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Post by Starguy on Mar 25, 2024 20:29:37 GMT -5
I opened a three pounder yesterday but felt it needed to burnish longer. It’s the third barrel for 2024. It looked better this morning. Here are a few photos. The towel shot. Swali, Swazi, Mozambique agate. Alimajo agates Bruneau, Montana and a hunk of petrified palm wood. My favorites. The one at about 2:00 is Ohio flint from rocknewb101 . It has tons of color and took a great polish. The rest are Bots. Bots are amazing. thanks for looking.
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dillonf
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Post by dillonf on Mar 25, 2024 21:17:40 GMT -5
Those Swazi look amazing - love the subtle colors!
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 26, 2024 0:07:01 GMT -5
Way to go my friend!! This picture is SICK!!
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Post by rocknewb101 on Mar 26, 2024 7:51:43 GMT -5
They all look great!! The flint is so interesting with the swirling patterns. I don't think I've seen that in anything I've tumbled yet. There's bands for days in the big picture. All superb!! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by dshanpnw on Mar 26, 2024 8:00:46 GMT -5
Wow, what a great batch! The colors of the SSM (Swali, Swazi, and Mozambique) agates are quite soft and nice, but the Alimajo agates are stunning. I recognized the Flint Ridge right away. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by chris1956 on Mar 26, 2024 8:29:41 GMT -5
They all look great!
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Post by hplcman on Mar 26, 2024 9:38:28 GMT -5
That is a stunning batch! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by Starguy on Mar 26, 2024 13:28:20 GMT -5
Those Swazi look amazing - love the subtle colors! I’m really starting to like Swazi agates. There’s a lot of variety in the patterns and colors plus they can have some cool tubes. I’ve got a fair-sized bucket of them but they need to be sawed. I also like that they break pretty easily along existing cracks. Way to go my friend!! This picture is SICK!! Thanks Jason. You would think tumbling the same type of agates would get boring. Bots continue to amaze me. There’s always something you haven’t seen before. They produce lots or parallax shadows too. They all look great!! The flint is so interesting with the swirling patterns. I don't think I've seen that in anything I've tumbled yet. There's bands for days in the big picture. All superb!! Thanks for sharing! Thanks Peta. The flint takes an amazing polish. The gray areas in the photo look blue to my eye. Thanks for sending that material. I have quite a bit more still in coarse plus a few pieces I want to saw. Wow, what a great batch! The colors of the SSM (Swali, Swazi, and Mozambique) agates are quite soft and nice, but the Alimajo agates are stunning. I recognized the Flint Ridge right away. Thanks for sharing. Thank you. I like the SSM acronym. The Alimajos have been fun but a little disappointing as well. They were quite expensive but there weren’t a lot of good ones in what I received. I sawed some and tumbled others whole. Thanks. Tumbling is fun. That is a stunning batch! Thanks for sharing! Thank you. The polish turned out a little better than average. I used Tripoli between 500 grit and polish. That took an extra 6 days but they were almost polished going to the tin oxide. After polish, I did an hour in soapy water then a full day burnish in water.
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Post by pebblesky on Mar 26, 2024 13:52:50 GMT -5
As always, love your tumbles. I also have some cool Swazi tumbles with tube inclusions.
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Post by hypodactylus on Mar 26, 2024 15:28:06 GMT -5
Very nice! I love the ones with eyes/orbs/blobs!
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Post by johnthor1963 on Mar 26, 2024 16:46:34 GMT -5
Outstanding every last one, I keep looking for duds none in my book. Love the agates. Your system of tumbling really works. How long was this batch in 1st. Stage ? The shaping is amazing. Thx for sharing
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Post by dillonf on Mar 26, 2024 17:28:27 GMT -5
Yeah I second the Tripoli. I've been using it as a pre-polish lately too. And, I actually use it to polish quartz - just have to let it run 5-6 days in the vibe.
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Post by dshanpnw on Mar 27, 2024 9:06:49 GMT -5
I didn't mention that your photos are very good.
