I just realized Jim is no longer with us. So Sorry. He was clearly a wonderful person to know. Folks that are willing to share their knowledge for the sole purpose of helping others are a rare gem.
RIP Jim. I'm sorry for your loss Dave. Jim had so much knowledge about lapidary and the mineral world. I learned a good bit from him through your videos. Thanks for uploading this, I had no idea.
I have been a mineral collector my entire life, well since I was in grammar school. I am 78 now . I have always loved the beauty of Fire Agate. I have a fabulous collection, but I do not have any specimins of f- agate. I used to go to the Tuscon mineral show every year. I never ran into any specimins , mainly because I have always been into raw minerals and crystal specimins. Love the colors that it displayes . Maby some day. Crazy, you look just like my younger brother! Lol. Love your work!
Great video. So good to see Jim. I know this one was hard for you to release but it’s a great tribute to a wonderful human. Now I do think Ghost Fire is a great band name. Thanks again
What a wonderful episode of information Dave, many Thanks to "Jim". I felt like a sponge trying to soak up as much information I could glean off as possible!
I didn’t know we ( lapidary world ) lost him. I wish I could have chatted with him. Sorry for the loss Dave! Does he have a channel? How much pressure did he apply when using the AZDENT burs?
@@lapidarydave it’s funny because I recently got into fire agates. I am a huge agate person atm but to sit around and carve with this man would have been enough.
Thank you Sweet Jim and Dave. I've been sitting on a few fire agates for way too long, and this is great information and inspiration to get cracking on those.
Been out of the video world for a while, sad to hear about Jim. This was a great video and you did him justice. Someone recently asked me about fire agate and i dug out my container and now i have to cut some again. Thanks Dave.
Dang. Such a nice and talented man,.....RIP, Jim... Dave, I need someone to cut a bunch of abalone on shares....can you recommend anyone for me? If it helps, Im just north of Sacramento.
Thanks again Dave. This video is just what I'm looking for. I just got a flex grinder and I need to know this stiff. I'm not working with fire agate but this info is priceless.
sorry to see he's gone, I was really digging his carving. I am passed the beginner stage and have gotten where, I am a really good carver. So I have 3 question. Where do you get quality raw fire agate to carve, how do you price your work (chart maybe), and how do you find a market for you completed cabs.
I get my material from source fr the miners The more hands it goes through the price double with every person especially with Mexican material I get them at Gemshow really you have to look at them in person photos will make them look too good Pricing is even harder than sourcing good material for a fair price. I just like people trying to sell online making their pieces. Look at Best Buy particular angles, fire, agate, pricing and sales is tough because they are only going to post good videos that good angles so your best bet is to price your material off of videos that you see online Facebook groups tend to be the best for pricing And you would bark at the ad shows or online putting them out to sell is the easy part selling them is the hard part they are literally two days in a three days and Fire Agate 10 days at the largest shows in America, Denver, Quartzsite, and Tucson your best bet is to market them at smaller trade shows and most people don’t wanna buy a 1 inch $400 rock no matter what it looks like so you’re gonna have to get him and Jewelry to really get the most out of Them
sorry to see he's gone, I was really digging his carving. I am passed the beginner stage and have gotten where, I am a really good carver. So I have 3 question. Where do you get quality raw fire agate to carve, how do you price your work (chart maybe), and how do you find a market for you completed cabs.
It’s all about pulling out the color. The color bars are fractions of the millimeter thick tumbling would definitely maintain the shape, but it’s not really about the shape. It’s the different colors underneath each other.
I am so sorry Dave, I did not know Sweet Jim had pass it is a loss that will never be replaced. He was an icon and I will miss his prescence in your videos. I will keep his videos in my library and watch them again and again.
I just realized Jim is no longer with us. So Sorry. He was clearly a wonderful person to know. Folks that are willing to share their knowledge for the sole purpose of helping others are a rare gem.
Jim was a national treasure, thank you for sharing his precious moments and knowledge! ❤
thanks for watching brother
RIP Jim. I'm sorry for your loss Dave. Jim had so much knowledge about lapidary and the mineral world. I learned a good bit from him through your videos. Thanks for uploading this, I had no idea.
I have been a mineral collector my entire life, well since I was in grammar school. I am 78 now . I have always loved the beauty of Fire Agate. I have a fabulous collection, but I do not have any specimins of f- agate. I used to go to the Tuscon mineral show every year. I never ran into any specimins , mainly because I have always been into raw minerals and crystal specimins. Love the colors that it displayes . Maby some day. Crazy, you look just like my younger brother! Lol. Love your work!
Dave could probably help you rectify that gap in your collection. 😊
Great video. So good to see Jim. I know this one was hard for you to release but it’s a great tribute to a wonderful human. Now I do think Ghost Fire is a great band name. Thanks again
definitely a great band name
What a wonderful episode of information Dave, many Thanks to "Jim". I felt like a sponge trying to soak up as much information I could glean off as possible!
I didn’t know we ( lapidary world ) lost him. I wish I could have chatted with him. Sorry for the loss Dave! Does he have a channel? How much pressure did he apply when using the AZDENT burs?
Lol never mind, I asked before you showed his channel
Jim would’ve loved you he used to buy lapidary gear for next to nothing sometimes under 50 bucks a machine he would’ve just gave you one
@@lapidarydave it’s funny because I recently got into fire agates. I am a huge agate person atm but to sit around and carve with this man would have been enough.
