had really old tags on them. I imagine they'd been tucked away for a while. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 16, 2022 10:59:04 GMT -5
Brian , jasoninsd When we are in geriatric pants, I'll send you after photos I was going to add something along the lines of “in the next year or two” but didn’t want to sound too negative. Those look like they would be worth the wait. Wait...was that the time-frame for the tumble, or for us being in geriatric pants!   |
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Post by Brian on Jan 16, 2022 11:16:07 GMT -5
I was going to add something along the lines of “in the next year or two” but didn’t want to sound too negative. Those look like they would be worth the wait. Wait...was that the time-frame for the tumble, or for us being in geriatric pants! Yes. 🤔 |
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