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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 21, 2013 22:15:05 GMT -5
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Post by Toad on Feb 21, 2013 22:43:49 GMT -5
Fantastic job with difficult material
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 21, 2013 23:12:49 GMT -5
Nice batch, the close ups are great but the picture of the whole batch is my favorite. Do you have any plans for these local tumbles? Maybe glued to a picture frame? I was at a craft show last week and a man had birdhouse's covered in beach stones. He said he uses 2 to 3 tons of rocks each year for them.
Chuck
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Post by jamesp on Feb 22, 2013 6:17:14 GMT -5
Here in Georgia marble and granite is mined heavily.One of the bigger sources in the world.It is very pretty.The granite tumbles fast,shines well,looks fine.Some of the felspars in the mountain creeks have exceptional color.Way overlooked material,especially w/that range of color.That mustard color is wacko.I would like to see more picks.My landscape/pond dealers buy tumbled granites,quartzites,glass and jaspers tumble polished out of China in 50 pound bags.Some of them take the wind out of my sail-dang pretty.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 22, 2013 6:44:40 GMT -5
Yes Chuck, I do have a plan for them. I give them to my son, and he puts them in a tub that goes under his bed. I might need to get a new plan some day.
James, I thought that mustard colored one was pretty cool too. I haven't seen a rock that color before. I have no idea what mineral is that color.
Rob
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Post by Peruano on Feb 22, 2013 8:48:35 GMT -5
Rob, They don't have to be jewels to be desirable. As someone who just enjoys the diversity of beauty in nature, I find myself attracted to rocks based on form as much as content. Shape, and feel are important and if these attributes are present in a rock you pick up its even better than if you have to enhance them. Some of my favs go into the fountain where they are always wet and always pretty. Some of the larger ones go into the flower beds so they change color when I water the plants or much more rarely when it rains in New Mexico. If you can't find a desirable rock on a pebble strewn shoreline, you must have your mind on something else.
I'd check that yellow one for hardness. Its shine is eye-catching, it appears to me that you have done a good job on all of them.
Did you ever build that homemade tumbler depicted on U-tube? that guy was a stitch. Tom
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Post by rockingthenorth on Feb 22, 2013 11:11:07 GMT -5
Great batch I like granite too
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Post by cardiobill on Feb 22, 2013 14:39:42 GMT -5
Nice job. They have an earthy feel to them. Nice shine. They look great together as a group. Bill
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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 22, 2013 15:16:53 GMT -5
No Peruano, I haven't built that or any other tumbler. I just watch that video every once in a while for a laugh. That guy cracks my up.
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Post by electricface on Feb 22, 2013 22:25:15 GMT -5
I agree you did a fine job and The yellow one is my favorite also.
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Post by snuffy on Feb 23, 2013 11:56:29 GMT -5
Nice batch! Like all the different colors in it!
snuffy
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Post by carloscinco on Mar 2, 2013 19:28:37 GMT -5
Great looking tumble! Those really came out nice. The red one at the three o'clock position in the first picture looks pretty interesting.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 3, 2013 0:06:45 GMT -5
That red one was one of the worst in the whole batch. It really didn't get very shiny and the strips sort of undercut. It looks decent from a distance though!
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