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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 6, 2023 15:52:49 GMT -5
Started on 9/11/2022 and finished 1/5/2023 - 116 days Kinda fun to track the progress. I'm still not super stoked about the bottom, but I had to run it full to see what would show up. I played around a little bit on my flat lap, but clearly didn't go far enough for some of the deeper cracks.
The different layering is amazing and some pink moss showed up after a polish, I'll get some closeups tomorrow. Thanks for checking 'em out. For the in-between stages you can look at the album here |
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Post by pebblesky on Jan 6, 2023 16:10:37 GMT -5
They look great when finished. Love the in-between shots!
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 6, 2023 16:46:03 GMT -5
I just love seeing the before and after shots! Thanks for taking the time to do that!! Those really look great!  Are those two you picked up at TRS when you were here? |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 6, 2023 16:52:17 GMT -5
I just love seeing the before and after shots! Thanks for taking the time to do that!! Those really look great! Are those two you picked up at TRS when you were here? It's just the one front and back, err top and bottom. That is one of them.
I've got some others I'll add eventually, but this is one of the better ones.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 6, 2023 17:01:01 GMT -5
I just love seeing the before and after shots! Thanks for taking the time to do that!! Those really look great! Are those two you picked up at TRS when you were here? It's just the one front and back, err top and bottom. That is one of them.
I've got some others I'll add eventually, but this is one of the better ones.
I know it'll sound crazy, but as I scrolled down and saw that first picture it immediately looked familiar. The last two pictures...well...I must not have looked at the bottom of the rock before! LOL |
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Post by dillonf on Jan 6, 2023 21:49:54 GMT -5
Looks great. I picked up 5lbs of bahia I haven't started yet - this inspires me!!
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Post by dshanpnw on Jan 7, 2023 8:59:31 GMT -5
I love the before and after photos too. Amazing job Chad! Great photos as well. Thanks for posting.
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 7, 2023 9:36:50 GMT -5
Looks great. I picked up 5lbs of bahia I haven't started yet - this inspires me!! I had never seen Bahias until someone posted them here, but I really liked the look of them. Glad I made the plunge.
I think you'll like them |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 7, 2023 9:41:10 GMT -5
They look great when finished. Love the in-between shots! Thank you. The tracking of your weekly tumbles inspired me to do this. So you deserve some of the credit  |
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Post by Brian on Jan 7, 2023 9:51:43 GMT -5
Those look great and I’ll echo the other comments about how nice it is to see progress pictures from start to finish (and the steps in between).
Series of photos like this should be included in every tumbler’s guide to show the time and patience it takes to take those things from looking like a potato to breathtakingly polished beauties.
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Post by pebblesky on Jan 7, 2023 14:35:33 GMT -5
For those who did not see the in-between steps that Son Of Beach posted, here is a thumbnail view:  From my own experience, it's a lot of effort to keep track of the progresses. I really love seeing these. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 7, 2023 19:38:44 GMT -5
For those who did not see the in-between steps that Son Of Beach posted, here is a thumbnail view: From my own experience, it's a lot of effort to keep track of the progresses. I really love seeing these. That was a really awesome thing to do PS!! Thanks for doing that!! *If you glance real fast from left to right, it looks like one of those old "flip books" of the progress! |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Mar 20, 2023 14:28:41 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 20, 2023 14:59:57 GMT -5
I love these before and after shots Chad!! Thanks for taking the time on these!! Those all look fantastic!! |
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Post by chris1956 on Mar 20, 2023 16:53:00 GMT -5
Love the before and after pics and the progress thumbnails. Great to see the progress through the process. I need to do this myself. Thanks for the pics.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 20, 2023 18:25:59 GMT -5
Nice, shiny Bahias! Great job on the tumbles.  |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Apr 14, 2023 19:00:19 GMT -5
Love the before and after pics and the progress thumbnails. Great to see the progress through the process. I need to do this myself. Thanks for the pics. Hardest part is remaining patient and actually snapping the pictures. I always had to look back at my initial shots to roughly get the angle and size on the stone the same. |
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Post by michiganpebbler on Jun 13, 2023 12:56:02 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing! I love the before & after. I’ve got some bahia’s in Stage 1, week 3. Mine don’t look anything like yours yet, but I hope they turn out as well as yours did. Beautiful!
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 15, 2023 17:34:54 GMT -5
I also enjoy tumbling these agates...
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Post by rockbrain on Jun 15, 2023 18:01:49 GMT -5
Quite the transformation. Those look amazing!
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