My Little Trophy

steb off to a rocking start Member since February 2019 Posts: 21	My Little Trophy Mar 5, 2019 7:32:00 GMT -5 Fossilman, RWA3006, and 19 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steb on Mar 5, 2019 7:32:00 GMT -5 Meet, "My little trophy." It took about forty hours to pull this little beauty out of the Petoskey Stone.

Drummond Island Rocks no longer being taken for granite Member since October 2011 Posts: 8,913	My Little Trophy Mar 5, 2019 7:33:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 5, 2019 7:33:25 GMT -5 That is really awesome. Nice work. Chuck
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My Little Trophy Mar 5, 2019 8:48:06 GMT -5

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 5, 2019 8:48:06 GMT -5

How cute is he? Great job on that little fishy!

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kog starting to shine! Member since March 2019 Posts: 31	My Little Trophy Mar 5, 2019 9:15:58 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kog on Mar 5, 2019 9:15:58 GMT -5 Your Little Trophy is awesome!
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jimaz spending too much on rocks Member since July 2018 Posts: 476	My Little Trophy Mar 5, 2019 9:37:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jimaz on Mar 5, 2019 9:37:31 GMT -5 Very nice.

miket misunderstood rock expert Member since April 2018 Posts: 11,242	My Little Trophy Mar 5, 2019 10:21:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by miket on Mar 5, 2019 10:21:13 GMT -5 Wow, nice job!
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MsAli misunderstood rock expert Member since October 2017 Posts: 11,455	My Little Trophy Mar 5, 2019 10:39:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MsAli on Mar 5, 2019 10:39:58 GMT -5 Great job!
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victor1941 driving up their electric bill Member since November 2011 Posts: 2,192	My Little Trophy Mar 5, 2019 10:44:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by victor1941 on Mar 5, 2019 10:44:27 GMT -5 That's really nice work. How did you polish this piece?

lookatthat Cave Dweller Whatever there is to be found. Member since May 2017 Posts: 1,360	My Little Trophy Mar 5, 2019 11:11:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lookatthat on Mar 5, 2019 11:11:29 GMT -5 Sweet little fishy!

rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 35,032	My Little Trophy Mar 5, 2019 13:21:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Mar 5, 2019 13:21:25 GMT -5 Very nice! You did a great job. The polish looks really great for a petoskey stone.

greig fully equipped rock polisher Member since August 2016 Posts: 1,703	My Little Trophy Mar 5, 2019 14:20:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by greig on Mar 5, 2019 14:20:22 GMT -5 Good job and time well spent. Kudos for an excellent result.
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fernwood misunderstood rock expert Member since May 2016 Posts: 11,965	My Little Trophy Mar 5, 2019 15:33:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fernwood on Mar 5, 2019 15:33:13 GMT -5 I love both fish and Petoskey. That fish looks great. Am guessing it was all hand polished. You are becoming very good t this.
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vegasjames no longer being taken for granite Member since June 2013 Posts: 9,613	My Little Trophy Mar 5, 2019 17:39:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vegasjames on Mar 5, 2019 17:39:32 GMT -5 Great job.

Jugglerguy gets rocks for Christmas Alpena, MI Member since December 2011 Posts: 6,874	My Little Trophy Mar 5, 2019 19:24:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 5, 2019 19:24:20 GMT -5 I love Petoskeys! I’ve never seen a fish done. I like it a lot! Nice work.
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My Little Trophy Mar 6, 2019 3:51:40 GMT -5 fernwood, hummingbirdstones, and 1 more like this

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Mar 5, 2019 10:44:27 GMT -5 victor1941 said:

That's really nice work. How did you polish this piece?

After finishing with 120 grit diamond burrs and hand riffler files-

240, 400, 600, 800, 1500 wet sanding by hand-

aluminum oxide 3000 and denim buffing.

Pretty much Jugglerguy's method for hand finishing.

The key problem is discovering rough spots in the small spaces after moving on to other grits.

I hope to afford a few sets of finer grit diamond burrs soon, to at least 400 grit.

Thanks everyone, the next project is a black bear in Italian marble about six inches long.

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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,671	My Little Trophy Mar 10, 2019 9:03:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Mar 10, 2019 9:03:37 GMT -5 Nice polish job for that kind of stone. All the rest is nice too.
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My Little Trophy Mar 10, 2019 11:55:55 GMT -5

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Mar 6, 2019 3:51:40 GMT -5 steb said:

Mar 5, 2019 10:44:27 GMT -5 victor1941 said:

That's really nice work. How did you polish this piece?

After finishing with 120 grit diamond burrs and hand riffler files-

240, 400, 600, 800, 1500 wet sanding by hand-

aluminum oxide 3000 and denim buffing.

Pretty much Jugglerguy's method for hand finishing.

The key problem is discovering rough spots in the small spaces after moving on to other grits.

I hope to afford a few sets of finer grit diamond burrs soon, to at least 400 grit.

Thanks everyone, the next project is a black bear in Italian marble about six inches long.

Very nice.
Nylon bristle brushes with diamond paste is what I use after the hard burrs, paste on the hard felt burrs for some shapes can be helpful as well.

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steb
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My Little Trophy Mar 11, 2019 4:33:16 GMT -5

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Post by steb on Mar 11, 2019 4:33:16 GMT -5

Mar 10, 2019 11:55:55 GMT -5 Rockoonz said:

Mar 6, 2019 3:51:40 GMT -5 steb said:

After finishing with 120 grit diamond burrs and hand riffler files-

240, 400, 600, 800, 1500 wet sanding by h

Very nice.
Nylon bristle brushes with diamond paste is what I use after the hard burrs, paste on the hard felt burrs for some shapes can be helpful as well.

I have no experience with using diamond paste but I would like to try. Any recommendations on grits, brands, etc.?

dook Cave Dweller Member since October 2018 Posts: 21	My Little Trophy Apr 7, 2019 10:59:46 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dook on Apr 7, 2019 10:59:46 GMT -5 Hey, I was wondering if you had any photos of the Petoskey in the rough?

accidentalrockhound fully equipped rock polisher I come in peace, Take me to your rock piles. Member since August 2016 Posts: 1,595	My Little Trophy Apr 8, 2019 9:58:59 GMT -5 via mobile steb likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by accidentalrockhound on Apr 8, 2019 9:58:59 GMT -5 What a whopper, gotta love it your patience is evident in your work. Like rockhounding you just get lost in it at the moment.
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