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Post by rockbrain on Mar 27, 2024 9:15:12 GMT -5
Some beautiful stuff there. Love the agates. The pet palm looks likes it's woven from wicker.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 27, 2024 9:25:35 GMT -5
Brent, you're tumble batches are always amazing. This batch is even more yummy than usual!
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Post by Starguy on Mar 27, 2024 12:36:48 GMT -5
As always, love your tumbles. I also have some cool Swazi tumbles with tube inclusions. Thanks. Their tubes are cool. I’m looking forward to sawing more Swazis this summer. It seems like the lighter color material has the tubes. Very nice! I love the ones with eyes/orbs/blobs! Thanks. I like the eyes and orbs too. That last Bot on my fingertip has a lot going on. Outstanding every last one, I keep looking for duds none in my book. Love the agates. Your system of tumbling really works. How long was this batch in 1st. Stage ? The shaping is amazing. Thx for sharing Thanks. I run two 12 lb tumblers with coarse only. During weekly cleanouts, I pick out the rocks that are ready for polish. When I have enough for a stage two barrel, they run together until polished. That process catches a lot of duds early. Yeah I second the Tripoli. I've been using it as a pre-polish lately too. And, I actually use it to polish quartz - just have to let it run 5-6 days in the vibe. Powdered Tripoli is getting hard to find. I’ve had some for years but ran out finishing this batch. I didn't mention that your photos are very good. Thanks. I’m slowly learning what works. I got warned by Cloudinary about exceeding my quota last month. Some beautiful stuff there. Love the agates. The pet palm looks likes it's woven from wicker. Thanks Gary. I’m not sure where the palm wood is from. My former boss found a big piece at a yard sale. I sawed 12+ slabs from it. She gave me two slabs and a heel for the effort. Brent, your tumble batches are always amazing. This batch is even more yummy than usual! Thank you Robin. I’ve been lucky enough to acquire some nice agates over the years. Tumbling rocks is a very soothing hobby for me.
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Post by dillonf on Mar 27, 2024 18:50:46 GMT -5
As always, love your tumbles. I also have some cool Swazi tumbles with tube inclusions. Thanks. Their tubes are cool. I’m looking forward to sawing more Swazis this summer. It seems like the lighter color material has the tubes. Very nice! I love the ones with eyes/orbs/blobs! Thanks. I like the eyes and orbs too. That last Bot on my fingertip has a lot going on. Outstanding every last one, I keep looking for duds none in my book. Love the agates. Your system of tumbling really works. How long was this batch in 1st. Stage ? The shaping is amazing. Thx for sharing Thanks. I run two 12 lb tumblers with coarse only. During weekly cleanouts, I pick out the rocks that are ready for polish. When I have enough for a stage two barrel, they run together until polished. That process catches a lot of duds early. Yeah I second the Tripoli. I've been using it as a pre-polish lately too. And, I actually use it to polish quartz - just have to let it run 5-6 days in the vibe. Powdered Tripoli is getting hard to find. I’ve had some for years but ran out finishing this batch. I didn't mention that your photos are very good. Thanks. I’m slowly learning what works. I got warned by Cloudinary about exceeding my quota last month. Some beautiful stuff there. Love the agates. The pet palm looks likes it's woven from wicker. Thanks Gary. I’m not sure where the palm wood is from. My former boss found a big piece at a yard sale. I sawed 12+ slabs from it. She gave me two slabs and a heel for the effort. Brent, your tumble batches are always amazing. This batch is even more yummy than usual! Thank you Robin. I’ve been lucky enough to acquire some nice agates over the years. Tumbling rocks is a very soothing hobby for me. I got some Tripoli from an online woodworking supply shop. Woodworkers use it for restoration and finishing projects. I can't remember what site though.
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Post by dillonf on Mar 27, 2024 18:51:37 GMT -5
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Post by wyorock on Mar 28, 2024 7:57:00 GMT -5
WOW! Excellent photography of beautifully polished eye poppin' rock. Thanks.
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Post by ashley on Mar 28, 2024 16:53:33 GMT -5
Those are amazing Brent!! Love them all especially the bright red one with bands in the second picture.
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