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Title: Jade info for those with the disease
Post by: 55fossil on December 08, 2017, 07:13:44 PM

    Yep, I love Jade, it is a disease. I just stumbled upon this site which has great pictures, info and stories. Also, they show this years BC Jade going to auction. They are back to mining Polar Jade which is incredible... if you can find it for under $100 a pound for the good stuff. Anyway, check out this link:
http://greenmountainjade.com/products/rough-jade/
     There are more links at the bottom of each page to more info and pictures. Sorry, I just cannot get enough of this stuff. So tomorrow morning I will be out doing some jade cabochons in the shop.

Title: Re: Jade info for those with the disease
Post by: Kaljaia on December 08, 2017, 11:07:32 PM

It certainly is a gorgeous material. The screen carvings they show are exquisite.

Title: Re: Jade info for those with the disease
Post by: Jhon P on December 09, 2017, 10:46:54 AM

Love jade ( it dosent always love me) too but I have to be satisfied with California and Wyoming jade. I do have a Slab of British Columbia jade that I will cut someday
Enjoyed reading through the site.

Title: Re: Jade info for those with the disease
Post by: 55fossil on December 09, 2017, 11:03:25 AM

   Jhon;    Hope you do not suffer too much with your Wyoming Jade......

Title: Re: Jade info for those with the disease
Post by: Jhon P on December 09, 2017, 11:56:08 AM

I have gotten to where I do ok with it. A little orange peal sometimes. It dose make nice spheres

Title: Re: Jade info for those with the disease
Post by: edgarscale on December 10, 2017, 12:30:53 PM

thanks, loved read more on jade..

Title: Re: Jade info for those with the disease
Post by: Redrummd on December 11, 2017, 08:57:16 AM

You all may want to check out my Jade tutorial that is hosted on Ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/gds/Jade-How-to-cut-and-polish-Jade-/10000000178583902/g.html