Skipper
spending too much on rocks
Member since March 2003
Posts: 258
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Post by Skipper on Feb 16, 2004 4:06:30 GMT -5
I was wondering...
Now that I'm into this hobby, the timelines for producing really good rock have seemed to [glow=red,2,300]mellow[/glow] me out a bit. I think that I now look at time in longer cycles like months and years vs. hours and days. I'm no longer in a rush to get the rocks done. I can wait for quality. And that sense spills into other areas of life too...
Anyone else getting some nifty psychological benefits from this hobby?
Tumbling as therapy for the Type A personality?
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donwrob
has rocks in the head
Member since June 2003
Posts: 509
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Post by donwrob on Feb 16, 2004 18:34:44 GMT -5
I agree with you skipper, rocks seem to have a soothing almost medicinal quality . I am always happy when fooling with them. When they are sitting at the Post Office and I can't get to them on the other hand, I'm just a little edgy. ;D Happy tumbling all, Don
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Post by docone31 on Feb 16, 2004 23:28:10 GMT -5
The stones make me wonder. The tumbler makes me think of water, erosion, sedimentation. The finished product makes me think of geometry in settings, art in the overall design. The finished product makes me work on my people skills so I do not chase away folks who ordered the piece. Combined, they make me do research. Research brings me back to step one. In our home there is a constant sound of hmmmmm. I see my work in films, on folks, and I feel humbled. They are happy, I feel I did not do enough. If I can find a picture of one of my pieces on an actor, I will try to send it to this forum. I have it on my C/drive somewhere. There is a process in this where we fit. I am reminded of it everytime I see a new finished stone. I did not make it, I just exposed it. I exposed it by combining the work and lessons of others. Perhaps in a very difinitive way, I am a geological janitor. Was the stone in its origin intact, perfect, and time made it jaded? I cannot make malachite, however in short time, I can reduce it to greenish white powder. I have never, to this day, beheld a stone so beautiful as the one I found on a beach, with a single intact halite crystal within a cleavage. The stones also seperate me from those who cannot see. I feel apart, seperate, with distance. I feel intact when I am alone, with a run of tumble. The stones have a peace, the clamour of the world is deafening. I keep a stone in my pocket to feel connected. I believe, in whatever form they take, the stones take us from being limited to seeking where the parallel lines intersect on the horizon. I have yet to be bored with the stone.
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thewiz
has rocks in the head
"What good is money if you don't spend it"
Member since January 2004
Posts: 735
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Post by thewiz on Feb 16, 2004 23:37:52 GMT -5
doc that brought a tear to my eye!!!!! Oh no wait that was stiches in my finger!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding. It is amazing what you can do in a month with an old rock and then to see peoples faces when they say thats not the same rock
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RedwoodRocks
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since March 2003
Posts: 762
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Post by RedwoodRocks on Feb 17, 2004 19:56:01 GMT -5
I agree with theWiz, I love the look on peoples' face after seeing the polished rock. As far as being patience, I still haven't learned. On the other hand, I do find hammer busting rocks to be a stress reliever
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thewiz
has rocks in the head
"What good is money if you don't spend it"
Member since January 2004
Posts: 735
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Post by thewiz on Feb 17, 2004 22:39:08 GMT -5
it is hard not to peek isn't it. and now after three weeks i still don't have enough for my second load to go to polish i seem to have a stricter eye now after 500 grit then i did at 120/220 i've learned to slow down and say just alittle bit more.i learned that from my eight year old son "DAD THATS NOT GOOD ENOUGH YET PUT IT BACK"
P.S. whats up with the smile face i didn't put it there
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Justme
starting to shine!
Member since March 2003
Posts: 38
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Post by Justme on Feb 19, 2004 23:30:01 GMT -5
I think this load of rocks are teaching me patience, perseverance, and practical application. Patience to not proceed on to the next phase if I haven't given them the full benefit of the current phase. Perseverance since I want to "conquer" these rock and bring out their best. Practical application by applying techniques I have been learned off this website. All from a bunch of rock
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