Double Shots: BA & BO

beefjello no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2006 Posts: 8,731	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 12, 2007 18:25:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by beefjello on Aug 12, 2007 18:25:36 GMT -5 Botswana Agate Boulder Opal Shad on the run! Thanks for lookin' ;D
	*I Wanna Rock!!!*

spikeict fully equipped rock polisher Alba gu bra! In Promptu Member since November 2006 Posts: 1,413	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 12, 2007 18:53:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by spikeict on Aug 12, 2007 18:53:20 GMT -5 Those are cool, I really thought the first one with the flame would be grand prize winner until I saw the shad.
	Aye, fight and you may die, run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM! SpikesStoneworks

krazydiamond Global Moderator Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far. Member since June 2004 Posts: 9,636	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 12, 2007 19:10:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by krazydiamond on Aug 12, 2007 19:10:48 GMT -5 yep, that last one is a very rare tropical fish! great shine on them all! KD
	Come on you miner for truth and delusion, and shine!

SteveHolmes
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Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 12, 2007 19:19:15 GMT -5

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Post by SteveHolmes on Aug 12, 2007 19:19:15 GMT -5

Beef,
Looks like the machine and you are getting along just FINE! Botswana's always great but that Shad is a sure winner. Is that the same cab as in the 2nd pic? I wonder how that would do on a line as a lure...you just might have something there.
Steve

MrP fully equipped rock polisher Member since November 2006 Posts: 1,930	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 12, 2007 20:39:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MrP on Aug 12, 2007 20:39:42 GMT -5 Great job........MrP

darrad fully equipped rock polisher Member since September 2006 Posts: 1,636	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 12, 2007 20:48:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by darrad on Aug 12, 2007 20:48:44 GMT -5 A little drilling, split rings and hooks and you got a Walleye lure for sure.
	Dave

Lady B driving up their electric bill Hello! I'm Lady BeaBea. Oh Look! A Rock! Member since May 2007 Posts: 2,260	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 12, 2007 21:04:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lady B on Aug 12, 2007 21:04:23 GMT -5 I don't know if will attract fish but that Boulder Opal is definitely alluring to me! So is that first Botswana Agate. It's stunning! Lady B
	And Mother Earth spoke to me about her children and Lo! there were the rocks and minerals, the geodes and thundereggs, the crystals and agates. And I clasped them close to my heart. And Mother Earth smiled and welcomed me into her family. And I played with all the children in joy and peace forever as we all tumbled about.

Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 12, 2007 21:45:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2007 21:45:29 GMT -5 Those deserve a "Holy Crap" !!!!!!!!!!!!! Both stones are awesome but the BO is really spectacular!!!!

raqy freely admits to licking rocks Member since March 2007 Posts: 799	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 12, 2007 22:55:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by raqy on Aug 12, 2007 22:55:14 GMT -5 They are beautiful!
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adrian65 Cave Dweller Arch to golden memories and to great friends. Member since February 2007 Posts: 10,790	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 12, 2007 23:08:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by adrian65 on Aug 12, 2007 23:08:58 GMT -5 Beautiful cabs! The BO's are both a splendor. Adrian
	Rocks choose their owners, but they allow us the joy of believing to the contrary.

joe still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2005 Posts: 4,900	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 13, 2007 0:22:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joe on Aug 13, 2007 0:22:23 GMT -5 You really put a heckuva good shine on that BO. I likey lots!
	"Always keep a diamond in your mind"

BuiltonRock driving up their electric bill The greatest achievements are done at home. Member since October 2006 Posts: 2,483	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 13, 2007 6:04:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BuiltonRock on Aug 13, 2007 6:04:58 GMT -5 I bite my screen! john
	Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. Matthew 7:24-25

NM Stone Supply freely admits to licking rocks Rocks in my head! Member since March 2006 Posts: 916	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 13, 2007 7:21:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NM Stone Supply on Aug 13, 2007 7:21:36 GMT -5 Very nice shape and shine.
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stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 13, 2007 10:13:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Aug 13, 2007 10:13:25 GMT -5 hehehehhe I'm just tickled!
	I can't tell if thats some Gneiss Schist, or that Schist is Gneiss. All I know is don't take it for Granite

181lizard Cave Dweller Still lurking :) Member since December 2005 Posts: 2,171	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 13, 2007 16:32:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 181lizard on Aug 13, 2007 16:32:15 GMT -5 Hold on a dern min....those are REALLY nice!!! Good eye beef!
	liz opportunity is for the taking. Look inside yourself, you'll see. Then go clean up your own backyard...leave my yard to me. rossington collins band.

Jurrasic Jonje driving up their electric bill Member since September 2006 Posts: 2,659	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 13, 2007 20:27:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jurrasic Jonje on Aug 13, 2007 20:27:41 GMT -5 Thos eBO are sweet. Man what a catch!!
	Now all I need is a pez rock.

beefjello
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Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 14, 2007 6:52:10 GMT -5

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Post by beefjello on Aug 14, 2007 6:52:10 GMT -5

Thanks a bunch everyone! ;D

I added a magnifier lamp to my set up and dried each cab off as I worked them to make sure every little scratch was removed before moving on to the next stage. It's the first time I've done this, and it was time consuming but man what a difference it made!

I also put a big foam rubber mat down on the floor below my grinder. It already paid for itself when one of the bots decided to test it's wings lol

I Wanna Rock!!!

stoner
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Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 14, 2007 23:48:59 GMT -5

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Post by stoner on Aug 14, 2007 23:48:59 GMT -5

Excellent job brian. I almost missed these. The boulder opal is fantastic, but the bots isn't far behind. A good light is essential and using a magnifier is even better. I started using a rubber mat a long time ago and can't count the number of cabs it's saved.

Tony W has started giving rock gifts Ahh, Opal. I love the fire and flash! Member since May 2007 Posts: 3,435	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 15, 2007 0:23:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tony W on Aug 15, 2007 0:23:11 GMT -5 Beautiful! So translucent. Those shad are great! T

jjckitti freely admits to licking rocks Member since January 2007 Posts: 775	Double Shots: BA & BO Aug 19, 2007 21:29:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jjckitti on Aug 19, 2007 21:29:43 GMT -5 beautiful
	Joi - Kitti