JBe
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Post by JBe on Apr 1, 2020 13:21:06 GMT -5
I have an affinity for lace agates and the large tumble posts have me fired up! I'm going to try tumbling a chunk I've had sitting around and see what happens. This is also my first attempt posting pictures here so we'll see how it goes! First week - 486 grams     |
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Post by knave on Apr 1, 2020 13:21:51 GMT -5
THATS a beaut!!
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shardy
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Post by shardy on Apr 1, 2020 15:14:12 GMT -5
Awesome. Should turn out real nice.
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Post by RocksInNJ on Apr 1, 2020 16:45:12 GMT -5
Looking forward to following this. Best of luck.
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Benathema
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Post by Benathema on Apr 1, 2020 16:57:08 GMT -5
That's looking good right off the bat. I give it 3 thumbs up!
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Post by pauls on Apr 1, 2020 18:25:56 GMT -5
That is a sweet piece of rock.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 1, 2020 19:16:17 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to seeing you take that to polish. It's beautiful rough, and I bet the final polished piece is going to be superb!
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JBe
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Post by JBe on Apr 6, 2020 11:34:52 GMT -5
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NevadaBill
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Post by NevadaBill on Apr 6, 2020 12:30:41 GMT -5
Holy Toledo! That is a once in a lifetime kind of rock. Or would be for me! A paperweight for the desk at the office for sure. I can't wait to see you post progress of this tumble. I think its a unique (LARGE) one you have there for sure.
Love the purple in that batch too!
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Post by knave on Apr 6, 2020 12:36:27 GMT -5
I agree with the above. It’s really cool. What was your source?
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Benathema
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Post by Benathema on Apr 6, 2020 12:42:25 GMT -5
This should be good! Keep at it!
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JBe
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Post by JBe on Apr 6, 2020 14:30:37 GMT -5
I have a pile of crazy lace I've been sitting on. Some are larger some smaller. I was holding some of the larger pieces to cut once I upgraded to a larger saw. I haven't found the sweet deal on a saw I keep looking for so I figured I'd just tumble some in the mean time. I can always find more once I get that saw...  I purchased this particular piece individually from The Rock Shed if I remember correctly. |
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shardy
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Post by shardy on Apr 6, 2020 15:58:15 GMT -5
Looking good.
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MommaGem
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Post by MommaGem on Apr 8, 2020 12:37:48 GMT -5
Fantastic! I'll be keeping an eye on this thread!
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Apr 10, 2020 2:47:38 GMT -5
Quite a trophy tumble JBe. I hope you post photos and some statistics of your journey. |
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JBe
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Post by JBe on Apr 14, 2020 12:26:44 GMT -5
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Benathema
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Post by Benathema on Apr 14, 2020 12:32:26 GMT -5
That's looking good!
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JBe
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Post by JBe on Apr 14, 2020 13:01:05 GMT -5
I wish I'd included a quarter or something in the pictures for a size reference through the rough stages. It already feels so much smaller in my hands!
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shardy
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Post by shardy on Apr 14, 2020 21:58:33 GMT -5
Really cool rock.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 14, 2020 22:22:09 GMT -5
That's going to be an awesome display specimen when you have it finished.  |
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