Sweet Jim was taken from us too soon. We still had so much joy and learning left.
Thank you Sweet Jim and Dave. I've been sitting on a few fire agates for way too long, and this is great information and inspiration to get cracking on those.
Sorry I missed your stream I'm glad you posted it. It was great to see Sweet Jim I wish I could of met him what a wonderful soul 🙏😮
Been out of the video world for a while, sad to hear about Jim. This was a great video and you did him justice. Someone recently asked me about fire agate and i dug out my container and now i have to cut some again. Thanks Dave.
Sweet Jim 💛 awesome video Dave 💫✨ I’ve been really wanting to get into carving 😍
Thanks for the video Dave, Sweet Jim is sorely missed.
Taken way too soon.
Condolences to everyone from everyone at Gofer Prospecting.
This is a great tribute to Sweet Jim. Ive been missing him too. Thanks Dave ❤
Thankyou again
I just remembered that he has passed
A real treasure
Thanks again for letting his teaching live on! The
I am trying to understand “ ghost fire “ is it color that’s pretending to be color or is it before the color and tells you how much color?
nope it’s just the very last of the colorbars and can’t be peeled for find other colors
RIP Sweet Jim. Thanks for sharing Dave ❤️
Dang. Such a nice and talented man,.....RIP, Jim...
Dave, I need someone to cut a bunch of abalone on shares....can you recommend anyone for me? If it helps, Im just north of Sacramento.
armondo customer cutters does a cutting service probably one of the best around
So wonderful work! Thanks for the share!
Thanks again Dave. This video is just what I'm looking for. I just got a flex grinder and I need to know this stiff. I'm not working with fire agate but this info is priceless.
This is the first video I met Jim and was so excited because I actually understood how he explained things…. 😢😢 I’m so sorry!
Thanks Dave for both of you I really enjoyed the vid, and I use brstle brush for delicate engraving it is good and cheeper
Complimenti per la Sua grande passione e professionalità , Lei è una Bella Persona , Grazie mille per i video 👍🙏❤un Abbraccio dall' ITALY
Grazie mille
sorry to see he's gone, I was really digging his carving. I am passed the beginner stage and have gotten where, I am a really good carver. So I have 3 question. Where do you get quality raw fire agate to carve, how do you price your work (chart maybe), and how do you find a market for you completed cabs.
I get my material from source fr the miners
The more hands it goes through the price double with every person especially with Mexican material
I get them at Gemshow really you have to look at them in person photos will make them look too good
Pricing is even harder than sourcing good material for a fair price. I just like people trying to sell online making their pieces. Look at Best Buy particular angles, fire, agate, pricing and sales is tough because they are only going to post good videos that good angles so your best bet is to price your material off of videos that you see online Facebook groups tend to be the best for pricing
And you would bark at the ad shows or online putting them out to sell is the easy part selling them is the hard part they are literally two days in a three days and Fire Agate 10 days at the largest shows in America, Denver, Quartzsite, and Tucson your best bet is to market them at smaller trade shows and most people don’t wanna buy a 1 inch $400 rock no matter what it looks like so you’re gonna have to get him and Jewelry to really get the most out of Them
One more thing Dave where can I Get the rubber dimond used by your friend, do you have the link of Amazone? 🤔 please🙏
I don’t have a link but it’s on eBay
sorry to see he's gone, I was really digging his carving. I am passed the beginner stage and have gotten where, I am a really good carver. So I have 3 question. Where do you get quality raw fire agate to carve, how do you price your work (chart maybe), and how do you find a market for you completed cabs.
Nope they are there just look a bit harder if they’re on eBay, not on Amazon
I did find most of them
Hi . nice workshop
Dave,do you have the Amazon link for the Azdent rubber wheels? I couldn't find them.
eBay not Amazon unfortunately I don’t have link
@@lapidarydave ok
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i think im dreaming
🙏🙏🙏
Nice!
Couldn't you just tumble these if you're keeping the original shape?
It’s all about pulling out the color. The color bars are fractions of the millimeter thick tumbling would definitely maintain the shape, but it’s not really about the shape. It’s the different colors underneath each other.
@@lapidarydave aah you have to have a good eye and patience to do that for each one!
Thank you for sharing Sweet Jim's wisdom ❤ may he RIP ❤🙏
RIP Jim.
Nice video! Where can I purchase the premium and the less expensive sanding wheels?
Ebay
@lapidarydave I looked and did not see AZdent wheels there😳 I'll try again
Jim was awesome. Glad he shared this stuff. Glad I got some fire agate from you guys
Thank you I know this was hard for you.✌❤
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We love you Jim, thank you!!!! You have so.much to share
How can we buy if were in another country?
Facebook message or instagram lapidarydave
Sweet Jim you should really write a book you are the TEACHER! ❤
Unfortunately sweet jim passed away last October 🥺
Спасибо, что вы показали как обрабатывать эти замечательные камни
Love the idea of classes on video!
I am so sorry Dave, I did not know Sweet Jim had pass it is a loss that will never be replaced. He was an icon and I will miss his prescence in your videos. I will keep his videos in my library and watch them again and again.
Great video thanks for sharing ❤
Are the big hunks of chalcedony worthless? Or can you cab/ polish that?
They’re not worthless they just don’t have the color that people are looking for
Jim was a real one
Really good video Dave
Jim was one in a trillion.
Sweet Jim 😢
TFS!