bevsmith1960
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Post by bevsmith1960 on May 11, 2018 11:22:46 GMT -5
Thank you all so much! Here are the rocks that will have center stage in my future outdoor rock showcase!
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Post by bevsmith1960 on May 9, 2018 9:48:17 GMT -5
Hi you all-knowing polish Kings and Queens! Collected some beautiful large stones from Lake Michigan. I want them to look wet all the time but do not want to buy/make a tumbler that big! **Is there a spray/wax/sealer made for making rocks look wet? I'm not finding where to upload the pictures :-( Thank you so much!!
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Mar 8, 2018 13:15:44 GMT -5
My dad had a freind who was into Lapidary and when he passed away his daughter gave my dad some of his collection. Dad decided I needed them and sent them to me. I haven't gone through the whole box and some the guy wrote on but these 2 I need help Picture #1 is some type of thunderegg? Picture did not pick up the green in thisπ Picture #2 Limb cast? Picture 3 a big juicy chunk that was labeled Rhodacorzite Sorry for the hasty pictures. I had to go to job 2 and didn't get time to go through whole box I certainly can't help identify, but that is a very nice Dad you have!! These are G R E A T!!
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Feb 23, 2018 9:40:21 GMT -5
Hello, I am a chef out here in Arizona and I fell in love with some rocks I found on a hike. I have been really starting to collect them of all shapes and sizes, but they are all mainly flat or sheet like and absolutely gorgeous. I want to get them to be a nice color that is food safe to eat off of. Is there just a polish that can go on similar to a gloss coat for stained wood? Anything and everything helps! Hey there chefdeever! Any pictures of the rocks you wish to turn into plates? I would really like to see them βΊ
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Feb 22, 2018 23:19:53 GMT -5
Or, he was busted with all those new rocks and on restriction from the internet. JK That's just stone cold funny right there now!!
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Feb 19, 2018 23:09:10 GMT -5
kk, just call me 'Murano James'. Getting the big head thingy, apologies. Sawed the 1.5 pound block with gravity and across gravity. sawn across gravity sawn with gravity If I could have all I wanted of EITHER 1 or 2, I would not know which to choose! I guess maybe I like....no, I love both equally! No wait! Nope...sorry!! ;-)
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Feb 19, 2018 22:58:01 GMT -5
Jamsonite is some pretty stuf!!! G R E A T name!!!
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Feb 19, 2018 22:53:54 GMT -5
What part of the country did you find these incredibly beautiful pieces? If you found them near your home, can we be bff's and can I come over? ;-)
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Feb 17, 2018 9:16:20 GMT -5
Thanks therock! This is an awesome place to be!! βΊ Yes it is. Been Busy Taking advantage of the Winter Months getting the shop ready for spring. Which part Of Tenn? I have family in Memphis, and Friends in NE Tenn in Mountain City Just South of Bristol. ~Duke West TN - my dad was from Gleason, Mom from McKenzie. Hung out in Paris quite a bit too. Good times :-)
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Jan 22, 2018 12:42:47 GMT -5
pffft... I give up - over it - WAY past caring! Spent almost 45 minutes trying to get a decent picture. Failed. Reflections were killing me! Will try again when I don't have To Do List to tackle. The above is a close up of the following. 6 7/8 inch (best I can measure) Jasper w/ Hematite sphere. Collected in the Clearlake area in Cali. - (north of San Fran) He brought a big chunk home and shipped it off to Richardson Ranch to have them make a sphere out of it. Do they still offer that service? Anyway, big ol' sphere. Nice addition to my sphere collection. I did get others. If you don't know/collect spheres, 6 7/8" is a rather large sphere. More later. Need to take down the outside Christmas lights while I have a warm day to work outside. Bob, I'm sure you could make one of these! Upgraded Version Portable Photography Studio, Zenic Mini Portable and Folding Photo Light Box Studio Photo Photography Tent Kit with LED Light and Background (9.5 x 9 x 9.8 inches) www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y1XQTZL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_giIzAbQFJKEY3PS!! O.M.G.πππ
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Jan 22, 2018 12:41:59 GMT -5
pffft... I give up - over it - WAY past caring! Spent almost 45 minutes trying to get a decent picture. Failed. Reflections were killing me! Will try again when I don't have To Do List to tackle. The above is a close up of the following. 6 7/8 inch (best I can measure) Jasper w/ Hematite sphere. Collected in the Clearlake area in Cali. - (north of San Fran) He brought a big chunk home and shipped it off to Richardson Ranch to have them make a sphere out of it. Do they still offer that service? Anyway, big ol' sphere. Nice addition to my sphere collection. I did get others. If you don't know/collect spheres, 6 7/8" is a rather large sphere. More later. Need to take down the outside Christmas lights while I have a warm day to work outside. Bob, I'm sure you could make one of these! Upgraded Version Portable Photography Studio, Zenic Mini Portable and Folding Photo Light Box Studio Photo Photography Tent Kit with LED Light and Background (9.5 x 9 x 9.8 inches) www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y1XQTZL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_giIzAbQFJKEY3
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Jan 18, 2018 16:02:32 GMT -5
Thanks therock! This is an awesome place to be!! βΊ
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Jan 18, 2018 15:57:23 GMT -5
RTH'ers please come to Tony's booth Friday night around 6pm. Tony is supplying some burgers but definitely bring food - bring what you want to eat, maybe something to throw on his grill. Tony's Barbecue on Saturday has become a major event so Tony and Chris want to do something Friday night just for RTH people. Where is said booth? Well then...pretty sure I can't make it! Did a little digging on the location...saw "desert" something...oohh...I like DESSERT! Sadly, it was then that I saw only one S!! Seems to be a bit far from me stuck all up here in frozen Michigan! π
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Jan 18, 2018 15:51:21 GMT -5
RTH'ers please come to Tony's booth Friday night around 6pm. Tony is supplying some burgers but definitely bring food - bring what you want to eat, maybe something to throw on his grill. Tony's Barbecue on Saturday has become a major event so Tony and Chris want to do something Friday night just for RTH people. Where is said booth?
