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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 17, 2004 18:42:59 GMT -5
hi, all! too many bees outside to take artsy-fartsy pics, but here is my latest batch, some crazy lace and assorted mixed agate, some mixed jasper (ghost birds are barely recognizable), some pet wood, a few straggling pieces of sodalite, one piece of tiger eye i got in a mixed bag and a few things i have no clue, this was with the Tin Oxide polish, but no wet shine was acheived.....not half bad tho. good enough for the jewelry i make. some of this i cut on the saw... i started a PURE batch of Tiger Eye that i got from Redwoodrocks today, check back in a few monthes..haha...meanwhile, here is Fred:  thanks for looking! KD |
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Banjocreek
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Post by Banjocreek on Aug 17, 2004 18:49:04 GMT -5
I think they look great!!
There are some wonderful jewelery pieces there too!
I see a lot of potential in that batch.
It looks like you are being very selective. I don't see a loser in the bunch!
Great work KD!
I'd like to see a few pieces you make from these.
Thanks for sharing
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Post by sandsman1 on Aug 17, 2004 19:30:42 GMT -5
hey KD is that wonderstone in the top right corner thats real nice lookin i gotta get me some of that ,,they all came out great,, but i realy like that wonderstone too cool lookin
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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 17, 2004 19:56:20 GMT -5
no, sandsman, that is some sort of picture jasper, i couldn't get that Utah wonderstone to take a shine to save my life. nor the stichtite. i didn't even bother to post that batch. i tumbled that in Aluminium Ox with zippo results then tried the Tin Ox, which shined the few pieces of pet wood enough for me to make some jewelry pins with. it shined SOME of the Stichtite on some surfaces.....i am going to try and order some Titainium Diox and some Chrome stuff, see if i can't make those suckers shine.
thanks,
KD
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Post by cookie3rocks on Aug 17, 2004 20:58:02 GMT -5
I LOVE that, KD! In my mind, I'm matching up pendants to earrings, looking for the best place to mount the bell cap, does it need a bezel(?). What kind of jewlery do you do? I'm a sucker for crazy lace, and that piece on the bottom right makes my mouth water.
Gotta love Fred! ;D
cookie
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Post by sandsman1 on Aug 17, 2004 21:52:25 GMT -5
well any way that jasper is realy cool lookin hahahaha
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Post by BearCreekLapidary on Aug 18, 2004 0:39:50 GMT -5
Hey KD,
That group looks great to me as well.
I am fixin to try a batch of mixed stones in my 10# Gy-Roc tumbler. I cleaned my 10" and 14" saw and came up with a bunch of trimmed pieces and my coffee cams are brim full and I am needing to do something with them ... so, I am going to try a big batch.
Wish me luck! I'll be happy if my stones turn out as nice as yours!
Enjoy,
John
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Post by Cher on Aug 18, 2004 1:12:21 GMT -5
Very very nice! ..... I can't stand this, I want to get tumbling!!! LOL I know, I need to learn patience. I have plenty, just need to hear a tumbler humming in the basement. At least I'd know it was on it's way.  |
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Post by stoner on Aug 18, 2004 2:20:41 GMT -5
Hey KD. Those look really nice. If you want a better shine, put them back in polish and add a little Borax in with the polish. It has been working for me. I took some stones that had a so-so shine and put them in the polish/Borax for just 2 days, and they came out with that wet look.
Ed
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Post by rollingstone on Aug 18, 2004 2:29:10 GMT -5
That's a really good batch of stones, very nice. Interesting to me that you put sodalite (soft) in with all that harder stuff, and it looks like the sodalite might have come out the brightest, instead of getting all beat up. Was there a trick to that?
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Post by deepsouth on Aug 18, 2004 2:47:51 GMT -5
I am so pleased to meet Fred.
What a nice character. You should teach him to sing , he does have a lovely smile. I eben like his hairdo and his beard.
You realy are onto something here.
Good luck with the jewelry making , with Freds help it should be a breeze.
Jack
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Post by rockyraccoon on Aug 18, 2004 10:14:32 GMT -5
kds really nice batch. y'all are trying to confuse me with these post titles: mongrel and his brother..., pet pics... i thought i was fixing to see some animals!!
kim
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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 18, 2004 16:34:03 GMT -5
thank you all for such bolstering comments, makes me feel so proud!
Stoner, i do use borax in with the polish and this batch a burnished in just borax and water for about 6 hours.
Rollingstone, i think i've just had a real hard batch of sodalite or maybe just real good luck with it. i use a lot of pellets and i think that hepls a lot with mixed batches.
Thank you all again, and now for my next trick.......
KD
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Post by creativeminded on Aug 20, 2004 10:37:17 GMT -5
Those are great.
Tami
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donwrob
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Post by donwrob on Aug 20, 2004 13:36:09 GMT -5
Great looking batch KD! They look super, real nice shine! later, Don
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Post by Marishiku on Aug 26, 2004 17:57:45 GMT -5
Wow! I really like the petrified wood!! Great Job, and great shine ;D
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James
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Post by James on Aug 28, 2004 12:43:28 GMT -5
Outstanding batch of stones Krazy-D! Did you pre-form them before you tumbled them?
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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 28, 2004 14:39:21 GMT -5
yes, James, quite a few are preformed, not all.
thaks for looking!
KD
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Post by connrock on Aug 28, 2004 17:32:32 GMT -5
Hi KD, Boy you sure have the knack of it now!! Great job and Thanks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Tom  |
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Post by llanago on Aug 28, 2004 19:35:14 GMT -5
That mongrel is a handsome fella, as is his brother Fred and all their friends! ;D
Seriously, great looking batch KD!!
llana
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