Unakite and Epidote from Lake Superior
Dec 14, 2014 12:46:25 GMT -5
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 14, 2014 12:46:25 GMT -5
I just finished a batch in the Lot-O. Here it is:
Some day, I'd like to make a rosary out of rocks I've done myself. This was an experiment in bead making. The beads are a little big and they didn't round up as much as I expected. I made cubes and then ground off the corners. Then they spent a few weeks in my rotary tumbler before moving to the Lot-O. I swear they got more cube shaped after tumbling. I wasn't going for perfection, but more random shaped pebbles. I'll try again.
This is one of my biggest tumbles ever:
The red one on the top is sort of a curved slab. I can't remember how it got that way. I must have broken one along a fracture. There's another piece in the batch that is from the same rock.
Some day, I'd like to make a rosary out of rocks I've done myself. This was an experiment in bead making. The beads are a little big and they didn't round up as much as I expected. I made cubes and then ground off the corners. Then they spent a few weeks in my rotary tumbler before moving to the Lot-O. I swear they got more cube shaped after tumbling. I wasn't going for perfection, but more random shaped pebbles. I'll try again.
This is one of my biggest tumbles ever:
The red one on the top is sort of a curved slab. I can't remember how it got that way. I must have broken one along a fracture. There's another piece in the batch that is from the same rock.
. newbie mistake but sure not a newbie looking tumble. I like the shape of your crosses a little better then the ones I did.
