Tellfamily
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Tellfamily on Feb 1, 2005 23:08:49 GMT -5
  These rocks took four months from start to finish. |
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Post by rockyraccoon on Feb 1, 2005 23:11:44 GMT -5
but well worth the wait i'd say - just gorgeous. you are doing a great job on your stones!
kim
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Tellfamily
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Tellfamily on Feb 1, 2005 23:14:16 GMT -5
Thank you!
Now all we have to do is figure out what to make with them. Been gathering wire wrapping stuff, but not very good at it.
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Post by docone31 on Feb 1, 2005 23:17:30 GMT -5
Yes
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Post by Cher on Feb 1, 2005 23:51:36 GMT -5
WOW Gorgeous agates, do you know what kind they are?
Cher
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Post by gaetzchamp on Feb 2, 2005 1:39:55 GMT -5
Tell-
Nice job man. Great to see you got the digi cam working and are posting your treasures.
Excellent specimens. Since you are the Utah expert. Any places to find agate like that here in the Beehive State?
keep 'em coming.
Gaeter
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Feb 2, 2005 9:00:53 GMT -5
Nice Agates- and beautiful shine!
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Post by Noosh9057 on Feb 2, 2005 9:17:32 GMT -5
Hay thay look very very good. Good Job.  |
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Post by creativeminded on Feb 2, 2005 10:38:49 GMT -5
Those are some great agates. I love the coloring of them.
Tami
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Post by krazydiamond on Feb 2, 2005 12:00:28 GMT -5
those look like Botswana agate, excellent job on those, Tellfamily! those are some tough rocks, eh? but you nailed the shine! good luck on the wire wrapping front, those will make some nice jewelry.
KD
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Tellfamily
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Tellfamily on Feb 2, 2005 22:36:59 GMT -5
They are Botswana Agate. And they are VERY hard. They tumbled in course for over two months to get into shape. I was starting to think they would never get to the polish stage. It was worth it! They came out very nice.
Can anyone tell why my pics end up soooo large? What am I doing wrong?
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Post by connrock on Feb 2, 2005 22:54:16 GMT -5
You're outdoing yourself now Tell!! Very,Very nice job!! You should have a setting on your camera for the different size photo's.Look in the owners manual. Thanks ,,,, Tom  |
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rollingstone
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Post by rollingstone on Feb 3, 2005 2:01:56 GMT -5
Your perseverance paid off nicely. Excellent stones!
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Feb 3, 2005 10:01:09 GMT -5
Hey I got a Botswainian nodule I just broke up (wacked that puppy with a hammer and chisel) and I was thinking Damn this is some hard a$$ agate- Now I see it ran for 2 months  It was gonna be my next tumble but now I think I'll wait till I get another tumbler - did you tumble it alone or did you have some filler? if you had filler what did you use? Oh man those pictures have stuck in my mind for soo long- I can get more of it (like $5 a fist size nodule) so now I'm thinking it is time for a trip back to my local shop and pick up some more- then run a load by itself. What do ya think (oh and the large pics were kinda cool- but you probably need to resize them before posting (depending what progam you use) |
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69beeper
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Post by 69beeper on Feb 3, 2005 12:32:54 GMT -5
EXCELLENT shine!!  That's some pretty agate!!! One of my favorites, I love Botswana! Jimmy |
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Tellfamily
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Post by Tellfamily on Feb 3, 2005 21:26:50 GMT -5
The Botswana Agate were in the tumbler with all sorts of different rocks. Agate, Jasper, Obsidan, Flint, Amethyst, Quarts, Petrified Wood, Dalmation Stone, Sodalite & Tiger Eye.
The Botswana Agate was going so long, it was the filler. Seemed to take forever!
And I know some stones don't mix well together, but I have never had a problem (yet).
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It was gonna be my next tumble but now I think I'll wait till I get another tumbler - did you tumble it alone or did you have some filler? if you had filler what did you use? Oh man those pictures have stuck in my mind for soo long- I can get more of it (like $5 a fist size nodule) so now I'm thinking it is time for a trip back to my local shop and pick up some more- then run a load by itself. What do ya think (oh and the large pics were kinda cool- but you probably need to resize them before posting (depending what progam you use)
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