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Lapidary and Jewelry News => Shows, Auction Announcements, Estates => Topic started by: lithicbeads on August 23, 2014, 07:40:25 AM
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Today , August 23 , 9 to 4 pm. 300,000 lbs of rough , i ton of slabs. Used equipment also. mapletreelapidary.com. 1120 sw 16th st. #7 , Renton , Washington , wa.
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Well, I hope some of the forum members can pop on over there and pick up a few tons for the rest of us who can't quite make it there today.
Sure do wish we could go... .
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I cant make it even though its in my back yard basically.
Sucks, low cost rocks and me like each other.
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There is a rockshop close out in Lakewood next weekend. I willpost the details later .
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Wish I was there!!! :headbang: There must be some great stuff. Let use know how it was. :thumbsup: Eric.
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I have been a friend of Terry Maple for decades and when he sold his show business he remained connected to help provide rough to the new owners. This annual sale has has the best collection of dino bone I can imagine.It took me many hours a few years ago to search even part of the dino bone pallet. Lots of rhodochrosite , Peruvian opal and every Oregon material you can imagine. The biggest Brazilian geodes I have ever seen were there by the hundreds. This year a ton of slabs were for sale.
Many of these rocks can still be seen on the Maple Tree store on ebay along with lots of other things. This treasure trove has been mined by virtually every old time cutter in the northwest with great gusto and fabulous results. There is always next year.
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was it only one day or will they be there tomorrow also?
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Just one day but next weeks sale of the closing rock shop is three days and I bought from the guy recently and he said he is motivated to sell. I will make a post with details this evening.
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You mention everything from Oregon. I have been searching for some nice carvable pieces of Oregon opal forever. Think there might be any chance of finding some at the closing sale?