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Jan 17, 2018 18:52:29 GMT -5
James, I wanted to thank you for the hammering methods video you posted on FB. Never used a hammer on glass, and just Diamond saws,( ring saw, diamond band saw) and wet belt sander. and Stone and diamond wheels. Also, regular glass working hand tools, like Grozers and Breaker Pliers. Working in stained glass and hot glass is so closely related to this hobby, that a lot of the same rules and methods apply to both. Knowing glass and its character and behavior can be a great benefit in both hobbies, but seems to be little shared in tumbling glass. I have researched a lot of information on glass, and my first Teacher in stained glass was a four year apprentice Graduate in a glass company that restored and made Church Windows. Lots of learning in old Traditional methods, like working with chunked glass, and making glass pieces for restorations. One of the tidbits was on working with chunked glass, and making pieces suitable to work with from large chunks or slabs. I also had a book with pictures of the method used, They used an anvil parting wedge, same as a Blacksmith would use, mounted in a wooden stump. The would lay the chunk on top of the wedge, and strike it with hammer. which would cause the fracture to split the piece in the direct the wedge was pointed in. Glass fractures will follow the direction of the initial blow most of the time, in a pretty straight line. As an example, you where striking the glass on a downward angle, in the direction of the way it ended up chipping off. The blows where from the top at a sloped angle and the breaks followed the direction your hammer was traveling in, using the wedge on the edge of the hammer. Same principle in using a glass cutter wheel. The wheel is wedge shaped and fractures the glass surface with a straight down minute fracture. When tapped by the cutter or snapped by hand, the break follows the fracture, in the direction the cutter was held in. If you tilted the cutter when you scored the glass, you would see the break again followed the direction of the glass cutter. The edge of the broken glass would be also wedge shaped following or equal to the angle you tilted the cutter to. So using the iron wedge stake, they manipulated the size, direction, and shape of the split they wanted to make. Maybe something you may consider to play with, I have one of these original antique old stake setups if you wanted to see a picture. Yes please to the picture!
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Jan 16, 2018 9:01:45 GMT -5
I suspect the diesel bill will be higher than the abrasive bill running the truck for a week or so. Need me some Rio's!!!, maybe Feb or Mar. Jealous of you and txrockhunter living in the land of agate and pet wood. Could not be responsible with time if living there. Would always be rock hunting, how do y'all discipline yourselves ? Need to train those gravel pit workers to collect and send those fine Rio agates out. A simple bagging jig. 50 POUND BAGS ASSORTED AGATES The pits close to the river are so loaded with fine agate and wood. Only to be used mostly as road bedding under asphalt - ouch. No telling how many fine pet palm and wood deposits are on those giant ranches down there as far as the eye can see. Road bed? Noooooooooo! π£π
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Jan 12, 2018 13:04:11 GMT -5
BOOM!! Congrads Tommy... Add it to your collection,the way it is....... He says he's not much of a collector of things. I don't have that problem π He probably should send it to me - I will keep it safe for him!! π
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Jan 12, 2018 10:31:10 GMT -5
Cracking it up was all about the same bevsmith1960. Or are you asking if it effected my conscience ? Not at all . The thicker blocks and molded glass is tricker to make into thin-ish pendant shapes no doubt. Conscience? No...talking about your heart! Not sure mine could take that first π¨!! However, where there's a will, there's a way, right?
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Jan 12, 2018 9:57:32 GMT -5
Blitzkreig of colored glass. Mostly high end Italian, some China, Poland, Romania, Turkey. Stainless pan are some less desirable shapes pulled at 3 days. Not paying much, most are insurance claims, lost freight, damaged on clearance racks. Having to manage carefully. Coarse shaping happens fast and makes it easy to grind too much off. Left is Turkey, top 2 Italian, bottom two China, right is Poland. Looking all hand blown except China. Italian is the lion's share of the glass, primary exporter name is Tammaro. There is a rooster part in the bunch. Before destruction AHHHHH......NOOOOOOOOO!!! BUT, holy crap! Look what you GET!! WOW! I really don't think I could take a hammer to that! I have a few pieces that are very similar to some of those. I would be thrilled to find pieces like that to use as part of glass yard art π Was it hard for you to crack that first piece?
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Jan 12, 2018 9:52:35 GMT -5
Blitzkreig of colored glass. Mostly high end Italian, some China, Poland, Romania, Turkey. Stainless pan are some less desirable shapes pulled at 3 days. Not paying much, most are insurance claims, lost freight, damaged on clearance racks. Having to manage carefully. Coarse shaping happens fast and makes it easy to grind too much off. Left is Turkey, top 2 Italian, bottom two China, right is Poland. Looking all hand blown except China. Italian is the lion's share of the glass, primary exporter name is Tammaro. There is a rooster part in the bunch. Before destruction AHHHHH......NOOOOOOOOO!!! BUT, holy crap! Look what you GET!! WOW!
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