Obsidian Batch - UV10 | Rock Tumbling Hobby

montanamuskrat
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Keep your nose to the wind, your powder dry and watch your top knot.

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Obsidian Batch - UV10 Jul 7, 2010 0:15:18 GMT -5

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Post by montanamuskrat on Jul 7, 2010 0:15:18 GMT -5

This thread is the results of the great tutelage this forum and the great contributers provides. Tell us what you think.
Full Batch

Single large free form

Single free form cab

Small heart

Pictures from the batch

Odds and ends
Snowflake - two cabs plus

Beautiful blue-purple ?, :other large cab is a piece from Stones That Rock - Thank you Mary Ann & Ralph

Glass and Gold Sheen

Stuff that is soft and polished with Obsidian great - Unknown name

Hope you enjoy the pictures. Sorry the camera does not do justice to some of the pieces, like the cab made from material from Stones That Rock. We like your comments and look forward to adding to this great forum.
Debby & Tom

From the land of the shining mountains.

frane
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Obsidian Batch - UV10 Jul 7, 2010 7:32:29 GMT -5

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Post by frane on Jul 7, 2010 7:32:29 GMT -5

Beautiful batch but I did notice when I did obsidian that the mahogany turned out really nice because it is a shade harder than the others. Looks like yours did the same. I am thinking the last is wonderstone (?) I think that is the soft one. Don't you just love that blue and red/orange goldstone? I always think it looks so pretty! You did a great job!!!
Fran

Last Edit: Jul 7, 2010 7:33:57 GMT -5 by frane

carloscinco fully equipped rock polisher Member since July 2008 Posts: 1,639	Obsidian Batch - UV10 Jul 11, 2010 9:21:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by carloscinco on Jul 11, 2010 9:21:26 GMT -5 Beautiful work! A real treasure chest. How many pounds of material was that?

snuffy Cave Dweller Member since May 2009 Posts: 4,319	Obsidian Batch - UV10 Jul 11, 2010 10:25:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by snuffy on Jul 11, 2010 10:25:33 GMT -5 Yep,that aint nothing but a nice batch,on a sometimes not so easy glass. snuffy

NorthShore-Rocks fully equipped rock polisher Member since December 2008 Posts: 1,004	Obsidian Batch - UV10 Jul 11, 2010 11:19:09 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NorthShore-Rocks on Jul 11, 2010 11:19:09 GMT -5 A very rich batch indeed! Love the shapes.

Toad misunderstood rock expert Only rocks understand me. Member since September 2004 Posts: 12,798	Obsidian Batch - UV10 Jul 11, 2010 11:20:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Toad on Jul 11, 2010 11:20:19 GMT -5 great job on difficult material.
	Convinced myself, I seek not to convince.

montanamuskrat
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Keep your nose to the wind, your powder dry and watch your top knot.

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Obsidian Batch - UV10 Jul 14, 2010 0:01:01 GMT -5

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Post by montanamuskrat on Jul 14, 2010 0:01:01 GMT -5

Thank you all for the nice comments. Obsidian is difficult to work with. It is fragile and not for fumble fingers. The mahogany does seem to shine better. Fran, I agree, I think the last is wonder-stone, wonder what kind of stone it is.

Not sure how many pounds, it filled the UV10 3/4 full.
Again thank you.
Debby & Tom

From the land of the shining mountains.

Jasper-hound starting to spend too much on rocks Member since June 2010 Posts: 208	Obsidian Batch - UV10 Jul 17, 2010 7:41:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jasper-hound on Jul 17, 2010 7:41:07 GMT -5 Please tell us your recipe of grits, times, and added media.

pporky fully equipped rock polisher Member since May 2007 Posts: 1,932	Obsidian Batch - UV10 Jul 17, 2010 17:15:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pporky on Jul 17, 2010 17:15:27 GMT -5 Thats a wonderful batch, the closeups really show how nice some of them pieces are, love it...ppork

Noosh9057 fully equipped rock polisher Member since November 2003 Posts: 1,613	Obsidian Batch - UV10 Jul 21, 2010 10:13:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Noosh9057 on Jul 21, 2010 10:13:01 GMT -5 Great job. They all look great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Roger
	God Bless. Roger Noosh

montanamuskrat fully equipped rock polisher Keep your nose to the wind, your powder dry and watch your top knot. Member since September 2009 Posts: 1,150	Obsidian Batch - UV10 Jul 28, 2010 23:15:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by montanamuskrat on Jul 28, 2010 23:15:23 GMT -5 Rockbassethound, I used the same recipe of grits, times, and added media that Randybiker has on total rock tumbling. The only thing I changed is I used Cerium Oxide. Polished the batch for 12 days. Debby & Tom
	From the land of the shining mountains.