chris1956
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Post by chris1956 on Feb 18, 2024 10:55:42 GMT -5
Very nice! Love your variety and those quartz are SO smooth and clear. Thanks for sharing! Thank you! I started 10 pounds of Rose quartz, probably 5-6 months ago (I'm guessing), and these are the last bits to get through polish. Moved on to the smokey quartz now. I like to always have a 6lb barrel of quartz going. That's a long time to polish but they turned out great! I have had some brown jasper going for a couple months and that seems like a really long time.
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Post by velodromed on Feb 18, 2024 12:45:50 GMT -5
Daaaamn!! Those are amazing! I love the Bahias and can’t wait to get started on mine. The moss agate is sweet, chert looks very good and you did justice to those Prairie agates. Well done sir! Thank you! I appreciate it! Yeah with the Bahias I learned there is a sweet spot before you expose the crystal/quartz underneath. I've left a few in the coarse grind a bit too long. Sometimes the best patterning comes out before they… Yup! These are pretty much my favorite rock to tumble, and I’ve done quite a few between the batch I got at Richardson Ranch, and ones I have gotten elsewhere. Now I got this 10 pound batch from the Rock Shed to play with. Some of them will spend literally two weeks in course before they’re ready to move on while others will take months.
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Post by dillonf on Feb 18, 2024 15:56:10 GMT -5
Just playing "catch-up". Loved the tumbles from the 4th for sure!! On this last batch, my eyes immediately went to the Prairie Agate in the group pic - the one in the bottom left in that first pic! LOL - That's one of my favorite types of Prairie Agates out here! Thanks Jason! Yeah those Prairie Agates can have some depth!
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Post by dillonf on Mar 6, 2024 21:24:42 GMT -5
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Post by Son Of Beach on Mar 6, 2024 22:03:15 GMT -5
dillonf Good to know on the "Cheetah Agate", I was eyeballing that next time I need to order grit. Looks like some nice Bahias too
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Post by dillonf on Mar 6, 2024 22:05:42 GMT -5
dillonf Good to know on the "Cheetah Agate", I was eyeballing that next time I need to order grit. Looks like some nice Bahias too Thank you!
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lapidarycentral
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Post by lapidarycentral on Mar 8, 2024 21:33:54 GMT -5
dillonf Good to know on the "Cheetah Agate", I was eyeballing that next time I need to order grit. Looks like some nice Bahias too Thank you! All of them look great! Thanks for tagging us and letting people know where you got the cheetah, much appreciated! I've tumbled some as well, and have had a great time with it. They do shine up pretty nice. I still think the Velvet Obsidian is my personal favorite though.
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Post by hplcman on Mar 9, 2024 10:50:53 GMT -5
All of them look great! Thanks for tagging us and letting people know where you got the cheetah, much appreciated! I've tumbled some as well, and have had a great time with it. They do shine up pretty nice. I still think the Velvet Obsidian is my personal favorite though. The Velvet Obsidian I bought from you is one of my favorites!!! Part of it is it’s always a small victory for me if I can get a polish on obsidian at all! But most of it is looking at the stunning colors and they way they shift as you rotate the stone…. They are transfixing.
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Post by dillonf on Mar 9, 2024 11:19:13 GMT -5
All of them look great! Thanks for tagging us and letting people know where you got the cheetah, much appreciated! I've tumbled some as well, and have had a great time with it. They do shine up pretty nice. I still think the Velvet Obsidian is my personal favorite though. The Velvet Obsidian I bought from you is one of my favorites!!! Part of it is it’s always a small victory for me if I can get a polish on obsidian at all! But most of it is looking at the stunning colors and they way they shift as you rotate the stone…. They are transfixing. I'll have to try some of that obsidian in the future.
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Post by hplcman on Mar 9, 2024 14:32:46 GMT -5
The Velvet Obsidian I bought from you is one of my favorites!!! Part of it is it’s always a small victory for me if I can get a polish on obsidian at all! But most of it is looking at the stunning colors and they way they shift as you rotate the stone…. They are transfixing. I'll have to try some of that obsidian in the future. Next time we do a rock exchange I can send you some! 😁
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Post by dillonf on Mar 9, 2024 18:25:20 GMT -5
I'll have to try some of that obsidian in the future. Next time we do a rock exchange I can send you some! 😁 That would be great!
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Post by dillonf on Apr 1, 2024 21:09:44 GMT -5
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Post by chris1956 on Apr 1, 2024 21:32:58 GMT -5
I like the quartz with the inclusions.
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Post by dillonf on Apr 1, 2024 21:34:07 GMT -5
I like the quartz with the inclusions. Thanks!
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 1, 2024 21:58:39 GMT -5
Love that Bahia! Lots of nice ones and great polishes.
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Post by dillonf on Apr 1, 2024 22:46:46 GMT -5
Love that Bahia! Lots of nice ones and great polishes. Thank you!
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Post by Starguy on Apr 2, 2024 13:17:42 GMT -5
Wow! Some great looking rocks in there. Hard to pick favorites, but I really like the Bahias, especially the one highlighted in the video.
Thanks for showing.
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Post by dillonf on Apr 2, 2024 17:58:43 GMT -5
Wow! Some great looking rocks in there. Hard to pick favorites, but I really like the Bahias, especially the one highlighted in the video. Thanks for showing. Thanks for looking!
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Post by JayneRubble on Apr 2, 2024 21:56:14 GMT -5
I have really been enjoying this thread. Beautiful finds and Good work!
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Post by dillonf on Apr 3, 2024 5:25:05 GMT -5
I have really been enjoying this thread. Beautiful finds and Good work! Thank you!
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