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Post by chris1956 on Apr 27, 2024 18:44:00 GMT -5
When I was out with Rob Jugglerguy last week looking for rocks in Petoskey, he told me about a location in the area where he had found some good Petoskey Stones. He indicated that they generally look terrible unpolished but about half of them polish nicely. See link below for one of his short videos on a stone that was found at this location. He also said he had sent some to another person and none of them polished well. Well of course I went there. Below is a picture of the 27 Petoskey Stones that I collected. I was trying to collect different looking ones (two or three of each "type") in the hope of being able to figure out what polishes and what doesn't. But when I put them out today, they all look different other than the bottom row which I found in one little pocket. Pretty sure the bottom row is not going to polish well but not sure about the others and I only see one that kind of maybe looks like the one Rob polished. Anyway, I intend to start face polishing these, or at least some of them and see how it goes. I will try to post closeups and the polished side as I go along. Rock 1 (left) in the top row is first. Let me know if you have one(s) that you would like to see done first. All 27 rocks  Closeups of Rock 1 in top row. Dry     Part of one side "polished" and wet. I stopped at 220 grit because I could tell this one was going nowhere fast. Not picking up these again (assuming I can tell it is like this one).    Thanks for looking, Chris |
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Post by pebblesky on Apr 27, 2024 19:02:51 GMT -5
I remember that YouTube Shorts from Rob, very impressive. I hope you could have some of your collections with a nice polished surface. I would be most interested in this one:  I actually thought the one you picked (rock 1) was the most hopeful one... |
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Post by chris1956 on Apr 27, 2024 19:05:24 GMT -5
Oops. Make that 26 stones. Can't count today.  |
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Post by chris1956 on Apr 27, 2024 19:07:33 GMT -5
I remember that YouTube Shorts from Rob, very impressive. I hope you could have some of your collections with a nice polished surface. I would be most interested in this one: I actually thought the one you picked (rock 1) was the most hopeful one... Weather is looking like rain all day tomorrow so I can probably get to this then. |
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Post by chris1956 on Apr 28, 2024 18:01:37 GMT -5
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Post by pebblesky on Apr 28, 2024 18:12:09 GMT -5
You are very productive! I totally agree that it looks pretty nice. It is a pity that the scar area is still scar.
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Post by chris1956 on Apr 29, 2024 20:43:09 GMT -5
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Post by liveoak on Apr 30, 2024 6:33:27 GMT -5
I like the second one-very cool pattern. Too bad it has the deep looking pits, or I'd be asking why you weren't cabbing it Patty
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Post by Jugglerguy on Apr 30, 2024 7:05:35 GMT -5
This is fun. It’s instant gratification where you do all the work and we just get to see the results. Nothing as good as the one in my video yet, but there’s still hope!
Did you go down that beach as far as the first house? I think that’s where the best ones are although I’ve only been there a couple times.
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Post by chris1956 on Apr 30, 2024 9:18:26 GMT -5
I like the second one-very cool pattern. Too bad it has the deep looking pits, or I'd be asking why you weren't cabbing it Patty
It does have a lot of pits. I may try some epoxy and see if it will hold together better. Even the lighter parts are kind of crumbly. This is fun. It’s instant gratification where you do all the work and we just get to see the results. Nothing as good as the one in my video yet, but there’s still hope! Did you go down that beach as far as the first house? I think that’s where the best ones are although I’ve only been there a couple times. I did go to the first house. I think I did see some of the more solid ones when I got to that point. I should have kept pictures of which stone came from where but it was cold and windy that day and I tried to collect what I could as fast as I could. |
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Post by liveoak on Apr 30, 2024 9:27:48 GMT -5
I've had pretty good luck using a thinned epoxy.
Patty
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Post by chris1956 on Apr 30, 2024 9:38:41 GMT -5
I will probably try it and see what happens.
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Post by chris1956 on May 1, 2024 20:28:10 GMT -5
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Post by pebblesky on May 1, 2024 21:03:10 GMT -5
They all look pretty cool! Great polishing work.
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Post by rockjunquie on May 1, 2024 22:27:04 GMT -5
What an interesting thread! I really like the dark ones and the contrast. I especially like the odd ball blackish spotted one. I'd like to see more of the dark ones.
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Post by jasoninsd on May 1, 2024 22:39:02 GMT -5
Trying to play catch-up on the forum...
This is a cool idea for a thread Chris! I love seeing the "pre" and "post" pictures. I'm amazed at some of the outcomes versus what they look like in the "raw"!
That 2nd one on 4/29 is VERY interesting...with the possible "coal" in the piece!
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Post by Jugglerguy on May 2, 2024 6:38:29 GMT -5
Still no stunning examples, but the improvement is still amazing. Hopefully you hit the jackpot soon!
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Post by chris1956 on May 2, 2024 19:05:25 GMT -5
They all look pretty cool! Great polishing work. Thanks. What an interesting thread! I really like the dark ones and the contrast. I especially like the odd ball blackish spotted one. I'd like to see more of the dark ones. There is a better one that I did today that will post later. I am going to try to stabilize one of the blackish spotted ones and see if I can make a cab. Trying to play catch-up on the forum... This is a cool idea for a thread Chris! I love seeing the "pre" and "post" pictures. I'm amazed at some of the outcomes versus what they look like in the "raw"! That 2nd one on 4/29 is VERY interesting...with the possible "coal" in the piece! Thanks. I don't know what I was thinking trying to do 26 rocks. I got three more done today and will post tonight if I have time. I am going to try to stabilize the best "coal" one and try to make a cab from it. Still no stunning examples, but the improvement is still amazing. Hopefully you hit the jackpot soon! Good one coming up soon. |
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Post by chris1956 on May 2, 2024 20:58:00 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on May 2, 2024 21:03:13 GMT -5
I think those "coal" pieces are fascinating...but nothing beats those pieces with the hexagonal sections!
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The top is really nice with great contrast between the hexagons and darker eyes. The top does have a few small flaws but that doesn't detract too much. The back has some cracks, a little mud, and a couple holes. 
