NorthShore-Rocks
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Post by NorthShore-Rocks on Feb 16, 2010 13:31:50 GMT -5
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Mudshark
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Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. Will Rogers
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Post by Mudshark on Feb 16, 2010 14:04:21 GMT -5
WOW!!!!
Mike
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Post by NatureNut on Feb 16, 2010 14:56:42 GMT -5
How scrumptious! Steve, I'm going nuts for the ones with crystals and banding like the first and third pics, and the one in the ninth pic looks like the crystals are smoky quartz. Wow! They are all completely amazing! Jo
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Post by superioragates on Feb 16, 2010 15:06:12 GMT -5
ummm......OMG!!!!!!!! I KNEW this batch was gonna make my jaw drop when I started to open it, but OMG!!! I love the Lakers, and you always do such an outstanding job on the tumbling, polishing, pictures!!! WOW Steve.....how you gonna top this one?  |
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Old Hickory
having dreams about rocks
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Post by Old Hickory on Feb 16, 2010 17:33:01 GMT -5
Steve, what a fantastic batch of lakers.  Looking at them brings up a few questions in my mind. #1 - on an average how many hours of process time (start to finish) is involved to get these kind of results? #2 - What percentage of these are self collected? #3 - What percentage on average are shore finds VS inland? |
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Post by morerockspleaz on Feb 16, 2010 22:13:57 GMT -5
Moma Mia, wow those are awesome. Need my sunglasses on- all I can say is WOW.
BeLinda
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Feb 16, 2010 22:28:52 GMT -5
Gonna need sunglasses looking at any more. Nice.
snuffy
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elementary
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Post by elementary on Feb 16, 2010 22:33:32 GMT -5
C c c c c c caaaa nnnn' tttttt Speakk!
Amazing and in awe!
thanks for sharing!
Lowell
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Post by MyNewHobby on Feb 16, 2010 22:40:59 GMT -5
I will apologize right now for my mouth .... maybe not completely apologize ...
Holy Crap and Son of a Bitch!!!!
Please, please, pleeeeeeeeeeeese tell me what you started with. Untouched rounds, slices, cutting chunks .... some of my terminology sucks ...
I have a couple of large batches of Lakers I have gotten from RTHers and I haven't worked with them as .... okay ....I'm an idiot ... I don't know where to start ... I also have big box of Savannnah River Agates I got from a very cool benefactor at DirtyRockHounds ...
I am speechless (shut up anyone that is objecting) .... can I do pieces that you did?
In any event .... Steve ... those pieces are magnificent ... love the ones that I can see crystals .... they look as if you framed them ..
As always
Julie
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catskillrocks
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Post by catskillrocks on Feb 16, 2010 22:41:58 GMT -5
WOW is right. Steve, those are simply drop dead gorgeous.
Don
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Post by rockrookie on Feb 16, 2010 22:55:28 GMT -5
OMG !!!  Steve you forgot the most important part when posting thos kid of pictures : DROOL WARNING !!!!!!!! CAUTION !!! i am so jealous !! i have realatives that live in Minnesota . i ask , please if you find any , please send me a few . they find em , but they don't send em  . or shine em . GREAT SHINE !! ;D ----paul |
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Post by Toad on Feb 17, 2010 7:44:11 GMT -5
What a great bunch. Lovely stones.
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Post by Bejewelme on Feb 17, 2010 13:06:15 GMT -5
Steve:
What do you do with all these, if they were on my desk at work I would get nothing done, LOL. You make an awesome tumble, WOWSERS!!!! My Lotto isn't producing like that! LOL
Amber
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Post by roswelljero on Feb 17, 2010 14:55:33 GMT -5
AWESOME!!!
I really like the 2nd from the bottom. Lots going on in that one!
My favorite is 10th from the bottom. It reminds me of peaceful rolling hills at dusk.
Keep up the good work!
Later,
jeri
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Feb 17, 2010 15:02:34 GMT -5
Nice work Steve! You must leave those in the rotary a lot longer than I do because all of the imperfections are gone. So my question is, how long do you leave them in the rotary?
Chuck
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NorthShore-Rocks
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Post by NorthShore-Rocks on Feb 17, 2010 18:02:19 GMT -5
Old Hickory & Chuck: They ground a long time. Some of the nodules maybe 6 months. Some of the slices not so long (4-6 weeks). The key is not accepting a bad spot... if there's a fracture, cut it, if there's a bad spot, grind it. Then blend it in with a couple of rough grinds & then finish.
Old Hickory: 100% self collected and almost 100% inland finds. The shore gets hammered for agates but can still produce some interesting other stuff.
MyNewHobby: You bet you can get some great results. My advice would be grind them, and then grind them some more.
Paul: We can work on that, collecting season is coming up soon and we can work on a box! PM me and I'll start putting something together!
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Post by Bikerrandy on Feb 17, 2010 19:56:53 GMT -5
Dude, these are all show pieces, the absolute most amazing tumbles that I've ever seen on here!! |
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Post by frane on Feb 17, 2010 20:07:14 GMT -5
WOW! I love them all! They are completely amazing!
Fran
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Feb 18, 2010 13:55:56 GMT -5
That's about what I expected, Steve. I've started cutting out imperfections with the WF and grinding out others. It's a lot of work and a lot of rock ends up as dust and chips, but the results speak for themselves. Thanks for showing off our local stuff so well.
Chuck
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brianj9389
off to a rocking start
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Post by brianj9389 on Feb 19, 2010 15:56:15 GMT -5
The only word I can come up with is stunning,just absolutely stunning!!The colours and patterns are beyond gorgeous.Wow.
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