gem97845
starting to shine!
Member since August 2009
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Post by gem97845 on Sept 21, 2010 22:25:20 GMT -5
Here's a few pictures of the material I just got out of the tumble. It is a wide assortment of material, The Holley Blue comes from Oregon, The Woodard Ranch is of course from Texas. The dark agate came from the Stillwell Ranch, near Big Bend National Park. Holley Blue  Woodward Ranch  Stillwell Ranch  Moss not sure where it came from but love the shine  Turlingua Texas  This came from area NW of Mcdermit. Only found a few pieces of this. It"s pretty soft and shine is matted but I think it is neat with all grain in it t  Pretty sure this is from the Woodward Ranch, love the shine  Well I hope you all enjoy. Thanks for looking. Glenn |
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Post by Toad on Sept 21, 2010 22:47:32 GMT -5
Great variety.
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Post by beefjello on Sept 22, 2010 7:52:43 GMT -5
Beautiful shiny batch of tumbles there  I really like the design in the Mcdermit piece. |
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Post by tanyafrench on Sept 22, 2010 8:58:41 GMT -5
That Moss Agate is beautiful with an awesome shine. The pattern in the McDermit is really special.
Tanya
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Post by susand24224 on Sept 22, 2010 10:57:10 GMT -5
Wow, nice batch! I'm really interested in the matte one as I have found something similar. Is it almost chalklike? Light weight? I cabbed mine, was surprised it held up, and haven't gotten to the polish stage yet.
Susan
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gem97845
starting to shine!
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Post by gem97845 on Sept 22, 2010 12:37:39 GMT -5
Susan, I am sitting here looking at a piece of that material. For it's size I wouldn't call it light weight, it does have a "chalky" feel to the rough stone. After slabbing it, the surface is smooth and shiney. I am just starting to learn how to make cabs, so I don't have a lot of experience. I did make a cab out of this stuff. It is somewhat soft and grids easily. The material is the same throughtout. By that I mean there no softer or harder spots in the stone. It makes a pretty cab. I have not tried to polish my cab either, but the piece from the tumbler shows that the results will probably be that matted look. The piece in the picture was in the tumbler for about 2 1/2 months and it volume was reduce by about 1/3
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Post by frane on Sept 22, 2010 16:33:45 GMT -5
These are just beautiful! I love all your materials here and that top Stillwell ranch looks like a brain! Very nice material, shine and shape to all of them!
Fran
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carloscinco
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since July 2008
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Post by carloscinco on Sept 22, 2010 21:35:24 GMT -5
That's a great selection and a great finish. I like that matted finished rock also. There are some rocks that actually look better with a nice 500 grit finish. Great Job.
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