rollingstone
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Post by rollingstone on Feb 20, 2016 16:13:30 GMT -5
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Post by mohs on Feb 20, 2016 16:17:16 GMT -5
sweet stones and sardonyx as well !
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 20, 2016 16:25:41 GMT -5
Ed, that's what I was going to say, lol.
It's all great, but that Mozambique is swwwweeeet, looks good enough to eat!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 20, 2016 16:27:13 GMT -5
Awesome material and liquid shine. Great batch of rocks. Never heard of Mozambique agate but I would certainly buy some now.
Chuck
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 20, 2016 17:01:22 GMT -5
Those turned out great!!
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Thunder69
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Post by Thunder69 on Feb 20, 2016 18:33:10 GMT -5
Patience paid off...man what a shine ...John
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indiana
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Post by indiana on Feb 20, 2016 18:39:58 GMT -5
Those are gorgeous, nice job!
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Feb 20, 2016 18:58:15 GMT -5
One of the finest ever posted and no room for improvement. Going back for a re-look or two.
After the third look I had to compliment the way you broke those so well in the first photo. Chisel and you are a great combination.
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Post by radio on Feb 20, 2016 19:16:48 GMT -5
WOW!!! Both came out super, but that Mozambique is off the scale!!!!
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Post by toiv0 on Feb 20, 2016 23:37:39 GMT -5
Now thats what I call shine...wow
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 20, 2016 23:45:57 GMT -5
Love these, especially the Mozambique!
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rodeodan
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Post by rodeodan on Feb 20, 2016 23:59:25 GMT -5
Wow, I may have to place an order soon to try that Mozambique agate
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meviva
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Post by meviva on Feb 21, 2016 0:13:33 GMT -5
Looks like candy....yummy!
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70karmann
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Post by 70karmann on Feb 21, 2016 0:20:52 GMT -5
Very nice.
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 21, 2016 11:31:48 GMT -5
Impressive!! That Mozambique shined up superbly. Very nice... very nice.
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Post by adam on Feb 21, 2016 13:17:38 GMT -5
I wish I had the patience to tumble for months and months. Exquisite Mozambique's and the dryheads are triple A grade, top quality. I applaud you! Wonderful tumbles.
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Feb 21, 2016 14:01:35 GMT -5
Beautiful materials and, as always when it's about your batches, perfectly tumbled.
Adrian
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tkvancil
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Post by tkvancil on Feb 22, 2016 10:42:07 GMT -5
First off great tumble with an outstanding polish.
Second, how cool to visit the Rockshed. Wish I were close enough.
I have some of the Mozambique tumbling now. Not a lot of banded pieces like yours. Reds and blues with fortifications and tubes. Very cool.
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rollingstone
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Post by rollingstone on Feb 23, 2016 3:02:17 GMT -5
Hey everyone, thanks for all the kind comments! This was a bit of a tough batch, at least the polish stage. After 14 days in polish the stones all had a shine, but I could see with a ten times magnifying loupe that the surface was far from perfect and I knew I could do better. So there was a bunch of days of opening barrels, removing pellets, removing more pellets, eventually even adding pellets, all very messy, until I finally got the shine I was looking for and a stone surface that looked great even under ten times magnification. So 26 days in the polish stage... ugh! jamesp - I find the key to chisel cracking rocks is to hit the hammer with authority. Hit it too light and you just end up with fractured rock and it breaking where you hadn't planned. Hit the chisel hard with the hammer, like you really mean it, and the rocks tend to break exactly where you want. Works better with some materials than others, but it worked very well with this Mozambique agate. I'm not sure the weight of my crack hammer... at least two pounds, perhaps more. tkancil - good luck with your Mozambique agate tumble, it is a nice material! Here's a pic of the Rock Shed outdoor rock yard from my visit last July, not sure if at this scale the Rock Shed sign in the background is readable or not. The blue Honda Civic on the far right side of the photo is my car! -Don
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Intheswamp
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Post by Intheswamp on Feb 23, 2016 7:03:20 GMT -5
*Very nice* shines going on (and not the rye kind noted for south Alabama). When I see rocks that look wet I know somebody's been paying attention!!!!
Thanks for sharing the rockstar images and the shot of The Rock Shed yard.
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