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Post by stoner on Jan 9, 2005 18:51:37 GMT -5
Hi all. It's taken just about a month(I took them out of polish on 1/7) to finish the batch started on 12/9 and I'm fairly pleased with the results. The Batch: Mexican Crazy Lace Agate, Flint from Texas courtesy of Llana, Green Adventurine, some Brazillian agate, and some other misc stones. Before tumbling  Finished batch  some close ups         The last pic was taken with a little bit of sun peeking thru the clouds. It's a piece of translucent flint. The lighting isn't the best, but it's been rainy around here so I had to use indoor lighting. Hope you like them and thanks for checking them out. Ed |
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Post by krazydiamond on Jan 9, 2005 19:26:22 GMT -5
OH WOW!  great before and after shots!! i always mean to do that and then forget.. love the lace, love the lace, love the lace.. love the flint, love the flint and i have never seen green adventurine turn out so nicely (dare i say YUMMY?). only a month? waht polish did you say?? wtg, Ed! KD |
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Glenn
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Post by Glenn on Jan 9, 2005 20:51:05 GMT -5
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Post by cookie3rocks on Jan 9, 2005 21:14:45 GMT -5
OOOH, two of my favorite things, flint and agate! Great job. Ed. And I can see now that cutting is the answer fro quartz and the like that tends to fracture. Sending my broken one back tommorrow, when I get It back I'm gonna do That ;D
cookie
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RedwoodRocks
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Post by RedwoodRocks on Jan 9, 2005 22:43:04 GMT -5
Ed,
Great job on polishing and excellent pics! Are the green rocks the one I gave you? If so, I think the green rocks are amazonite, not green adventurine.
I am starting to take a real liking to the flint. I am thinking that some of the mozarkite that I have been tumbling is a type of flint. The swirling colors are just fantastic.
Cal
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Post by gaetzchamp on Jan 9, 2005 23:17:08 GMT -5
Nice....
I LOVE that piece of agate that's half red and half white pictured next to the quarter. Just beautiful.
Did you buy the stuff, or pick it up on your own?
Keep up the good work.
Gaetz
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Banjocreek
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Post by Banjocreek on Jan 10, 2005 0:46:45 GMT -5
Great Job Stoner, and very nice pre-shaping too!
That really paid off!!
Time sure plays a big part.
Not a good hobby for a man with very little of it.
Like my father in law who throws raw copper chunks in 60/90 for a week, and then goes
"There...Done"
Ha Ha Ha, but true!
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Post by puppie96 on Jan 10, 2005 1:50:04 GMT -5
Ed, beautiful batch of rocks. Thank you for posting them.
Cal, I'm curious about your mozarkite. It's the MO state rock and I believe I've picked up some locally, but I'm not sure. Where did you get yours? I'd love to see some photos.
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rollingstone
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Post by rollingstone on Jan 10, 2005 2:13:45 GMT -5
Great batch. I like the green ones best, but they all look good.
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joanna
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Post by joanna on Jan 10, 2005 6:06:19 GMT -5
Wow, what a fun assortment. I just can't seems to pick a favorite, so many nice ones. Funny I just got done ordering some Mex Lace about 15 minutes ago. I have 5 gallon pails, and coffee cans full of rocks at various stages and I guess that just isn't enough. Wow, I sure do love the look when the rocks are cut. Someday, I need a saw for slabbing rocks. But I think my husband would throw a fit if I got another saw in addition to all the different wood saws I have. Maybe I can slip it by him.  |
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Post by creativeminded on Jan 10, 2005 11:43:31 GMT -5
Love the green ones.
Of course green is my favorite color.
Tami
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Post by connrock on Jan 11, 2005 19:40:39 GMT -5
Boy you have some beautiful rocks there Ed!! I'm a sucker for crazy lace and yours are right up there!! Thanks,,,,,,, Tom |
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Post by Cher on Jan 12, 2005 14:30:44 GMT -5
Wow Ed ... totally awesome! I see gems and jewels in there, great shine. You have some stuff that would make really pretty jewelry. Thanks for sharing them.
Cher
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jan 12, 2005 20:13:30 GMT -5
gosh i like everything there but i really like how the amazonite turned out - very nice!
kim
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thewiz
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Post by thewiz on Jan 12, 2005 22:35:56 GMT -5
sweet enough to eat
they look like candy
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llanago
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Post by llanago on Jan 13, 2005 8:48:54 GMT -5
Yummy batch, Stoner! Love the Mexican lace and the ....oh heck, might as well save myself a few keyboard strokes and say, Just love them all! Really great shine goin' there.
Don't you just love how that flint polishes up!
llana
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Post by BearCreekLapidary on Jan 15, 2005 21:46:57 GMT -5
Stoner ...
Very nice batch here ... great job!
Nice coloration as well. Thanks for sharing.
John
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James
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Post by James on Jan 15, 2005 22:11:37 GMT -5
Spectacular job! I can't tell you how much I love the crazy-lace!
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