stefan
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Post by stefan on Nov 29, 2007 9:09:36 GMT -5
Just some odds and ends- Pet Wood and a closeup Local stuff Reds (mostly moss agate and Jaspers) agates and such My favs and a closeup of a hickoryite cab Enjoy
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Post by Tonyterner on Nov 29, 2007 9:30:46 GMT -5
Nice batch stefan. I can see why those in the second to last pic are your favs. I love that hickoryite, the piece above and the odd shaped (plume agate?). Nice shine on all.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 29, 2007 9:52:02 GMT -5
Awesome patterns and colors in those woods!. Like that hickoryite too but those mosses also look real pretty....Mel
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fossilbrain
spending too much on rocks
Cookie Monster agate
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Post by fossilbrain on Nov 29, 2007 10:31:57 GMT -5
Sweet That oddly shaped one's a beaut!
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Nov 29, 2007 11:55:24 GMT -5
The weird shaped white agate (top middle) from your favorites is my fav too, together with the pet wood cube. That big pet wood in the first pic is twin brother with my car-key holder.
Adrian
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Trilobite
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by Trilobite on Nov 29, 2007 13:02:15 GMT -5
I would love to get some red jasper someday. Beautiful ! You should call that piece of Hickoryite 'Ivy Mike'
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Post by midnightrocksi3 on Nov 29, 2007 13:14:27 GMT -5
Man I wonder why my tumbles don't keep a nice shape like those.. or a shine .. how long did you leave them in for? Those are some killer looking pieces you got.. (i'm jealous) lol good call on the name Trilobite ... lol
Roxy
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Post by LCARS on Nov 29, 2007 19:41:48 GMT -5
Holy crap Stefan that last one looks like a Hubble picture of Mars getting nuked! That would explain the large planetary fracture like feature as well... ;D Nice close-up on the petwood too BTW, you nailed that shine.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Nov 29, 2007 21:24:06 GMT -5
"Built in USA, tested in....."well, you know. lol
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 30, 2007 9:15:58 GMT -5
those are some nice shiny stones, stefan! that hickoryite one is "da bomb".
KD
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Nov 30, 2007 15:05:21 GMT -5
Thanks All!!!! As for timing on this stuff- well most of it runs in 60/90 till I'm happy (most probably 6 to 10 weeks) then 120/220 for 3 weeks- then 500 for 2 weeks (at that point I added the Hickoryite cab) then Tripoli for 2 weeks and finally Tin Oxide for 3 weeks (with a 24 hour burnish) Trilobite- Great call!
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Trilobite
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by Trilobite on Nov 30, 2007 21:38:42 GMT -5
Do you recharge any of the grit stages?
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Dec 2, 2007 8:02:22 GMT -5
Only the Course- That is my 12 lb barrel- it gets checked and recharged every other week. Anything that is finished gets moved on- everything else gets dumped back in and fresh rock is added along with 1/2 a pound of Grit. I get about 3 pounds of coursed out rock every 2 weeks from it.
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Post by texaswoodie on Dec 2, 2007 8:08:30 GMT -5
Excellent tumble Stefan! What a great shine and lots of color. Don'tcha just love that pet wood?
Curt
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Terry664
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Post by Terry664 on Dec 2, 2007 10:04:01 GMT -5
Great batch Steph. Terry
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