Most everything for sale on this site comes from an estate sale of some sort. This usually involves hauling a large quantity of material and equipment home, usually from quite a ways away. Sometimes I am fortunate enough to be able to visit with the great rockhounds who have made these collections what they are, and other times when I see the marvelous material someone has collected I wish I could have been fortunate enough to have been acquainted with them and to have gone collecting with these individuals that have such similar interests as I do.

This last estate was of the latter kind, such marvelous material, and he obviously had a passion for hounding that very few people can appreciate. He had an affinity for making or improving his equipment which is fascinating. He obviously put a lot of thought into what he planned to do with his material. I have found a small box of slabs which had some gorgeous cabs penciled out on them. I am going to finish these cabs for him, maybe make some connection with a rockhound I wish I could have gotten to know. One of those friends that I have never met.

A few pictures of some of the loads we hauled home.

Hauling stuff home and sorting it out as we unload it

Sorting another load

I will be sorting through this one for a while.

Thanks John, I will take care of it.