A Visit to the Quartzsite PowWow Gem Show 2023 (feat. Lapidary Dave)

I hadn't been to the Quartzsite show in 7 or 8 years, so to reintroduce us to the show, I teamed up with ‪@lapidarydave‬ to walk around the PowWow show and give us some highlights. Dave went above and beyonds, sharing tips, tricks, history, and more.
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[@chadatchison145]

Dave is the best! He's my go to guy for everything stone and gems.

[@jasondelgatty3583]

Dave sure loves his turquoise!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

This was a great video and its nice to see two of the top lapidary KZbinrs doing a video together. The only downside to this video is that I think it could have been way longer with how much there is to see there.

[@JustinKPrim]

True, but there is only so much time in the day 🤣

[@jackiecayaMN]

@@JustinKPrim 24 hours of Justin and David in Quartzite 😎🤗🤣

[@Soli_Deo_Gloria_.]

He's Gone... One of their best. God bless you and yours Dave (~);}

[@jeffs.605]

daVe bought a house fo' his MoM dude.said Heed Prob.get me one too...Really Pretty soon. I jus' need to keep on sweepin...right daVe ? oh daviD ...? oh damn. :...hhey maan,.?! ? :...Yo Mr D ?!?....i'm locked in again ! ..💤.heLo0Oh..'

[@Algoldprospecting]

I talked to lapidary dave. I sent him some crystals I found. Dave is a great guy. I wish I could be there

[@ohdannyboy4727]

Me 2, one day we will.

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Dave is a delight, if you two were to collaborate great things would happen!

[@scottlambright9315]

Great tour of quartzsite with lapidary Dave! Enjoyed the vintage machines! Very cool

[@destravlr]

Closeups of the specimens being described would be great. Nice to have the knowledgeable comments!

[@hannah4peace]

Chrysocolla is a great stone. Rarely stabilized as turquoise is. Talk about prejudices about stones.....

[@jeanniecawley1686]

I follow Dave he has a lot of knowledge

[@judya4264]

I'd love to know where the fire agates are. I walked all over and didn't see them. Did you see any crazy lace agates?

[@JustinKPrim]

They were right by the road on the right side. Second entrance into the lot.

[@Bluewaterpinessantarosabeach]

Muchas gracias . Todo es que bonitas. Mis favoritas es los garnets y Royston turquoise.

[@Gems-of-Hope-Rocks]

Lapidary Dave is an awesome resource. However, DON'T LICK ROCKS!!

[@ohdannyboy4727]

The main man dave

[@hannah4peace]

It's not all about money. And not easy to sell those so-called 20,000 dollar cabs.

[@coreymerrill3257]

Hey alright! I was going to suggest looking for Dave . He needs friends right now in a big way .

[@staceybrown686]

Am I mistaken or did his pal pass away recently?

[@everybodyrocks]

My theory: Light pink is the first real color we see (the womb, light through our eyelids, etc.) and light blue is the opposite color. It's also the color of the sky, which is another prominent color in our lives as we grow and live. Maybe that is why these two colors are so loved throughout the ages.. 🤔

[@JustinKPrim]

An interesting idea

[@rickcrippen5180]

You just missed me. I was there Thursday.

[@rosewood4006]

Next gjx n agta plz 😅 cant make it there this year

[@JustinKPrim]

I’ll try!

[@RagnarRocks]

Invaluable information from 2 gems of the industry! Thanks fellas!

[@staceybrown686]

Right?! This is the best

[@luisgomez385]

Two of the best Lapidary channels on KZbin.

[@JustinKPrim]

Combines like Voltron

[@offyarocka]

2 of my favourite channels in one vid WOOOHOOOO!!!!

[@jeffs.605]

:..woRLD.. ?

[@staceybrown686]

Oh man I’m loving this meet up. This just made my entire snow day. Time to talk Dave into cutting some flats on his stones!

[@JustinKPrim]

Glad it warmed you up!

[@BlazingShackles]

I was there, met up with LD, but must have just missed you Justin. For me I like to refer to the 3 disciplines as the 3 Cs, cabbing, carving and cutting.

[@JustinKPrim]

Just missed you I guess. Next time

[@jeffs.605]

:.uhhm cabbing' & C.' hmm...ohh...uhm. he's Crafting !!..ohh now he's.cussing & Cursin'.....

[@silk9775]

good stuff, thanks

[@IvanLopez-zh3xz]

Awsome episode!!!!!

[@samluck5185]

great work guys

[@ResortDog]

No he would not just take 10 bucks for all those one dollar magazines, silly.

[@JustinKPrim]

I think he would. Most of the time people really want to get rid of those. I have so many boxes of lapidary journal that were free because people are tired of storing them

[@ResortDog]

@@JustinKPrim Love the shows and we don't knows unless we asked. I confess there are always things "NOT going home" from my booth. Silent Auctions at clubs shows are treasure chests.

[@FurrKnight]

Thank you!

[@асликов]

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[@donaldriddle8002]

Great tour! One day I will get out there.

[@jeffs.605]

"'yah take off hoser. Get out eh' !! !?.

[@getyourbone]

So how was it it meeting up with Dave? …he is becoming a legend in this small lil world or pebbles rocks and mud!

[@JustinKPrim]

Dave is great. A really kind and friendly dude!