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Post by realrockhound on Sept 16, 2024 13:40:59 GMT -5
I’ve cut a lot of these eggs (priday bed eggs) over the years. I would say 1 in 10 eggs cut will produce some form of inclusion. So if you guys were to buy a couple buckets worth, I’d say you’d have a decent chance of getting some form of inclusions in the lot. When my grandpa got all these eggs, I’m assuming they were probably less than a dollar an egg to dig. Sadly, they don’t allow digging anymore, so you’ll have to do online orders if you want some to cut.
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Post by rocknrob on Sept 16, 2024 15:49:25 GMT -5
how did I miss this??!! That’s a ripper. Nice lil cab Many thanks! It was super fun to make. It's also making me realize that my 80 grit wheel is probably worn down to being closer to 180 now  - Rob |
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Post by realrockhound on Sept 16, 2024 15:56:22 GMT -5
how did I miss this??!! That’s a ripper. Nice lil cab Many thanks! It was super fun to make. It's also making me realize that my 80 grit wheel is probably worn down to being closer to 180 now - Rob Yeah, that happens. That’s my first wheel to go. I spend a bunch of time on that wheel. Everything else is for touch ups |
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Post by Rockoonz on Sept 16, 2024 18:57:59 GMT -5
I’ve cut a lot of these eggs (priday bed eggs) over the years. I would say 1 in 10 eggs cut will produce some form of inclusion. So if you guys were to buy a couple buckets worth, I’d say you’d have a decent chance of getting some form of inclusions in the lot. When my grandpa got all these eggs, I’m assuming they were probably less than a dollar an egg to dig. Sadly, they don’t allow digging anymore, so you’ll have to do online orders if you want some to cut. Everything from Richardsons is what they still have at the store, pretty sure they aren't digging in the egg beds, and haven't since not long after Johnnie died as I understand it. I think I saw a flier once from when it was 50 cents a pound and you could camp there. |
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Post by gemfeller on Sept 16, 2024 19:06:55 GMT -5
I’ve cut a lot of these eggs (priday bed eggs) over the years. I would say 1 in 10 eggs cut will produce some form of inclusion. So if you guys were to buy a couple buckets worth, I’d say you’d have a decent chance of getting some form of inclusions in the lot. When my grandpa got all these eggs, I’m assuming they were probably less than a dollar an egg to dig. Sadly, they don’t allow digging anymore, so you’ll have to do online orders if you want some to cut. Everything from Richardsons is what they still have at the store, pretty sure they aren't digging in the egg beds, and haven't since not long after Johnnie died as I understand it. I think I saw a flier once from when it was 50 cents a pound and you could camp there. I dug hundreds -- probably thousands -- of eggs there back in the day, including some from the original plume dike (hammer and chisel work). There were numerous distinctive beds: Pony Butte, the Red Beds, Blue Beds and others. The cost was very low in comparison to today. I have never found any Priday Plume after slicing literally buckets full of eggs. I did find a few pieces that yielded a few low-grade plumes and interesting moss years ago in a gutter in Pismo Beach, CA. The owner of a shell/rock sop there had purchased a big estate and he decided to clean house. Since street work was underway he dumped his unwanted rocks in the gutter, presumably for use by the road crew as fill. I noticed it as I drove by and collected some usable rough from what I fondly call my Gutter Mine. It's good you're lucky enough to have a stock of productive material. |
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Post by realrockhound on Sept 16, 2024 19:08:54 GMT -5
I’ve cut a lot of these eggs (priday bed eggs) over the years. I would say 1 in 10 eggs cut will produce some form of inclusion. So if you guys were to buy a couple buckets worth, I’d say you’d have a decent chance of getting some form of inclusions in the lot. When my grandpa got all these eggs, I’m assuming they were probably less than a dollar an egg to dig. Sadly, they don’t allow digging anymore, so you’ll have to do online orders if you want some to cut. Everything from Richardsons is what they still have at the store, pretty sure they aren't digging in the egg beds, and haven't since not long after Johnnie died as I understand it. I think I saw a flier once from when it was 50 cents a pound and you could camp there. Interesting, was not aware. Website says they are still freshly supplying eggs from the beds, including priday. |
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Post by realrockhound on Sept 16, 2024 19:10:28 GMT -5
Everything from Richardsons is what they still have at the store, pretty sure they aren't digging in the egg beds, and haven't since not long after Johnnie died as I understand it. I think I saw a flier once from when it was 50 cents a pound and you could camp there. I dug hundreds -- probably thousands -- of eggs there back in the day, including some from the original plume dike (hammer and chisel work). There were numerous distinctive beds: Pony Butte, the Red Beds, Blue Beds and others. The cost was very low in comparison to today. I have never found any Priday Plume after slicing literally buckets full of eggs. I did find a few pieces that yielded a few low-grade plumes and interesting moss years ago in a gutter in Pismo Beach, CA. The owner of a shell/rock sop there had purchased a big estate and he decided to clean house. Since street work was underway he dumped his unwanted rocks in the gutter, presumably for use by the road crew as fill. I noticed it as I drove by and collected some usable rough from what I fondly call my Gutter Mine. It's good you're lucky enough to have a stock of productive material. I actually have some of the plume from that dike you’re talking about. The host on that stuff is more of a green, and if I’m not mistaken, that stuff formed more in seams correct? |
