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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 17, 2005 21:45:44 GMT -5
my days worth of hammer whacking. rainbow jasper  yellow jasper  green jasper (had to take this pic indoors as i ran out of daylight)  now don't you always feel better after some hammering? kim |
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Post by Cher on Sept 17, 2005 21:47:39 GMT -5
OMG Kim, that rainbow jasper is just gorgeous.
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Post by Alice on Sept 17, 2005 21:49:35 GMT -5
I have to agree with Cher. That Rainbow Jasper is beautiful!!!!
Where did you get it?
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Post by Cher on Sept 17, 2005 21:53:34 GMT -5
Alice, that's some of the stuff Kim got from Africa.
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Post by joe on Sept 17, 2005 22:16:13 GMT -5
Whacking rock is VERY theraputic and highly recommended!  Joe |
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Post by parfive on Sept 17, 2005 22:49:16 GMT -5
The yellow looks pretty good to me.
By the way, Kim, that red breccia you gave me is outstanding stuff to tumble.
It's been in 60/90 for less than two weeks and it looks like it could go right into polish
when it's shaped up.
Rich
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textiger
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Post by textiger on Sept 17, 2005 23:42:32 GMT -5
kim,
sure glad i snagged some of that rainbow jasper from the box. now, i wish i had taken a bit of the yellow jasper. That green jasper is fantastic looking. It looks like some sort of conglomerate. I loved that cab you posted a week or two ago.
btw, in addition to the rainbow jasper, i sampled the tiger stone and brecciated jasper. Are those all about the same hardness and can be tumbled together? They were farther down on the backlog of things to tumble, but i may have to move them up a place or two.
matt
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 18, 2005 0:14:24 GMT -5
rich when you check your barrel again take a pic of it. i want to see!
matt other than to cut or hammer them i haven't done any in the tumbler yet so i don't know. i know the ironstone in the tigerstone is hard, hard and the hematite in it is softer so i was having big trouble slabbing it. my husband could almost not break this stone with a sledge hammer until i called him a sissy and asked if he needed me to help him lol. i think i'd run the jaspers together and the tigerstone alone.
kim
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halabit
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Post by halabit on Sept 18, 2005 1:13:35 GMT -5
 i could just cry they are all so beautifully
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textiger
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Post by textiger on Sept 18, 2005 1:30:18 GMT -5
kim,
Thanks for the suggestion and offer. I'll take you up on both.
matt
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Post by James on Sept 18, 2005 1:45:08 GMT -5
oh my........ I can't wait to see the results. I like the yellow jasper in particular.  |
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Post by deepsouth on Sept 18, 2005 3:43:52 GMT -5
I like the green one with the face in it.
I like them all realy.
Thanks for showing
Jack
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 18, 2005 8:49:22 GMT -5
that is hard work, but what nice results! can't wait to see the finished tumbles! i have a piece of that rainbow ready to dop....
KD
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Post by drupe on Sept 18, 2005 8:54:15 GMT -5
Kim: ;D They look wonderful. They just stoked the fire to an even higher temperature. It just shows how you can get pleasure out of the very simple things in life. Rocks? Who of thunk it?. drupe  |
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Post by americanbulldogsnj on Sept 18, 2005 10:24:31 GMT -5
I picked up some yellow Jasper growin wild in Alabama. I just took it out of final polish, i't s been working it's way there since May! Very pretty stuff, and extrordinarily hard! Takes an excellent polish!
Marian
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Post by Debs on Sept 18, 2005 14:39:51 GMT -5
I bet you feel a whole lot better Kim after all that wackin'! Please don't hurt that mugglestone with that hammer...LOL! That stone is just too beautiful to hit!
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Post by xenaswolf on Sept 18, 2005 14:44:07 GMT -5
Ok, since you seem to be the head whacker I have some sodalite, tigers eye, brecciated jasper, pet wood etc that needs broken up. Any suggestions on how to do it without ruining it? I know Redwoodrocks has said to use a cold steel chisel and a handheld sledge...but I don't have either of those...I have a rock hammer and a regular hammer....should I wrap the stuff in an old towel or something? |
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 18, 2005 17:26:13 GMT -5
xena i have some chisels but my main tools are the hammer and safety glasses. some people cover their rocks with old t-shirts or towels, use a box to contain flying pieces, use a steel plate to protect the concrete......i have some concrete patches in my yard that really have no purpose (might have at some other time) so i don't care if it is damaged. i mow the surrounding area where i can see and bust them. if they go flying i go get the pieces unless they go under the holly bushes where i've seen cottonmouths. the safety glasses are the main thing. i end up cut and bleeding every time i bust rocks but my eyes are always intact! oh and i move our vehicles and get on a side of my house where i don't knock any windows out. maybe someone could show you a picture of that box in case you need to contain your flying pieces. i just let mine fly and go get them.
kim
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Post by cookie3rocks on Sept 18, 2005 20:56:20 GMT -5
Mouthwatering.
I think it's time to do some whacking! I do the same, Kim, we have an old concrete pad that had a purpose at one time, now it's where I break rocks. I do use a towel, as I have had shards come back and cut me, but I prefer just giving them what for!
So much stone, so little time.
cookie
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Post by xenaswolf on Sept 18, 2005 21:49:12 GMT -5
Sounds good, there is an old cement pad out by our fence at the apt.....I do believe I've got some whacking to do. After the week I've had here at work, I think it will be good therapy for me LOL. I do have to remind myself not to make the stuff into dust though LOL
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i could just cry they are all so
