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Post by HankRocks on Sept 25, 2019 20:22:37 GMT -5
Someone asked about tumbling Heart-shaped pendant preforms. I have been doing it for the last year and have gotten better at it. Most in the pictures below are not domed at all. I have started putting domes on my preforms the last couple months. DSC_0428 by Findrocks, on Flickr DSC_0429 by Findrocks, on Flickr While I was taking pictures here's a few more; DSC_0425 by Findrocks, on Flickr Owyhee pendants, rough from my good friend who I have been helping out; DSC_0430 by Findrocks, on Flickr And a few Montana pendants, these are a bit large, I just hated to cut up the pattern; DSC_0432 by Findrocks, on Flickr DSC_0431 by Findrocks, on Flickr
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Post by miket on Sept 25, 2019 20:38:04 GMT -5
Very, very nice!
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 25, 2019 20:39:55 GMT -5
I hope you don't mind or take offense, but I wanted a better look at these beauties. You did a great job with those hearts and the Owyhee's are SWEET!
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Post by HankRocks on Sept 25, 2019 20:45:28 GMT -5
rockjunquie,I don't mind at all, the pictures are much better. How did you do that?, mine seem to be a bit "yellowed out" as you can tell with my white background. I am sure that there is a camera/light setting on the camera that fixes the issue.
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 25, 2019 21:03:23 GMT -5
rockjunquie ,I don't mind at all, the pictures are much better. How did you do that?, mine seem to be a bit "yellowed out" as you can tell with my white background. I am sure that there is a camera/light setting on the camera that fixes the issue. Your camera probably has a white balance setting. Play around with the settings and you'll get it. It mostly depends on what type of lighting you are using (not the brightness). Every camera is a little bit different, so I couldn't say for sure how yours is, but they usually list some types of light to chose from. I used Photoshop Elements real quick to do this. It has a simple function for color correction- which is what white balance in the camera does.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 25, 2019 21:24:07 GMT -5
Those hearts are scrumptious, especially the dino bone. Love the Owyhees and those Montana's are killer!
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Post by fernwood on Sept 26, 2019 5:34:29 GMT -5
I love the hearts. I am the same way about Montana's, don't like to mess with the patterns, especially the edges.
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Post by TheRock on Sept 26, 2019 11:17:54 GMT -5
Those look good Henry!
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Post by HankRocks on Sept 26, 2019 13:52:16 GMT -5
I love the hearts. I am the same way about Montana's, don't like to mess with the patterns, especially the edges. On the Montana's, I did grind them smooth and in a couple cases I cut off portions that had 2 or 3 fractures. The Montana's are difficult to find without any fractures some of which are too brittle and some can be cosmetic and resist breaking. Figuring out which is which is not always easy.
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Sept 26, 2019 22:32:06 GMT -5
Great play of color in all that, fine work. Thanks for the show.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Sept 27, 2019 5:51:23 GMT -5
Nice looking batch of stones. Great color in those Montana's.
Chuck
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Post by HankRocks on Sept 27, 2019 6:46:00 GMT -5
Nice looking batch of stones. Great color in those Montana's. Chuck The Montana's are from a batch of about 40 pounds I bought about a year ago. The bucket was falling apart and sunk down in the soil about 4 or 5 inches and full of critters so he gave it to me for $1 a pound. The 2 or 3 I have cut had a decent pattern. There's one that looks to be over a pound and a half that I am saving. Also bought a bucket of Montana scraps that my friend who said it was something he bought from an old rockhound years ago. 80% is just tumbling filler, however after going through half the material I have pulled out about 30 or 40 pieces so far that will make pretty nice pendants. A lot of them have old glue on them with an oily residue. You never know what you going to find when you are digging into an old sheds and storage areas.
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