jm
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Post by jm on Jan 9, 2022 19:02:56 GMT -5
It's wintertime again, so I'm working on rocks again. This is my latest batch of spheres. Instead of doing one or two at a time I decided to try more of an assembly line type of production and made a whole pile of preforms, then ground them all round, then polished them. It ended up taking a lot more time than I thought it would (months), so I don't think I'll do batches this big anymore. Maybe a dozen or two at a time after this...  Obsidian from Glass Buttes, OR.  These I pulled out of a river in northwest Montana. Not sure what they are, but they look cool.  Different granites from MT, WY, and OR.  These came from northwest Montana also, just outside of Glacier Park.  Various petrified woods from AZ, WA, and garage sales.  Marble. The pink stuff is from UT, not sure about the white one.  These came from a rock pile in my brothers neighbors yard.  More from the neighbors rock pile, except the smallest one. I think that one came from a garage sale.  Various jaspers from OR, WA, and MT.  Thundereggs from OR.  Various quartz like rocks from OR.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 9, 2022 19:23:22 GMT -5
Wow, that's a lot of spheres! Great job on all of those. I can't even pick a favorite. They are all beautiful.  |
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Post by Pat on Jan 9, 2022 19:31:04 GMT -5
That’s quite a large collection!
Besides admiring them like the rest of us, what are you going to do with them ?
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 9, 2022 19:33:23 GMT -5
Dang! You've been busy! I think my favorite is that little one from a garage sale.
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Post by perkins17 on Jan 9, 2022 19:39:48 GMT -5
Woah! That's awesome. I love the jaspers, thundereggs, and obsidian. Great job. I should get a sphere machine.
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Brian
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Post by Brian on Jan 9, 2022 19:48:56 GMT -5
Wow is right! That is an amazing group of spheres! I love the variety. That little one from the garage sale is cool, but the others aren't far behind, especially the green and yellow containing Oregon/Washington jaspers.
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jm
having dreams about rocks
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Post by jm on Jan 9, 2022 23:46:33 GMT -5
That’s quite a large collection! Besides admiring them like the rest of us, what are you going to do with them ? My family and I picked out a few of our favorites to keep (my wife insisted the one from the garage sale that looks like dinosaur skin was 'hers'  ). I took the rest with me when our extended families got together around Christmas and let everyone to pick their favorite one. I've been giving some away to friends, too. I've been considering trading some of them to people for interesting rocks that I could make into more spheres, but I haven't done anything in that regards yet. |
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Post by parfive on Jan 10, 2022 0:58:21 GMT -5
Holy moly, that’s a lotta roly-poly. Lookin’ good in every pic.  |
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rocket
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Post by rocket on Jan 10, 2022 8:27:44 GMT -5
OMG…that’s amazing
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Jan 10, 2022 9:15:54 GMT -5
Holy moly, that’s a lotta roly-poly. Lookin’ good in every pic. LoL I concur! |
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Post by fernwood on Jan 10, 2022 10:01:18 GMT -5
Beautiful byunch of goodness.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 10, 2022 10:07:36 GMT -5
jm - Every single one of these is jaw-dropping! The polish you got on each of these materials is nothing short of breath-taking! I can't pick a favorite out of the batch...not even close...but I'm most impressed with the way the Obsidian turned out! Way to go!
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Post by DirtCleaner on Jan 10, 2022 10:29:36 GMT -5
Nice work. I especially ike those you self-collected. Those are the ones I truly love working on.
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Post by miket on Jan 10, 2022 10:31:34 GMT -5
Fantastic!
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 10, 2022 13:23:36 GMT -5
Man I had just talked myself out of wanting to like spheres and then you post these. Maybe I'm afraid I'll break them lol
Like holding a little world in your hand.
Really like the Glacier Park and the green/grey quartz combo
Thanks for sharing!
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Post by Rockindad on Jan 10, 2022 19:32:09 GMT -5
That is awesome! Too many favorites to chose one, would have to go with a top 10.
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Roger
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Post by Roger on Jan 15, 2022 18:25:52 GMT -5
Very nice series! Makes me want to start cutting again Looking forward to your next batch! |
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callmerob
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Post by callmerob on Jan 19, 2022 23:28:56 GMT -5
Wow they are all beautiful. So much work and time here. Hard to pick any favorite or a favorite in each category, but I particularly like the mahogany obsidian, green&yellow jaspers, and thundereggs with quartz veins. So much work shown here. Thank you for posting this. The quantity of spheres makes me curious about the machines you use. Can you please post about your sphere grinder? EDIT: Ok, sorry, my bad. Just read your next post, and your profile led to your 2019 posts about machines. Thanks. |
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jm
having dreams about rocks
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Post by jm on Jan 20, 2022 1:09:35 GMT -5
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Jan 31, 2022 10:23:35 GMT -5
Wow, amazing work! I know I'm late for the party but thanks for sharing.
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). I took the rest with me when our extended families got together around Christmas and let everyone to pick their favorite one. I've been giving some away to friends, too. 
