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Post by Starguy on Jan 1, 2024 14:50:36 GMT -5
Happy New Year to all. I finished the 4th cleanout this morning. I’m very happy with how they’re shaping up. First half stirred between photos. The smalls are looking as good as the big ones.   Second half or a little less.  Here are a few that caught my eye.  Parallax shadows. The top rock has the best shadow I’ve ever seen.  Replacement rocks. (Dry and wet).   Here’s what’s moving on so far.  New rocks received last week.  the que for getting into the 12 pounder.   Thanks for looking. |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 1, 2024 15:51:18 GMT -5
Been said already Brent, but that is a fine collection of stones there. The ones waiting their turn look phenomenal.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 1, 2024 22:54:03 GMT -5
Happy New Year Brent to you and Isabelle!  *Ummm...I'm noticing the monetary denomination is getting less as the thread goes on. Does that mean the tumbles will be done by the time you get to two pennies in the pics?? LOL |
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Jan 2, 2024 9:59:53 GMT -5
Some real beauties in there and some of the new ones look like there's some great potential. Nice batch of rocks!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 2, 2024 10:30:36 GMT -5
Outstanding and more crowd pleasers to go, too. |
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Post by Starguy on Jan 2, 2024 13:00:13 GMT -5
Been said already Brent, but that is a fine collection of stones there. The ones waiting their turn look phenomenal. Thanks Chad. It’s been fun. I like the way you’ve been doing Bahia v2.0. Happy New Year Brent to you and Isabelle! *Ummm...I'm noticing the monetary denomination is getting less as the thread goes on. Does that mean the tumbles will be done by the time you get to two pennies in the pics?? LOL There’s a good reason for going back to $1. A lot of those rocks cost a dollar but some of them were quite a bit more. I think I’m about done with the acquisition phase. It’s going to be a long process to finish them. Ideally I’ll end up with a 12 pounder running polish. Some real beauties in there and some of the new ones look like there's some great potential. Nice batch of rocks! Thanks Gary. Lakers may end up replacing bots as my favorite agates. Outstanding and more crowd pleasers to go, too. |
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Post by Starguy on Jan 2, 2024 13:02:03 GMT -5
Thanks Tela. I know you don’t tumble but this has been right up there for fun.
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ctxtumblebug
having dreams about rocks
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Post by ctxtumblebug on Jan 2, 2024 13:53:30 GMT -5
Very nice agates for sure. I have a small laker barrel going right now as well and it is on Step 2 already. They are on track to being finished in about a week or so and I will post pictures once they are finished.
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Post by pebblesky on Jan 2, 2024 13:59:05 GMT -5
What an eye feast! Also made me feel less guilty when I put some of the relatively expensive rocks into my tumbler.
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ThomasT
has rocks in the head
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Post by ThomasT on Jan 2, 2024 14:27:02 GMT -5
Those agates sure are turning out nice and colorful and the new batch looks like they will be even more beautiful.
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Post by Starguy on Jan 2, 2024 17:27:58 GMT -5
Very nice agates for sure. I have a small laker barrel going right now as well and it is on Step 2 already. They are on track to being finished in about a week or so and I will post pictures once they are finished. Thanks. I don’t have near enough ready for step 2 yet. I’ll be watching for your photos. What an eye feast! Also made me feel less guilty when I put some of the relatively expensive rocks into my tumbler. LOL. I’ve felt plenty guilty about even starting this batch. I’ve been tumbling for a while. Tumbler barrels are like a lot of things in life. You get out of them what you put into them. Those agates sure are turning out nice and colorful and the new batch looks like they will be even more beautiful. Thanks. The new ones will get rotated in slowly. |
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hplcman
spending too much on rocks
Looking forward to my Friday Night Barrel Clean out!
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Post by hplcman on Jan 2, 2024 17:33:11 GMT -5
Happy New Year to all. I finished the 4th cleanout this morning. I’m very happy with how they’re shaping up. First half stirred between photos. The smalls are looking as good as the big ones. Second half or a little less. Here are a few that caught my eye. Parallax shadows. The top rock has the best shadow I’ve ever seen. Replacement rocks. (Dry and wet). Here’s what’s moving on so far. New rocks received last week. the que for getting into the 12 pounder. Thanks for looking. Those are looking great! With the parallax rock are you planning on tumbling until those little fractures are completely gone? I always struggle with when to move a rock out of stage 1 and onto the other stages... |
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Post by Starguy on Jan 2, 2024 17:50:38 GMT -5
hplcmanThose cracks will be gone for sure. The shadow moves across that face. They are too ugly to leave. You can see the shadow in the photo, just on the edge of the reflection
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Post by Starguy on Jan 8, 2024 18:49:11 GMT -5
Here are a few pictures from the fifth cleanout. I’m pretty happy with the shaping so far. This is the first half of the barrel, stirred between photos.   Here is the second half of the barrel.   These are the smalls. This is why it takes forever to clean out this batch.  These rocks caught my eye. I haven’t named any of them yet.   These are the rocks that are graduating to stage 2.  Replacement rough   Ready to roll again.  This is the total ready for stage 2 after five weeks.   That was one of the funnest cleanouts I’ve ever done. Thanks for looking. |
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ashley
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Post by ashley on Jan 8, 2024 19:06:36 GMT -5
Such beauties Brent! |
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Post by Starguy on Jan 8, 2024 21:08:14 GMT -5
Such beauties Brent! Thanks Ashley. This is so much fun! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 8, 2024 21:16:22 GMT -5
Wow! This thread has been making want to take up tumbling. I've only polished flats in a Lot-O. You make it look so easy. Beautiful tumbles! |
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jone
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by jone on Jan 8, 2024 21:55:09 GMT -5
Rocks look great ! Keep ‘em rolling !
Nice Morgan in this batch ! VF-XF ?
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Post by Starguy on Jan 8, 2024 22:45:49 GMT -5
Wow! This thread has been making want to take up tumbling. I've only polished flats in a Lot-O. You make it look so easy. Beautiful tumbles! Thanks Tela. I hope you’re having as much fun as I am. Lake Superior Agates have always been a favorite of mine. A lot of them have attractive weathering on the exterior. They’re super old for agates so the weathering sometimes reflects the pattern underneath. It will be tricky to keep some of the Limonite. I bet a vibe tumbler would work well on some of these for that reason. Rocks look great ! Keep ‘em rolling ! Nice Morgan in this batch ! VF-XF ? LOL. It was MS-64 when I put it in there. Thanks. I’m trying to keep enough ahead to keep the barrel all LSAs. I think I’m done buying agates now. There’s one more package in the mail. |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 8, 2024 23:01:14 GMT -5
rockjunquie Your daughter still grinding away with last year's gift?
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