James
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Post by James on Jul 5, 2004 23:00:33 GMT -5
Here is a small batch of orange Sunstone that I just finished. The pictures arn't the greatest. They shin better in person. Cool stuff though. They went for 2-3 in 60/90, 1 week in 120/220, 1 week in aluminum oxide prepolish, (by Lortone) and 1 week in Cerium oxide polish. As usual, the cerium didn't work, so I put them in Titanium oxide for 3 days. That did the trick!   Thank for looking!  |
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Post by sandsman1 on Jul 5, 2004 23:16:19 GMT -5
hey james lookin good man, i never seen that rock befor done,, pretty cool lookin (sunstone huh?)
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Post by cookie3rocks on Jul 5, 2004 23:40:40 GMT -5
I like it ;D Lots of color and variation. Sandman, take note  The local batch I'm running now will be very similar. Where did you get that, James? cookie |
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deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on Jul 6, 2004 0:03:15 GMT -5
Nice job on the sunstone james, I haven't seen this one before , but it reminds me of an old man's skin that has seen a lot of sun, those specks, looks just like it.
You can almost see the sun still shining . Great pics
Jack
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rollingstone
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Post by rollingstone on Jul 6, 2004 3:27:50 GMT -5
Nice job, and interesting colour combination. Sort of like dalmation stone, but with orange instead of black spots.
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donwrob
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Post by donwrob on Jul 6, 2004 9:21:17 GMT -5
You gave us the Sunstone and the Moonstone, all that's left are the Starstones, cough em up James, we know you have some ;D. Super work, Don
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Post by creativeminded on Jul 6, 2004 10:11:27 GMT -5
Those are great, I have never seen anything like that.
Tami
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Banjocreek
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Post by Banjocreek on Jul 6, 2004 11:54:21 GMT -5
Yeah, yeah, and the 'Windstone'. Then I think you pretty much get control of the Universe. Good Luck James. That's a lot of responsibility.  Again very nice! Where did the rough come from for these? |
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aquababie19
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by aquababie19 on Jul 6, 2004 13:42:41 GMT -5
a very unique looking stone. they look great |
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James
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Post by James on Jul 7, 2004 3:00:22 GMT -5
Thanks guys! More comments than I thought I'd get for this mediocre batch. You asked, so I'll tell you. I got them from astrogallery a while back. I know, I know...  www.kingsleynorth.com also has the same rough but it's more expensive. |
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Post by BearCreekLapidary on Jul 7, 2004 11:00:59 GMT -5
Good Morning James, That is a good looking batch of stones, if that batch is mediocre ... I am going to have to change my standards! Great work! John |
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Banjocreek
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Post by Banjocreek on Jul 7, 2004 11:38:05 GMT -5
Did you bust all that material up yourself?
What size tumbler are you running your 60/90 in?
Thanks James!
-Banjo
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James
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Post by James on Jul 7, 2004 15:06:49 GMT -5
Thanks John. The problem with this rock is it's very fragile. The surfaces mar easily and the corners chip. This stuff is actually refered to "adventurine feldspar" sometimes. It would be better for cabbing.
Banjo, I did these with that load of moonstone I posted. I used my Thumler model B. Since they're both feldspars, I figured they'd tumble well together. As far as breaking them up, I didn't need to. They already had good, round shapes.
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The local batch I'm running now will be very similar.
