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Post by larrywyland3 on Sept 18, 2007 9:09:38 GMT -5
I finished up three cabs last night This bots was one I needed to tumble polish due to the concave white oval spot This is one of cab slabs I did of the RSJ slabbed two ways thread. It is double sided Side one Side two Close up showing the tiny pits. I think they kinda look like snow or something floating in the wind. The hotstuff would not stay in the really tiny spots, but it came out pretty good. Couldn't get a shine as good as I wanted. I was thinking it was me; so I changed the water. Did my usually obsessing about the wheels. Then I figured I would finish this Morgan hill cab to see how it polished. There is a brown heart shape in this one; so I am calling it my mermaid tear of lost love. This mermaid tear thing is gonna stick with me for a long time. close up of heart Shined up fine so I don't think the issue was with anything I was doing with the RSJ. I think it may be the tiny pits
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Post by stefan on Sept 18, 2007 9:11:40 GMT -5
Very nice- and stop obsessing!
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Post by adrian65 on Sept 18, 2007 9:21:53 GMT -5
Fantastic landcapes on both sides of the second one: a tree with a sort of house on one side, a volcano on the other one!
Adrian
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Post by stoner on Sept 18, 2007 9:59:00 GMT -5
I think what makes the RSJ so nice is it seems the scenes are 3D, like you could actually walk right into the scene and look around. Nice job on all of the cabs. The MHPJ is a classic example of this stone. Nice shine.
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 18, 2007 10:09:35 GMT -5
Wow! That Morgan Hill is great! After viewing several of the recent postings of slabs and cabs of RSJ though, I find myself not so crazy about the stuff anymore. That pitting seems to show up in a good percentage of the slabs and cabs and the patterns are not consistantly good enough to make it worth the prices being asked for the stuff. Great Biggs and Deschuttes slabs can be had for those prices and I like them better.....Mel
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Post by larrywyland3 on Sept 18, 2007 13:28:27 GMT -5
Stoner, Sabre52. I love the depth the RSJ has. If every nodule had killer scenes in it I would pay the big dollars for it. I think as everyone gets more experience with the nodules the ones that have the unique features of RSJ will go for big dollars and the others the market will set a price. What I see; IMHO, in the RSJ that is unique is the depth/3d effect. the compactness of the patterns; its like taking a 4 by 6 inch slab and shrinking it to a 1.5 by 2.5 slab. But if what you see is not appealing than it is not worth any price to the buyer. Or if it is not any different than what you can get in a Biggs Deschuttes, Amazon Valley, polish flint and some others than why pay a price higher than you would to buy those materials. The outer rind is another unique feature in that is polishes great and when left to encircle the scene or pattern it lets everyone know it is an RSJ. In that is can communicate that it is a rare jasper and with some people who want something rare and want others to know that they got it that can be very marketable. Diamonds are not priced as high as they are because of the material; it is marketing and status. Personally, I love the scenes and depth to the scenes and am happy with my purchase. The little tiny pits weren't great, but I am use to dealing with worse. I think it was Daniel (Deb93 or something) who posted that higher priced slabs were the way to go. You go to see what you were getting; knew the quality of material. I think from know on I will go for nodules if I can get a more favorable price on nodules and take my chances (which seem pretty good) on getting something I love or buy slabs. Dale Rhodes, has been listing some slabs and though they ended on the high side they started at 12.00 dollars and the market set the higher price, if there was one that was like the scene on my cab above without the pits I would be in there bidding; I'd pay the 12.00 dollars every time. I'd get that much enjoyment from it and if I were to sell the cab I know I could get it back and something reasonable for my time. Again, IMHO and based on a growing but limited experience with the RSJ. Thank you for the compliments.
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Post by BuiltonRock on Sept 18, 2007 14:13:38 GMT -5
That Royal is fine stuff.
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Post by SteveHolmes on Sept 18, 2007 20:06:27 GMT -5
Very Fine cabs Spirit. That RSJ is some amazing material! I really like side 2...reminds me of a never-ending country road. Steve
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Post by Tonyterner on Sept 19, 2007 12:23:31 GMT -5
Nice cabs Larry. Too bad about the pits, at least they are very small. What is the difference between RSJ and Egyptian Jasper. I a pic of Egyptian in the book Agates: Treasures of the Earth and it looks identical to RSJ.
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 19, 2007 12:35:23 GMT -5
Tony: I had asked that same question to Dale Rhodes as a couple of my books have pictures of Egyptian Jasper/ Pebbles of the Nile, that look just like RSJ. Dale told me the sites are in much different locations but I'm thinking the deposits must have been formed much the same way as they look identical....Mel
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2007 13:07:54 GMT -5
Certainly those are most excellent cabs Larry. The RSJ is a really nice stone, but for the price its too rich for my blood. I agree with Mel, it may be overpriced.
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Post by larrywyland3 on Sept 19, 2007 15:43:11 GMT -5
I checked in the books that I have and couldn't find any reference to the egyptian jasper. When I went to ebay and google I didn't find anything with lots of patterns; only reddish brown; nice shine though. If you got pics postem I would like to see it. As far as price goes Oasis is the only supplier so I figure its there ball. I am buying more because I like the material and love scenic stuff. I not gonna pay in the 150lb range for nodules; if I see a slab I really like I might pay over a 100 dollars a pound relative to the ounces in that one slab. I saw a 2 inch by 2 inch slab of some very colorful very clean plume agate go for 64 dollars on ebay last night; that would put that slab in the several hundred dollars a pound class; my high bid was like 14 or something. So I think if something is really desireable and not that easy to find there are enough people wanting it to drive the price up. I couldn't do a vacation that I had planned so I cashed out my time and spent it on the RSJ; I've got more coming from Dale. Figure if I can't enjoy some time off; I'll go on little virtual trips with this stuff; lmao, sounds like I am doing acid or something. After this I think my rock budget will be shot for the rest of the year.
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Post by texaswoodie on Sept 19, 2007 16:34:42 GMT -5
Beautiful! I especially like the bot and the poppy.
Curt
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Post by larrywyland3 on Sept 19, 2007 17:54:22 GMT -5
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Post by larrywyland3 on Sept 19, 2007 18:00:16 GMT -5
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Post by Condor on Sept 19, 2007 18:33:12 GMT -5
I haven't cabbed because my garage is still so hot, but seeing these makes me want to endure the heat and get to it. Great job SS.
Condor
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