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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 30, 2018 10:25:27 GMT -5
Looks like you did a great job and had fun doing it. Kudos!
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Post by Garage Rocker on Mar 30, 2018 10:31:02 GMT -5
Nice Bowls So ... how many bowls of rocks do you have ? Sometimes I will show a young person my polished rocks and they will pickup a handful and drop them back in the bowl from a foot high. Sure I want them to have fun but don't damage my rocks. I have one more bowl of my (current) favorite rocks at the house, Wooferhound. It looks just like the others. It's clear, I like those wood bowls. I've probably bought 10 of them, maybe more. I give them as gifts, full of hand selected tumbles in most cases. A couple have been sent to folks on here. The rest of my inventory is kept in 4 Tupperware containers, until I want to give another gift. The other bowl.  |
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Post by aDave on Mar 30, 2018 12:09:45 GMT -5
A couple have been sent to folks on here. Yep.  Sounds like it was a fun day...for everyone. Nice work. |
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Post by wampidytoo on Mar 30, 2018 13:51:28 GMT -5
Good on you. I am impressed by anyone that will take the time to teach kids new things.
I had the opportunity to do the same when my daughter was teaching seventh and eighth grade students. My presentation was on rock carving and my trip to China. The kids were like magnets after the slide show and I brought out the rocks. They loved it but I don't think they loved it nearly as much as I did. Middle school kids are a hoot because they are still really curious but not so old they have developed an attitude.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Mar 30, 2018 17:20:11 GMT -5
Good on you. I am impressed by anyone that will take the time to teach kids new things. I had the opportunity to do the same when my daughter was teaching seventh and eighth grade students. My presentation was on rock carving and my trip to China. The kids were like magnets after the slide show and I brought out the rocks. They loved it but I don't think they loved it nearly as much as I did. Middle school kids are a hoot because they are still really curious but not so old they have developed an attitude. Jim Thanks, Jim. I enjoyed sharing what I know with the kids. I told them up front, I'm not a geologist and I don't know near enough about the rocks I work with and how they were made, but I have a curiosity and an appreciation for them. That keeps me interested and learning each day. Hopefully, it will do the same for them...whatever their interests are. There is no excuse for not being informed these days, with the wealth of knowledge at our fingertips. I bet there will be a few google searches for 'tumbled stones' this weekend. |
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Post by wampidytoo on Mar 30, 2018 17:43:48 GMT -5
Good on you. I am impressed by anyone that will take the time to teach kids new things. I had the opportunity to do the same when my daughter was teaching seventh and eighth grade students. My presentation was on rock carving and my trip to China. The kids were like magnets after the slide show and I brought out the rocks. They loved it but I don't think they loved it nearly as much as I did. Middle school kids are a hoot because they are still really curious but not so old they have developed an attitude. Jim Thanks, Jim. I enjoyed sharing what I know with the kids. I told them up front, I'm not a geologist and I don't know near enough about the rocks I work with and how they were made, but I have a curiosity and an appreciation for them. That keeps me interested and learning each day. Hopefully, it will do the same for them...whatever their interests are. There is no excuse for not being informed these days, with the wealth of knowledge at our fingertips. I bet there will be a few google searches for 'tumbled stones' this weekend. No doubt about it. My daughter told me that the kids kept bringing things up for weeks. I really should get back into it. Jim |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Mar 30, 2018 19:21:14 GMT -5
If I must admit, I borrowed a couple images for my presentation. I always heard it was easier to ask forgiveness than permission, so I took some liberties. I used the following two images to illustrate what can be done with rocks, as far as cabbing and jewelry is concerned. Sorry, rockjunquie and Tommy, there will be no royalties from this one time, non-profit presentation to a bunch of 6th graders in KY. Hope you don't mind. You were both referenced as 'friends that work wonders with rocks'.
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 30, 2018 19:52:55 GMT -5
If I must admit, I borrowed a couple images for my presentation. I always heard it was easier to ask forgiveness than permission, so I took some liberties. I used the following two images to illustrate what can be done with rocks, as far as cabbing and jewelry is concerned. Sorry, rockjunquie and Tommy , there will be no royalties from this one time, non-profit presentation to a bunch of 6th graders in KY. Hope you don't mind. You were both referenced as 'friends that work wonders with rocks'.
I'm flattered that you wanted to steal for me. LOL!!! |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Mar 30, 2018 19:55:15 GMT -5
If I must admit, I borrowed a couple images for my presentation. I always heard it was easier to ask forgiveness than permission, so I took some liberties. I used the following two images to illustrate what can be done with rocks, as far as cabbing and jewelry is concerned. Sorry, rockjunquie and Tommy , there will be no royalties from this one time, non-profit presentation to a bunch of 6th graders in KY. Hope you don't mind. You were both referenced as 'friends that work wonders with rocks'.
I'm flattered that you wanted to steal for me. LOL!!! Consider it advertising. They were very impressed!  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 30, 2018 19:58:01 GMT -5
I'm flattered that you wanted to steal for me. LOL!!! Consider it advertising. They were very impressed! How can one not be impressed by spectrolite? |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Mar 30, 2018 20:16:26 GMT -5
Consider it advertising. They were very impressed! How can one not be impressed by spectrolite? True! How does one feel about being 'reference material'? Haha! Like if you look up 'wire wrapping' in the dictionary? |
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 30, 2018 20:35:43 GMT -5
How can one not be impressed by spectrolite? True! How does one feel about being 'reference material'? Haha! Like if you look up 'wire wrapping' in the dictionary? Makes me feel even older. |
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Post by Tommy on Apr 2, 2018 19:33:44 GMT -5
Thank you for the note Randy - I've been on the road and out of cell range. Forgiveness is granted  |
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