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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 30, 2020 12:38:25 GMT -5
I have mentioned before that I keep a few rocks from every batch to go into my personal collection. If I had to guess I would say there are about 40-50 pounds that have made the cut out of about 1,200 pounds of finished product. Some make the cut based on being flawless specimens and some make the cut based on pattern and eye appeal or even just rarity of the material. I want to photograph a bunch of them to create a really cool album so as I get them done I'll also try to post them here. I'll photograph them all over time but some of these will be removed from the favorites basket to make room for newer better tumbles. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Thanks for looking Chuck
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 30, 2020 12:47:31 GMT -5
I love seeing these posts from you! I usually gravitate towards any Crazy Lace I see, but for me, number two wins this batch by leaps and bounds! Whatever that material is, that is a super special piece of it!!!
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 30, 2020 13:47:08 GMT -5
OOOoooooo.... I love the first and the second best but what in the world is that killer #9?
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Post by Benathema on Dec 30, 2020 15:13:13 GMT -5
They're all spectacular! I reckon 5 & 8 are pet wood? I've been getting a kick out of pet wood this past year.
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Post by saxplayer on Dec 30, 2020 15:15:21 GMT -5
Drummond Island Rocks - I am loving this post series idea. Would you mind if I did something similar as well here on the forum? It's fun to look at for all and it peaks my interest a lot lol.
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Post by victor1941 on Dec 30, 2020 21:02:22 GMT -5
Keep them coming-such great quality!
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Post by Brian on Dec 30, 2020 21:29:49 GMT -5
Another beautiful series! I love the red sprinkles in the middle of #1, but #2 is a stunner with a little bit of everything going on.
I love this series of photos and showed all of your posts to my wife and kids to show them what amazing things are possible. Needless to say, they were plenty inspired!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 30, 2020 21:37:01 GMT -5
Another amazing group of stones, Chuck! Holy smokes, #3 made me almost fall out of my chair!
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Post by adrian65 on Dec 30, 2020 22:11:36 GMT -5
When you decide to remove #1 and #4 from the favorite basket, send them over here please! What are the white dots in #9? Some fossils - numulites - maybe? They look to be softer than the dark material. It's amazing how you managed to bring it to a perfect finish with all those cavities which tend to retain grit. Adrian
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Post by taylor on Dec 30, 2020 23:32:20 GMT -5
You are an inspiration!!!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 31, 2020 8:37:35 GMT -5
adrian65 rockjunquiePretty sure #9 is some kind of oolite. I have a handful of them I tumbled. I like the way some of the dots burst out of the surface but some you can see lying just below the surface. Good black and white contrast is cool too. Chuck
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Post by miket on Dec 31, 2020 10:27:46 GMT -5
Droolworthy as always, Chuck! Absolutely fantastic, thanks again for sharing these.
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Post by illusionist on Dec 31, 2020 18:33:06 GMT -5
Beautiful!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 1, 2021 9:11:39 GMT -5
I love seeing these posts from you! I usually gravitate towards any Crazy Lace I see, but for me, number two wins this batch by leaps and bounds! Whatever that material is, that is a super special piece of it!!! Thanks. I have no clue what that second one is but I am guessing it was in a box of Mexican nodules I cut in halves and tumbled. Chuck
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Post by HankRocks on Jan 1, 2021 9:22:59 GMT -5
Drummond Island Rocks Another fine group. I think I notice that you don't always tumble the cut halves to remove all of the outer surface, just the the cut side with the fine exposed interior. That is my theory, the cut face is the prize, in a lot of cases the rest of the exterior is nothing special so I don't waste a lot of repeat first stages trying to get it perfectly smooth.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 1, 2021 10:17:08 GMT -5
Drummond Island Rocks Another fine group. I think I notice that you don't always tumble the cut halves to remove all of the outer surface, just the the cut side with the fine exposed interior. That is my theory, the cut face is the prize, in a lot of cases the rest of the exterior is nothing special so I don't waste a lot of repeat first stages trying to get it perfectly smooth. When tumbling halves it just depends on the types of rocks I am working on. Bots and brazilians are know to have eyes or cool patterns under the skin so I almost always finish the backs on those. The Mexican nodules can be rather small to start with so I tumbled those leaving the backs natural. It is really fun to leave them all face down and let people pick them up one by one to see what the insides look like compared to the boring just a rock looking outsides. CHuck
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Post by amygdule on Jan 1, 2021 12:28:40 GMT -5
Looking Good
Thank you For Sharing Your Excellent Tumbles
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 1, 2021 17:05:29 GMT -5
Another beautiful series! I love the red sprinkles in the middle of #1, but #2 is a stunner with a little bit of everything going on. I love this series of photos and showed all of your posts to my wife and kids to show them what amazing things are possible. Needless to say, they were plenty inspired! Thank you. I am glad the photos are being enjoyed. Chuck
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