Post by Bob on Apr 21, 2021 15:33:09 GMT -5
Wow, hard to believe but a couple of nights ago I had a batch or two with 3 kinds of tiger eye in it complete polish week 1.
First, the 6 pieces, and I'll explain what happens next. Only 2 will go on to polish week 2
The piece of red that shows a problem that often never goes away. Turn back to 600 or 1,000.
Here are two pieces of gold, that are perfect, except for a small hole in each. I suppose some wouldn't care, but I don't let these continue, so back to 600 or 1,000. This can become frustrating, because you can have a rock that is this close to perfection, go back to a larger grit, and open up even MORE problems. That's happened more times than I can count and just comes with the territory.
Now here's one a very pretty piece, that I like a lot because it has a completely transparent layer (quartz?) that you probably can't see in the photo. This layer is about 1/8" thick. That silvery hematite floats on top of it like an island. The rock is darn near perfect and ready for polish week 2, but, during week 1, you can see the problems that happened on one edge. This this too has to go back.
First, the 6 pieces, and I'll explain what happens next. Only 2 will go on to polish week 2
The piece of red that shows a problem that often never goes away. Turn back to 600 or 1,000.
Here are two pieces of gold, that are perfect, except for a small hole in each. I suppose some wouldn't care, but I don't let these continue, so back to 600 or 1,000. This can become frustrating, because you can have a rock that is this close to perfection, go back to a larger grit, and open up even MORE problems. That's happened more times than I can count and just comes with the territory.
Now here's one a very pretty piece, that I like a lot because it has a completely transparent layer (quartz?) that you probably can't see in the photo. This layer is about 1/8" thick. That silvery hematite floats on top of it like an island. The rock is darn near perfect and ready for polish week 2, but, during week 1, you can see the problems that happened on one edge. This this too has to go back.
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