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Post by stoner on Aug 14, 2004 2:59:17 GMT -5
Hi all. This is what I do with the rocks that don't have that wet look when I'm finished tumbling. I put the in the 2 top dishes of the fountain I made for my wife. Solves the wet look problem! The quartz, obsidian, and other rocks on the bottom tray will eventually make it to the tumbler, but in the meantime, I know exactly where they are. The Bonsai trees are another one of my hobbies, and actually, the two hobbies relate well with each other.  oh yea, I had the pump unplugged for a couple of days, that's why there isn't much water in the pic. Ed |
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deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on Aug 14, 2004 5:41:00 GMT -5
Hey Ed , that is an interesting combination. One way to prevent cluttering up the kitchensink.
I love it
Jack
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Post by llanago on Aug 14, 2004 8:10:28 GMT -5
Nice Stoner! What a great idea. Did you make the fountain?
And the table?
I can't really tell from the pic but it looks like the water falls into a pool at the bottom. Does it?
llana
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Post by Cher on Aug 14, 2004 10:05:51 GMT -5
Good idea and very nice trees.
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Post by sandsman1 on Aug 14, 2004 14:08:09 GMT -5
hey ed great idea and it does go well with the Bonsai trees i like it
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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 14, 2004 15:15:55 GMT -5
love the Bonsai tress and the fountains. i was very lucky last fall to catch a bonsai chrysanthemum display, talk about hobbies that require patience!!!!! some of these had been handed down from father to son .....
there is a harmony in rocks and water and trees, very Zen, eh, grasshoppers?
KD
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Post by connrock on Aug 14, 2004 17:07:04 GMT -5
Very nice Ed,,,,,,and a great idea as well!!! I fooled around with Bonsai for quite a few years but I killed more then I saved!!! At least in this hobby I won't beable to kill anything!!LOL Thanks,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Tom  |
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Post by stoner on Aug 15, 2004 2:53:57 GMT -5
Thanks everyone. The trees are a very time consuming and relaxing hobby, and I am ashamed to say that they have taken a backseat to this rock hobby. I'm working on balancing the two hobbies.
llana, I made the fountain and the stand. The fountain is just the three teirs you see in the pic. The bottom bowl is actually a bird bath my daughter gave us for Xmas last year. But since we have 3 cats, my wife asked me to make a fountain instead. The other 2 bowls came from antique stores in the Ca. gold country.
Ed
PS. I had to crop the pic because there are crates of rocks sitting in front of the stand right now.
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Post by BearCreekLapidary on Aug 17, 2004 0:16:20 GMT -5
Stoner, Those are awesome! My wife wants me to make her a rock fountain. I said to heck with that ... I want a rock mountain! Then I said I could make a small waterfall with it and I think I might be off the hook Excellent idea! John |
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Post by rollingstone on Aug 17, 2004 14:33:16 GMT -5
Very nice. I love the tiered idea for the fountain. I have one that is just a big bowl filled with river-rock and polished stones. It doesn't make much gurgling water noise, but I imagine your three-level model would solve that problem.
Excellent trees too...junipers? cedar?
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Post by stoner on Aug 18, 2004 2:09:13 GMT -5
Hi RollingStone. the trees are 28 and 31year old junipers.
Ed
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Post by rollingstone on Aug 18, 2004 2:33:36 GMT -5
28 and 31 years-old! WOW, now *THAT'S* patience!!!!!
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Post by creativeminded on Aug 20, 2004 10:34:34 GMT -5
That looks very peaceful. Someplace I would like to sit and relax.
Tami
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