Post by ejs on Dec 16, 2008 20:25:51 GMT -5
When I visited my in-laws in July, I brought some of my tumbled rocks to show my mother-in-law. She really liked the amethyst, so I set out to make some for her for the holidays. Five months later, they are finally coming out!
As you can see, I did not start with particularly high quality tumbling rough:
I followed my usual formula: 10-12 5-day rounds of 60/90 SC coarse, 7 days in 120/200 SC medium, 10 days in 500 SC pre-polish, 10 days in 1000 AO pre-polish, 2 weeks in AO polish, and a final burnish. Here are the results:
Here are some of my favorite individual stones:
Keep in mind that these photos were taken indoors with standing room lighting (very little sunshine here in NH!) so the shine doesn't come through as well as it could. I know that amethyst is a notoriously difficult stone to work with, so I am generally pleased with how it came out. And I'm sure that my mother-in-law will like it. But, most importantly, it helps to justify those extra tumblers that I bought. :-)
As you can see, I did not start with particularly high quality tumbling rough:
I followed my usual formula: 10-12 5-day rounds of 60/90 SC coarse, 7 days in 120/200 SC medium, 10 days in 500 SC pre-polish, 10 days in 1000 AO pre-polish, 2 weeks in AO polish, and a final burnish. Here are the results:
Here are some of my favorite individual stones:
Keep in mind that these photos were taken indoors with standing room lighting (very little sunshine here in NH!) so the shine doesn't come through as well as it could. I know that amethyst is a notoriously difficult stone to work with, so I am generally pleased with how it came out. And I'm sure that my mother-in-law will like it. But, most importantly, it helps to justify those extra tumblers that I bought. :-)
