Smokey Ocean Mystery five

stardiamond
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Smokey Ocean Mystery five Aug 25, 2020 12:46:30 GMT -5 RickB, socalagatehound, and 3 more like this

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Air quality is still bad so I only worked for an hour. Four Ocean Jasper and a mystery jasper. The first OJ was only suppose to flattening the top to make it the bottom. It got better as I ground, so I kept grinding. The next OJ was a flat top to preserve the poppies. After polishing it, the saw marks appeared. Hopefully, a light tough with the 80 grit will get rid of them and the poppies will stay. There is pitting at the top of the mystery. I wanted to keep the color and hoped the pits would go away.

Hazy and I won't be able to take decent pictures until Thursday.

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stardiamond gets rocks for Christmas Member since July 2007 Posts: 6,086	Smokey Ocean Mystery five Aug 25, 2020 14:35:47 GMT -5 miket and EricD like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stardiamond on Aug 25, 2020 14:35:47 GMT -5 I went outside to take pictures. Sometimes I have focus issues when standing.
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stardiamond
gets rocks for Christmas

Member since July 2007
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Smokey Ocean Mystery five Aug 25, 2020 15:50:26 GMT -5

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I went back to the 80 wheel through polish and there were some scratches and a surface defect. I tried the 80 grit lap and went through polish and the cab is done except for a better picture. Focus on this one is driving me crazy. With the lab, spray bottle in one hand, continuously spraying between the lap and the stone.

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stardiamond gets rocks for Christmas Member since July 2007 Posts: 6,086	Smokey Ocean Mystery five Aug 25, 2020 16:02:19 GMT -5 EricD likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stardiamond on Aug 25, 2020 16:02:19 GMT -5 Good enough.
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jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,436	Smokey Ocean Mystery five Aug 25, 2020 18:50:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Aug 25, 2020 18:50:01 GMT -5 I like the way the poppies are very pronounced in that one cab, yet the subtle poppies in that other cab are particularly stunning to me! That one is my favorite of the bunch...
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