Wow, did you collect the carnelian rocks yourself? Do you use them in jewelry?
Beautiful restoration!!! I'm trying to figure out if the lift out tray was covered with pink paper or painted pink, and how you got it stripped...
Thank you say_it_slowly for saying that I have a nice rock, and also for your suggestion about contacting an archaeologist. I did find that the...
I don't know why I think it's special when I see houses made with tons of river rock, but there was something about this rock that made me want to...
Yes, granite -- like countertops and gravestones.
Just a side note, I grew up on a farm and would sometimes have to "pick" rocks from my dad's newly-plowed fields. One of my brothers acquired...
As I said in my post, the rock I found is granite, which is one of the types of stone used by Native Americans. But I accept the consensus here...
Although it doesn't have any signs of pounding or hammering, it weighs close to 4 lbs., so I'm wondering if rocks like this were ever used as a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I found this granite stone underground when we dug out and replaced a drain pipe in our yard (I live in...
The town I stopped at (population 8,000+) seems to be taking the situation pretty seriously. The dollar store checkout clerk was wearing a mask...
I live in a rural county that's had only one infected person for a week or more, but I've been staying home and having USPS pick up ebay packages....
Does anyone know the maker/origin and approx age of this ring? I'm assuming it's fairly recent. I did a Google image search, but didn't find...
I refinished my chest of drawers about 25 years ago and haven't done anything with it since and it still looks great (but then it doesn't get any...
Thanks so much, James, for all your helpful information on butternut and walnut. I know butternut is softer and less durable than walnut. My chest...
I didn't know about butternut grain having "twin peaks" (thank you for that information), so I looked closely at the secretary desk that I thought...
Thank you verybrad. I did find one on eBay that looks like the same unsigned bowl/planter in a smaller size (7") identified as McCoy, Brush McCoy...
Egyptian revival sounds like the right style -- thank you Pat.
Thank you for that link. I searched for other examples of Bauer pottery, but didnt find anything quite like mine. It seems he mainly used somewhat...
This carved oak painted plaque (8.75" square) looks like it might be from the early 1900s, or could it be newer or older? I'm also wondering what...
Can anyone identify the maker of this large (12.5" diameter) matte green pottery bowl? The bottom only has an impressed number that looks like...
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