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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 12, 2004 13:58:59 GMT -5
lookin good Michigan you got some real nice rocks there im still workin on my first batch your doin good seeya john
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Post by Banjocreek on Feb 12, 2004 16:29:19 GMT -5
Some of those look like granite, or marble. Have you ID'd them?
Nice polish job on those!
It looks like a wide assortment, what do you use to check hardness?
I really like that small dark blue one with the specks, but the variety of color is what makes the collection attractive.
Thanks for the info!
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Post by Noosh9057 on Feb 12, 2004 16:54:56 GMT -5
Great looking back.
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Post by donwrob on Feb 12, 2004 21:12:33 GMT -5
Great looking pics Mi Rocks! Well done, super polish. They remind me of some of rocks found in glacial till down here in Ohio. Very nice work, cheers, Don
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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 17, 2004 12:37:59 GMT -5
hi all --hey ron i like the way you did that quick way to make a pendent for a neckless where do you get the cup peg? did ya call it i have a portable drill press on the way for a hand drill and id like to try that how bout some sizes of the drill bit and the peg and where ya get the pegs ok seeya john
do you use a vise to hold rock for drillin
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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 27, 2004 20:43:14 GMT -5
hi all == ron i just orderd some drills from that guy hes got great prices on the drills i still gotta get some screw eyes maybe next check cant wait to try some pendents did ya ever get to try that new glue you where talkin about let me know how it go-s my daughter is into the goth thing and i wanna make one from a nice black apache tear for her i have acouple big ones think she will like it ok seeya john
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donwrob
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Post by donwrob on Feb 29, 2004 13:53:45 GMT -5
Lookin good Ron, I like your model too. I thought of using my granddaughter to show a wire wrap, but she doesn't lite in one place for very long. Plus, I still haven't made one I'm happy with yet. I checked out your drill press, real nice set-up buddy. I have to order some of those peg cups and try them. It's a good look, talk to you later, Don
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Post by rockyraccoon on Mar 7, 2004 23:23:12 GMT -5
where'd you get the mahogany obsidian? i can't wait to see it finished.
kim
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Post by rockyraccoon on Mar 8, 2004 11:01:51 GMT -5
what kind of saw would you get?
kim
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Post by donwrob on Mar 8, 2004 11:05:19 GMT -5
Very nice work Ron! Great job, beautiful rocks. I also can't wait to see the mahogany finished, I understand it can be tough to get a good shine on that particular obsidian. If anyone can do it, you can buddy. I have faith in ya! ;D Again, super work! ttyl, Don
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Post by creativeminded on Mar 10, 2004 17:43:40 GMT -5
That is going to be beautiful once it is cut and polished.  Tami |
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Post by creativeminded on Mar 12, 2004 10:50:43 GMT -5
I know what you mean, I have had the itch to get a diamond bit rock cutting saw every since I took a college metalsmithing class. Here is a picture of the things I made in Metalsmithing. The necklace was my very first project and where I became very familiar with the jewlers saw.  Tami |
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Post by creativeminded on Mar 12, 2004 14:40:09 GMT -5
Thanks for the compliament.
I was born with the gift of arts and crafts, I learned alot from both of my grandmothers, who have passed, and my mother and father. My father helps me with my wood projects, and my mother helps me with my creations, by helping with my sewing, criticing what I have done and has been a big supporter in everything I do.
I say I inheirated the best thing anyone can inheirate and that is the love of arts and crafts.
I rarely follow a pattern when I make my jewelry, and when I paint in ceramics there has only been one piece that I followed the paint directions on, and that was because they were holding a special class for that particular project.
I will be starting a new business venture, and that is to sell some of my handmade projects on e-bay.
Tami
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Post by creativeminded on Mar 13, 2004 16:12:14 GMT -5
Thanks.
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Post by llanago on Apr 3, 2004 13:29:45 GMT -5
Those are some neat lookin' rocks! That big one is really nice. Can't wait to see what you do with it!
I am so envious of those of you that can just walk around and find cool rocks. All we have here is flint, flint and more flint! It's nice and tumbles up beautifullly, but I sure wish I had a larger variety of neat rocks around to collect.
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Post by rockyraccoon on Apr 3, 2004 15:03:33 GMT -5
those are some nice rocks there ron.
kim
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Post by creativeminded on Apr 5, 2004 9:49:06 GMT -5
I have a couple of smaller rocks that look just like that, does anyone know what it is.
Tami
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Post by rockyraccoon on Apr 9, 2004 20:56:25 GMT -5
those are some nice rocks ron - do you know what they are?
kim
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Post by cookie3rocks on Apr 11, 2004 21:22:48 GMT -5
Ron, I'm just stomping my feet and doing the "potty dance" because I recognise so many of the polished stones to be so much like what I have here. Lots of granite, marble and quartz. And I still haven't finished my first batch. The waiting is killing me!  As far as hardness, how does granite relate to marble and quartz? I know there is a scale you refer to, Mohl's is it? Where can I get a copy? Thanks (for making me crazy) cookie |
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Post by sandsman1 on Apr 11, 2004 22:00:24 GMT -5
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