meviva
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Post by meviva on Dec 12, 2016 22:55:50 GMT -5
The ad for the 2017 Worldwide Rock Tumbling Contest is in the January issue of Rock and Gem magazine. We will be tumbling Hayden Hill Picture stone. Anyone know what that is?? Google is no help. Who's in for the contest this time? Andrea  |
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Post by captbob on Dec 12, 2016 23:24:12 GMT -5
How long do you get to work on the stones - when are entries due back?
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Post by captbob on Dec 12, 2016 23:33:09 GMT -5
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meviva
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Post by meviva on Dec 12, 2016 23:36:29 GMT -5
The last couple of years we had to send in our best 5, and they had to be postmarked by August 15th. They start taking the applications January 1st and I think you have until the end of June to send that in.....but that doesn't give much time.
Andrea
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dottyt
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Post by dottyt on Dec 13, 2016 2:28:47 GMT -5
Hey, World Champion Jugglerguy, 2016 is almost over and you never changed your avatar to your trophy. What is the point of winning this international event if you don't gloat a bit? :-)
Best of luck to all RTH entrants in 2017!
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Post by jamesp on Dec 13, 2016 6:54:54 GMT -5
Agreed, Rob should be showing off.  |
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Post by ChicagoDave on Dec 13, 2016 13:17:03 GMT -5
I'm entering this year!
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Post by metalsmith on Dec 13, 2016 13:44:48 GMT -5
What's to lose?
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Post by metalsmith on Dec 13, 2016 13:45:27 GMT -5
Agreed, Rob should be showing off. Yup! +1 |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 13, 2016 14:18:05 GMT -5
The $30-$40 entry fee, $6 to ship rocks back to them and a bunch of labor. Still worth it. Just stating the facts. FYI: you also lose your five best rocks from a batch that you put 110 percent effort into. That part is really tough. Chuck |
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Post by Tommy on Dec 13, 2016 14:26:55 GMT -5
We will be tumbling Hayden Hill Picture stone. Anyone know what that is?? Google is no help. We went up to Hayden Hill in 2013 - found an area with a large quantity of a grainy sandstone with purple and yellow swirls - very attractive material and we brought home a big piece for the garden.  Lapidary grade? no way... there must be a different material from there that is more silicified. It seems as if the only pictures in existence on the web are from the one post on this board that someone posted the link for. I will email my brother and try to find out something more - he lives up that way. |
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Post by Tommy on Dec 13, 2016 15:06:03 GMT -5
Hayden Hill Picture Jasper - shown in a display case at the Feather River club gem show. Might be from the same vicinity as ours in the post above - I don't know. Their's has to be more silicified than what we found or it wouldn't be much of a tumbling contest.   |
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Post by ChicagoDave on Dec 13, 2016 15:21:31 GMT -5
Their website says "We will again give you a challenging rock to work with this coming year."
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meviva
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Post by meviva on Dec 13, 2016 17:05:57 GMT -5
By the looks of it it may be a real challenge.
Andrea
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 13, 2016 17:46:21 GMT -5
Hey, World Champion Jugglerguy, 2016 is almost over and you never changed your avatar to your trophy. What is the point of winning this international event if you don't gloat a bit? :-) Best of luck to all RTH entrants in 2017! Ok, ok. I changed it. I'm just very, very humble. I'm among the most humble people I know. |
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Post by orrum on Dec 13, 2016 19:41:56 GMT -5
Ok I hate to mention this but ehh I might know a secret about wonderstone and tumbling. Err when do they send you the rocks? I will b in Quartzdite area all of the winter and can't tumble until I get home in June. Sad ain't it...
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 13, 2016 20:15:23 GMT -5
Ok I hate to mention this but ehh I might know a secret about wonderstone and tumbling. Err when do they send you the rocks? I will b in Quartzdite area all of the winter and can't tumble until I get home in June. Sad ain't it... You can't take your tumbler along? |
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Post by orrum on Dec 13, 2016 20:54:21 GMT -5
No electricity except solar. Have to be careful to not draw the batteries too low or no coffee or popcorn! LOL
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dottyt
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Post by dottyt on Dec 14, 2016 0:06:53 GMT -5
Ok I hate to mention this but ehh I might know a secret about wonderstone and tumbling. Err when do they send you the rocks? I will b in Quartzdite area all of the winter and can't tumble until I get home in June. Sad ain't it... Ummmmm. Well you could pass on your secret wonderstone tumbling knowledge to a worthy co-conspirator! Or post it in the public domain for the sake of transparency and increasing the number of beautiful rocks in the world.  But seriously, has anyone seen a piece with a good shine? I have never seen a successfully tumbled piece (not that I have been looking at tumbled wonderstone for ages though, others have had more experience). I have seen a few with beautiful colors and nicely shaped, but none has had more than a very faint shine, not even satin really. How successful can one be with this stone? Anyway I am sure it is well above my skill level. |
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Post by orrum on Dec 14, 2016 7:48:06 GMT -5
Ok Dot here it is....THE BIG SECRET!!!! Some wonderstone is like sandstone and the polish is just blah, some is more silcifield and polishes pretty good. You knew that right??? The secret is to cook it in s turkey roaster!!! Slab it first, then put a layer of kitty litter in the roaster without the pan. Then put a layer of slabs then kitty litter then slabs and on. With tumbles the same way until the roaster is full to overflowing. The put some insulation in the lid and put lid on with rocks on top to hold it down tight. Next set thermastat to 200 degrees to dry water out of rock overnite, otherwise they explode or craze. Then I up the temp 50 degrees every couple hours until it's maxed out. Oh yea you need a old style turkey roaster that goes to 550 degrees. At max hold for 12 hours to soak the stone with heat. The ramp down 50 degrees every few hours. Cool it too fast and they will craze snd potlid the same as too fast going up. The hottest part of the roaster is the sides and ends. Wonderstone is a volcanic ryolite so heat doesn't help it as much as other rocks but it's noticeable. Knappers do this to enhance color and chipping ability.
There you go, I just sold a Loto batch of knapping scraps of wonderstone plus some pendants and they were Loto shiny! Remember wonderstone can change from one extreme to another within the same rock! No I don't have any for pics because they sold out, LOL that's a good thing! The stuff knapps horrible too! LOL But I get a point now and then.
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