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Post by Garage Rocker on Mar 30, 2018 12:40:18 GMT -5
Wowser! What a great batch. #19 is really awesome...Mel Thanks, Mel. #19 is from a nice piece of Lavic aDave sent me.
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Post by aDave on Mar 30, 2018 13:12:51 GMT -5
Thanks, Mel. #19 is from a nice piece of Lavic aDave sent me. Wow...that's awesome! I don't think I've ever seen any pattern(s) like that on what I've tumbled. I'd have never guessed that was Lavic, but seeing your red stained hands tells me that was found when you were cutting up the stuff. Great piece.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Mar 30, 2018 13:18:02 GMT -5
Thanks, Mel. #19 is from a nice piece of Lavic aDave sent me. Wow...that's awesome! I don't think I've ever seen any pattern(s) like that on what I've tumbled. I'd have never guessed that was Lavic, but seeing your red stained hands tells me that was found when you were cutting up the stuff. Great piece. Yup, looks like Mary Ellen or something, but it came from you. Here is the rock I cut it from. And tumble ready Lavic.
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Post by aDave on Mar 30, 2018 13:26:56 GMT -5
Wow...that's awesome! I don't think I've ever seen any pattern(s) like that on what I've tumbled. I'd have never guessed that was Lavic, but seeing your red stained hands tells me that was found when you were cutting up the stuff. Great piece. Yup, looks like Mary Ellen or something, but it came from you. Here is the rock I cut it from. And tumble ready Lavic. Ahh, thanks for the "before" photos. I guess I'll have to keep an eye out for similar when I start getting into the stuff again...or at least put my glasses on for a closer inspection when I dig rocks out of the bucket. That's why I love this material. As finicky as it can be with pits, the colors and variations are pretty awesome. The best part about it is that it's plentiful and all surface picked. No digging.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Mar 30, 2018 13:46:52 GMT -5
Wowser! What a great batch. #19 is really awesome...Mel Thanks, Mel. #19 is from a nice piece of Lavic aDave sent me.
I did a little playing around on the flat lap with some Lavic yesterday. My hands turned just as orange as yours, Randy!
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 30, 2018 15:56:06 GMT -5
I had chosen this, but I see I'm not alone- crazy awesome, Dude! Such a great group and the pictures are superb!
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Post by Garage Rocker on Mar 30, 2018 20:57:32 GMT -5
Your attention to detail pays off on a big scale Randy. Both in your photos and your tumbling practice. Unreal, calendar stuff. One of the best photos posted here.
Thanks, James. Those KY agates make as good a macro pic as anything else.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Mar 30, 2018 22:42:32 GMT -5
Starting to notice. Clean and clear boundaries well organized with well placed details. Must be that mineral rich cave water. Some of the fossil cherts can fine subjects but the mechanical structure of agates is hard to beat.
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tkvancil
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Post by tkvancil on Apr 8, 2018 13:52:36 GMT -5
Like 'em all but 9 and 12 really do it for me. Thanks for the show.
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illusionist
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Post by illusionist on Apr 11, 2018 17:19:25 GMT -5
I can't stop drooling! LOL! Top notch!
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Post by Garage Rocker on Apr 13, 2018 20:18:33 GMT -5
Like 'em all but 9 and 12 really do it for me. Thanks for the show. Thanks, Ken. Those are both West TX material, courtesy of Jeremy txrockhunter. I have more of those and am looking forward to getting some in the grind.
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Post by txrockhunter on Apr 16, 2018 12:38:10 GMT -5
Beautiful shots, Randy! Saw these come through on Flickr, but just seeing the thread. Those West Texas agates are tricky to tumble, but yours turned out great! Can't say enough about your finish and photography!
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melf77
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Post by melf77 on Apr 16, 2018 19:34:31 GMT -5
Now this is what I would want to tumble for myself, I wouldn't want to let a single one out of my hands. Beautiful, all of them.
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Post by tims on Apr 17, 2018 10:04:07 GMT -5
Churning out some beauties, thanks for the HQ share.
What's the black / white / peach material in bottom-right on pic #3?
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Post by Noosh9057 on Apr 17, 2018 10:38:18 GMT -5
Those look great!!!!
Roger
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Post by Garage Rocker on Apr 18, 2018 7:04:02 GMT -5
Churning out some beauties, thanks for the HQ share. What's the black / white / peach material in bottom-right on pic #3? Thanks, Tim. That is a baby Brazilian agate. It's a dark blue agate and the lighter colors are part of the exterior 'skin' that I partially tumbled off.
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rodeodan
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Post by rodeodan on Apr 18, 2018 9:09:17 GMT -5
Fantastic batch!
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Apr 20, 2018 23:05:24 GMT -5
My goodness! I could just swoon looking at these. Mesmerizing.
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