rattlehead
starting to spend too much on rocks
MI Rocks
Member since December 2010
Posts: 213
|
Post by rattlehead on Jun 3, 2014 21:20:13 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by parfive on Jun 3, 2014 21:34:04 GMT -5
Beautiful work.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Member since January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2014 21:37:48 GMT -5
Those are some nice looking spheres, I really like that materiel and the selection of stands. It's good to see you posting your work again.
Tim
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Member since January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2014 21:47:21 GMT -5
wow!what spectacular craftsmanship!those stones are stunning.what diameter are they?
Dave
|
|
|
|
Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jun 3, 2014 21:56:36 GMT -5
totally awesome spheres and great photos too. Never heard the term lightening stone but it sure suites it well. Are they Lake Michigan septarian nodules?
Chuck
|
|
herchenx
Cave Dweller 
Member since January 2012
Posts: 3,360
|
Post by herchenx on Jun 3, 2014 22:04:27 GMT -5
Those are beautiful and the stands are great!
|
|
bsky4463
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2013
Posts: 1,696
|
Post by bsky4463 on Jun 3, 2014 22:15:52 GMT -5
Lightning stones? Talk to me, wtf is that. Way cool material, killer spheres. Thanks for the eye candy. cheerrs
|
|
Thunder69
Cave Dweller
Thunder 2000-2015
Member since January 2009
Posts: 3,105
|
Post by Thunder69 on Jun 3, 2014 22:16:53 GMT -5
Awesome spheres and what a cool way to display them...John
|
|
panamark
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2012
Posts: 1,343
|
Post by panamark on Jun 3, 2014 22:48:58 GMT -5
>Awesome spheres and what a cool way to display them...John
x2
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Member since January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2014 22:50:09 GMT -5
Those are super bad@ss. Super bad@ass displays too. I'll quit cutting stones now. wow Chuck they certainly look septarian. his ebay store |
|
quartz
Cave Dweller
breakin' rocks in the hot sun
Member since February 2010
Posts: 3,359
|
Post by quartz on Jun 4, 2014 0:12:42 GMT -5
Outstanding material, and well cut. Wife and I have never seen it before, lots of wows. We especially like the pet. wood bases, that stuff is sort of our long suit. Thanks for the show.
|
|
|
|
Post by vegasjames on Jun 4, 2014 4:56:27 GMT -5
Fantastic.
|
|
|
|
Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 4, 2014 7:19:35 GMT -5
Awesome, simply amazing!!! Never seen those before, thanks for sharing.
|
|
rattlehead
starting to spend too much on rocks
MI Rocks
Member since December 2010
Posts: 213
|
Post by rattlehead on Jun 4, 2014 9:23:32 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words. I've been cutting a lot of these types of stones lately. You never know what you'll find inside, which is cool. I've been experimenting with different stands including wood. I've been reminded why I got a C- back in school woodshop class. I didn't think the grade was well deserved until recently. I'll probly just stick with rock.
Here is some copy/pasted info I found online about them:
These are Septarian Nodules locally called Lightning Stones. They are found on beaches in the lower west side of MI. They consist of clay cemented onto an iron mineral called siderite. These concretions form in part through bacterial activity. They become fractured and the fractures fill with calcite brought in by ground water. The results forms lightning like patterns on a dark background.
The books say they are "rare" as they are only found in a small area in southwest MI (basically from Holland south to St. Joe). Deerlick Creek Park has a lot of them. But the big ones I find near creeks and in the creeks south of Saugatuck. The biggest ones I've dug out of the walls of the washed out creek.
Thanks for looking.
Arrowheaddave: These are in the 1.5-2.5 inch diameter range. I have some much larger stones, but don't have a big enough saw to cut em....yet!
Shotgunner: always been a fan of your work brother!
|
|
aimeesrockworks
spending too much on rocks
I really do look like my avatar... it kinda freaks me out.
Member since December 2010
Posts: 458
|
Post by aimeesrockworks on Jun 4, 2014 9:47:07 GMT -5
Going to ditto Shotgunner there... although part of his exclamations don't quite apply to me as a member of the womanly side of things.
|
|
|
|
Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Jun 4, 2014 11:01:09 GMT -5
Only one word for those spheres...............................AWESOME!!!!!!!
|
|
|
|
Post by rockjunquie on Jun 4, 2014 11:28:00 GMT -5
I have one word, too.... ART!
|
|
|
|
Post by snowmom on Jun 4, 2014 14:06:40 GMT -5
those are just beautiful! Do you have photos of the rough you cut them from, or something similar?
I love to see what rocks look like before they are worked into these amazing things posted on this board.
Having just moved near Lake Huron, I find lake rocks confusing, they look so different from the freshly mined
stuff I see in so many posts. These spheres and their bases look like you worked them with a little magic thrown in.
|
|
|
|
Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 4, 2014 14:33:08 GMT -5
I feel like I'm just repeating what everyone else is saying, but those are truly works of art. It's nice to see your machine is running again.
|
|
rattlehead
starting to spend too much on rocks
MI Rocks
Member since December 2010
Posts: 213
|
Post by rattlehead on Jun 4, 2014 15:42:32 GMT -5
those are just beautiful! Do you have photos of the rough you cut them from, or something similar? I love to see what rocks look like before they are worked into these amazing things posted on this board. Having just moved near Lake Huron, I find lake rocks confusing, they look so different from the freshly mined stuff I see in so many posts. These spheres and their bases look like you worked them with a little magic thrown in. I haven't been to Lake Huron in a long time, but I imagine you'd find quite a bit of similar rock like I do on the west side along Lake Michigan. Here is a pic of some fresh picked Lightning Stones...  I have tons of Michigan rock finds on my facebook page here: www.facebook.com/pages/Spheremaker/275374052512102Jugglerguy: still haven't gotten my big machine going yet...still working the small ones. I tried using just the two heads the other day and it didn't work out too well. I have some new (old motors)...I just gotta make some adaptations and see if I can get em installed! I'm not very handy that way...and I'd still have to find someone to wire the damn thing! |
|
... to the New Guys from The ChatBox V.2 Crew