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Post by Titania on Feb 6, 2008 18:43:42 GMT -5
Candy anyone? Here's the easy stuff...mix of agates, aventurine, etc. Some favorites: Little rutilated quartz It may be TINY, but it's sure full of CRAZY! The hard stuff...NC emeralds, turitella, sodalite, unakite, aquamarine (I think?) Here's my recipe: 60/90 - till whenever...some of these were about 4 weeks in rough 220 grit - 2 weeks 500 grit - 2 weeks Tripoli polish - 2 weeks Borax washes between each stage after 220 and a 24hr borax wash after polish. Thanks for looking. Nichole
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Wolfden
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Post by Wolfden on Feb 6, 2008 18:47:14 GMT -5
WOw Nichole , Those came out great !! awesome shine
Wolf
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 6, 2008 18:57:44 GMT -5
Wow you slam dunked the shine on those puppies! Nice!....mel
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Post by captbob on Feb 6, 2008 19:35:45 GMT -5
That's a super batch! You run all those different hardnesses together?
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Post by Titania on Feb 6, 2008 19:57:59 GMT -5
That's a super batch! You run all those different hardnesses together? Yup! Everything in the photos was run together in a 6lb barrel.
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Post by stonesthatrock on Feb 6, 2008 23:05:51 GMT -5
i take some candy............... the red, blue, pink etc They look like jelly beans
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grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on Feb 7, 2008 9:13:08 GMT -5
Wow! Super shine on those!! Thanks for the photos. Bill
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Post by catmandewe on Feb 7, 2008 9:21:54 GMT -5
Killer Shine, Great job! Now that is a great assortment..................Tony
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Post by creativeminded on Feb 7, 2008 9:46:39 GMT -5
Those turned out great, when you say candy you mean it. Great job. Tami
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MidNight~Rocksi3
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Post by MidNight~Rocksi3 on Feb 7, 2008 9:56:25 GMT -5
Wooohoooo!! atta girl Titiana! I dig that banded on in the third pic! and those emeralds and that Craaaazy !!! Excellent Batch!
*smiles*
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Post by Tonyterner on Feb 7, 2008 10:13:36 GMT -5
Sweet batch there Nichole. Nice shine on all of them.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Feb 7, 2008 17:21:32 GMT -5
Awesome batch!! Really great job taking the pics too, nice!
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Post by Cher on Feb 7, 2008 23:22:07 GMT -5
Oooooooo that's a beauty of a batch, wonderful colors. Nice job Nicole.
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mike4bears
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Post by mike4bears on Feb 7, 2008 23:41:45 GMT -5
oh shiny i like shiny pertty shiny i like play with shiny. mike
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emyhro4048
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Post by emyhro4048 on Feb 8, 2008 21:42:41 GMT -5
Absolutely beautiful!
Ed M.
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Feb 8, 2008 23:48:18 GMT -5
I've got a sweet tooth! ;D Nice batch of tumbles. The banded piece in the 4th pic down caught my eye. It looks like it's got a great fortification pattern in black. I also love the banded brazilian in the 5th pic down. Thanks for sharing. Steve
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