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Post by toiv0 on Jun 12, 2019 4:47:23 GMT -5
very nice, liking both the stone and setting
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Post by toiv0 on Jun 5, 2019 21:28:31 GMT -5
Well it may well be an agate, I don't think it is a fortification agate. We do find other type agate in MN like moss, water level. What that pattern reminds me of is fossilized lake bed or coral. I might have one I found here in IL in my truck which I will take a pic of, that is if I didn't give it away. Mary Ellen jasper is fossilized algae and some of it comes in a mat form which ther pattern not the stone reminds of what you have and has been formed in layers. We do have gray lakers from time to time and there is a pit in Carlton MN that is know for gray lakers.
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Post by toiv0 on Jun 5, 2019 19:29:08 GMT -5
looks like some fossilized sea bed and fossils I find in southern WI and northern IL. The second to the last pic might be showing some corral.
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Post by toiv0 on May 30, 2019 19:00:22 GMT -5
I too never seen the like. Green frog eggs and hand.
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Post by toiv0 on May 28, 2019 7:59:22 GMT -5
Can you say fancy fancy? This is way cool!
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Post by toiv0 on May 27, 2019 18:06:35 GMT -5
Dang, you have some lucky duck customers. All those freebies!
Great job on all of it, as usual. Absolutely adore the purple pendant (mohave turquoise?).
Yep I think that is what they call it. You know what the luck duck said? "If it don't rain I'll walk" A friends mom used to say that...still don't understand it. |
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Post by toiv0 on May 27, 2019 18:04:40 GMT -5
Good to see you got some time in Every one is like Tela said... bad ass The ring reminds me off a fortune tellers ball. I didnt realize the box was handmade. Makes it even more special. Is it from local wood? Yes local cedar I had left over when I built my Sauna and Bee Hives. |
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Post by toiv0 on May 27, 2019 12:12:27 GMT -5
Nice work! I really like your boxes, too! Do you make or buy them? It looks like you've packed some extra cabs in that one box. Packing material??? I started making them, then conned a friend into making them for me. Made from local cedar and some reclaimed redwood. Pack them with small tumbles. |
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Post by toiv0 on May 27, 2019 10:58:19 GMT -5
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Post by toiv0 on May 25, 2019 8:49:13 GMT -5
While I think it is fine to offer a discount if you feel comfortable doing so, there is also nothing wrong with a reply that states your listed price is fair and therefore no discount can be offered. I have sold automobiles, woodworking tools, high end musical instruments, etc. with this strategy. Just because many people look for a discount does not mean one has to be offered. I will say my refusal to discount was always very respectful. I will also admit to not like haggling and will not go beyond "Is that your best price?". Just not in my DNA. Al I love to haggle, guess I got that gene. If I like the person and they won't give me a reasonable price and they say make an offer I always say I wouldn't want to insult you and good luck. If they say insult me ..game on. I love a deal |
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Post by toiv0 on May 21, 2019 5:00:30 GMT -5
Just curious, Why can't you leave it running? Powered by a gen set. |
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Post by toiv0 on May 20, 2019 17:49:59 GMT -5
I got a kick out of the kitten being a kitten Amazon brought a big box of kitten toys today to supplement what he has. It looked like Kitty Christmas in here! Even Cat got it in on the action.  can't wait to see what he looks like after a few days in the lotto when you get it |
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Post by toiv0 on May 19, 2019 11:11:37 GMT -5
I want to put a tumbler on my mobile machine at work. It runs about 5 hrs a day. What happens if it shuts down for the other 19 hrs or over the week end for that matter. will the mud solidify? How long can it sit safely?
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Post by toiv0 on May 19, 2019 6:32:28 GMT -5
So what's the smaller one. Love the pattern. I'd cab it! LOL! I believe it's. Some kind of coral. You can see the pattern on thhe top. |
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Post by toiv0 on May 18, 2019 21:23:57 GMT -5
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Post by toiv0 on May 18, 2019 9:46:36 GMT -5
Well had to work today and its slow. Got to look at rocks.   |
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Post by toiv0 on May 17, 2019 4:53:41 GMT -5
you have all the cool iron minerals....they're pretty cool also Ya mean this stuff ?    Still on the hunt for some REALLY cool stuff . Yep, that's what I am talking about |
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Post by toiv0 on May 15, 2019 21:25:16 GMT -5
Outstanding like the concept of re-purposing and you did a great job.
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Post by toiv0 on May 12, 2019 18:14:12 GMT -5
"how I can get them down from the mines." Roll them down the hill?  Sorry . . . I had to do it!  James This is one of the pieces I want to get out intact as much as possible. The whole vein is about 9 feet long and the middle is about 4 inches thick and hard. So I expect it to weigh about 300-600 pounds for what I hope to get out intact.
So will that be a specimen or working material. If working material I would take a gas concrete saw up and slice it up. a 9 ft rock depending might be a ton or more a 3x3x3 ft rock is around 3000 lbs. |
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Post by toiv0 on May 12, 2019 17:07:34 GMT -5
So now that you posted all these beauties, I can hardly wait till you next post. These are so great it will be hard to go anywhere but down
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