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Post by gemfeller on Sept 16, 2024 19:24:46 GMT -5
I dug hundreds -- probably thousands -- of eggs there back in the day, including some from the original plume dike (hammer and chisel work). There were numerous distinctive beds: Pony Butte, the Red Beds, Blue Beds and others. The cost was very low in comparison to today. I have never found any Priday Plume after slicing literally buckets full of eggs. I did find a few pieces that yielded a few low-grade plumes and interesting moss years ago in a gutter in Pismo Beach, CA. The owner of a shell/rock sop there had purchased a big estate and he decided to clean house. Since street work was underway he dumped his unwanted rocks in the gutter, presumably for use by the road crew as fill. I noticed it as I drove by and collected some usable rough from what I fondly call my Gutter Mine. It's good you're lucky enough to have a stock of productive material. I actually have some of the plume from that dike you’re talking about. The host on that stuff is more of a green, and if I’m not mistaken, that stuff formed more in seams correct? The nodules were flat, maybe 1 to 2 inches thick by 4 inches wide. They were embedded in a solid mass of what I think was black perlite and had to be chiseled out. I hadn't brought the right equipment and none was to be had on site so I missed out mostly - got a few with my rock hammer but they were duds. The dike was about 20 feet wide and I heard it was completely chiseled away in the 1960s. There were several beds of other eggs but only 3 were open as I recall. It was a long time ago. |
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Post by cabby on Sept 16, 2024 19:30:57 GMT -5
I only knew of one “plume bed”, were plumes found elsewhere too? My priday plumes were the green and flat. Haven’t cut any so just trusted that the label was right, and assumed it was the so called plume bed.  |
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Post by realrockhound on Sept 16, 2024 19:41:40 GMT -5
I actually have some of the plume from that dike you’re talking about. The host on that stuff is more of a green, and if I’m not mistaken, that stuff formed more in seams correct? The nodules were flat, maybe 1 to 2 inches thick by 4 inches wide. They were embedded in a solid mass of what I think was black perlite and had to be chiseled out. I hadn't brought the right equipment and none was to be had on site so I missed out mostly - got a few with my rock hammer but they were duds. The dike was about 20 feet wide and I heard it was completely chiseled away in the 1960s. There were several beds of other eggs but only 3 were open as I recall. It was a long time ago. Yes. Thats its. Thats what the stuff I have is like. |
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Post by realrockhound on Sept 16, 2024 19:43:16 GMT -5
I only knew of one “plume bed”, were plumes found elsewhere too? My priday plumes were the green and flat. Haven’t cut any so just trusted that the label was right, and assumed it was the so called plume bed. Priday moss/plume bed or just "priday bed", there was another section gemfeller and I were talking about. But plume can be found in most all thrundereggs. Some have more than others. |
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Post by cabby on Sept 16, 2024 19:53:03 GMT -5
Huh. Didn’t know that the moss and plume were the same bed. And for some reason I thought the original priday bed is what’s now called the old blue bed.
These eggs were specifically labeled priday plume so the bed name must’ve changed at some point.
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Post by realrockhound on Sept 16, 2024 20:25:15 GMT -5
You guys were talking about cutting lots of eggs and not getting anything. So for shits & gigs, I just got home, picked one out of a barrel and just cut it. Not plume, but great moss inclusion. (yes... I know my saw oil is dirty haha)  |
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Post by realrockhound on Sept 16, 2024 21:01:31 GMT -5
Here after the gym, I’ll post some of the stuff dug out of the shelf. Then some other stuff dug out of a rhyolite wall. That’s the seam stuff I’m talking about. It’s loaded full of plume.
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Post by chris1956 on Sept 19, 2024 18:47:58 GMT -5
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rocknrob
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Post by rocknrob on Sept 19, 2024 19:07:38 GMT -5
Love the colors on that cab. So very good! |
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Post by rockbrain on Sept 20, 2024 9:07:31 GMT -5
Beautiful material but if you look on Ebay most of it is selling by the gram and is in the $200-400 a lb range. |
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Post by victor1941 on Sept 20, 2024 9:55:49 GMT -5
Rockbrain, I find it hard to believe that material I paid a quarter a pound 50 years ago now sells by the gram. I don't shop on Ebay or any other sites so I have no clue as to the value of most material. I just select from blanks that might fit the monthly contest.
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Post by realrockhound on Sept 20, 2024 10:10:14 GMT -5
It’s neither here nor there, and it’s not up to me to say what’s allowed and what’s not. But for sake of discussion and knowing, unfortunately materials that used to be $0.25 a lb 50years ago have drastically increased in price. Woodward material ain’t cheap 😂. It’s also getting extremely difficult to come by as I’m not even sure collecting on the ranch is a reality anymore, but I may be wrong in that.
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 20, 2024 10:15:52 GMT -5
jasoninsd What say you? Is Victor's submission out of bounds?
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