Haderly
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« on: November 02, 2009, 10:58:10 am » |
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I just wanted to say hi to everyone and thank you for feeding my addictions. I grew up as a rock hound in Washington and then moved to Arizona where I ended up catching gold fever. While out prospecting I often find other pretty rocks and have massed a large collection. My wife finally told me that I need to do something with all my rocks so I joined a local lapidary club a couple of weeks ago. Now I have been stricken with a bad case of the lapidary bug along with gold fever…they both are fighting for control of my life:) In the last couple of weeks I have been acquiring even more rocks. My brother and uncle just sent me 18lbs or slabs that I don’t even know what half of them are. I only get to spend a few hours a week on my cabs because of conflicts with the club hours and work. I hope to soon have some cabs done that are worthy of posting.
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Casey H.
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« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2009, 11:05:26 am » |
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Welcome to the forum!! We love seeing pictures of your work, so please share with us. Post often and enjoy us!!
Gary
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Seth
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« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2009, 11:07:22 am » |
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Welcome to the forum.
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hulagrub
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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2009, 11:19:52 am » |
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Casey, Welcome to the forum, you can always join rockaholics anonymous.  |
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« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2009, 11:36:28 am » |
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Casey, welcome to the group.. By the way, no matter what anyone says, Rockaholics Anonymous doesn't work!
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Steel and Stone
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« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2009, 11:37:34 am » |
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Welcome, It is a horrible addiction but can be easliy controled by collecting more and slabbing, cabbing, which leads to wrapping which leads to smithing and on and on. OK so it cannot be easily controled, oh well. :  |
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« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2009, 11:55:51 am » |
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Now, I would like to know what your wife has to say about your "doing something" with your rocks...LOL She just lost even more of her yard, garage, house, etc. Oh well, WELCOME! Connie |
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Taogem
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« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2009, 01:15:32 pm » |
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Welcome aboard Casey !
Feel free to post images asking for help identifying what your unsure about from what was given to you.
Glad you found us !
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« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2009, 01:30:29 pm » |
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Welcome CAsey:) Glad you found us and we are all excited about your hearing your adventures with gold mining and finding cool rocks along the way.
This place is open 24/7 so you are going to be sleeping less and cabbing more:)
I gar ran tee it:)
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ScarlettOSara (Darlin) ok ok ok Sara:)
Never complain. Never explain.
Katharine Hepburn
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Haderly
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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2009, 02:45:34 pm » |
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Thanks for the welcome everyone. My wife does not seem too mined me acquiring more rocks now that she seeing what can be done with them. She is even placing orders for jewelry that I need to make her. I think I may have stumbled into more honey-do’s rather then finding a new hobby. It is great fun but now I find myself contemplating how to spend more time doing it. I would love to get my own equipment but it is a little pricey to buy for just a hobby especially when I have multiple hobbies Casey, Welcome to the forum, you can always join rockaholics anonymous. I have tried their 12 step program but I cannot walk that far without picking up more rocks. |
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« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2009, 05:10:14 pm » |
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Welcome Casey, it will be interesting what rocks a non-rockhound 'just' picks up.
Dave, I thought THIS was rockaholic anonymous.
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Bennett "Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." Will Rogers  |
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« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2009, 05:25:16 pm » |
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Well Bennett, I think the Forum only intensifies the addiction.
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Haderly
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« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2009, 05:40:12 pm » |
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I recently picked up this piece of turquoise while metal detecting for gold. The cab was my first attempt and was made from green quartz that I also collected.
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Casey H.
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« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2009, 05:55:30 pm » |
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Oh dang Casey:) Very very nice cabbing:)
Lovely piece of turquoise too:)
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ScarlettOSara (Darlin) ok ok ok Sara:)
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Katharine Hepburn
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Mark
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« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2009, 07:02:56 pm » |
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Welcome Casey. Lucky you being out west and able to just pick up Turquoise and Gold. I am so envious of you guys. I do my rockhounding on ebay. Nice start with the cab.
Mark
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