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Post by krazydiamond on Oct 23, 2005 16:07:30 GMT -5
here is a plateful fresh from the tumbler, mostly pet wood, but a few more agate fish and some other odds and ends.  some close ups of the wood, this is mainly stuff i got from Pho with a few more pieces of the Eden Valley material from Stoner.    here is a shot of my best fish so far, also shoing some scraps of Rainbow Jasper i got from Kim. also, a superb piece of Botswana from WarrenA.  and a closeup of the Botswana:  some of the pet wood ran many weeks in coarse, one week in 120/220, two weeks in 600 and two weeks in CPP. thanks for looking!! KD |
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Post by Cher on Oct 23, 2005 16:13:46 GMT -5
WoW .... drool drool, beautiful. Those fish are so darn cute,
I just love them. How many do you have now? Enough to
fill an aquarium yet? Wouldn't that be the neatest thing to
have a whole tankful of them. ;D
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brian
having dreams about rocks
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Post by brian on Oct 23, 2005 16:24:50 GMT -5
I know I've said it before but that pet rock of Pho's is my favorite pet yet. And you sure do have a way with it, KD.
Brian
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phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by phoenix1647 on Oct 23, 2005 19:30:47 GMT -5
Very nice....gotta love that pet wood. I have a batch in polish as of today.....can't wait until it's realy...will post a pic for sure.
Pho
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Post by Alice on Oct 23, 2005 19:55:59 GMT -5
Great batch KD!
I especially like the one in the last picture.
Seems like you've got fish going in every batch now. Are you making many fish bowls?
Have you thought about making a few bowls and bringing them to your local pet store to sell on consignment?
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Post by krazydiamond on Oct 23, 2005 20:07:27 GMT -5
that is an interesting idea, Alice, thanks!!
KD
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Post by rockds on Oct 23, 2005 20:14:30 GMT -5
ooooh, the fish are cool but that last one takes the cake
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Post by rockyraccoon on Oct 23, 2005 20:25:55 GMT -5
oh wow kd! those fish are just super. love it all but really like seeing that rainbow jasper. that's the 1st polished i've seen.
kim
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Post by Bikerrandy on Oct 23, 2005 22:29:28 GMT -5
Awesome mix, those look great! I'm really looking forward to getting my botswana started, I have to cut a few more pounds first with the circular saw. ;D lol... Curious, is that tiger eye in there? Can I tumble tiger eye with the agate? I know that they're the same hardness (or close to it) but don't know if the tiger eye being fiberous would cause problems??
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SteveHolmes
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by SteveHolmes on Oct 23, 2005 22:32:47 GMT -5
KD,
That Plate is full of goodies....but I'm still hungry. More please! Love it all. I really like the grain the wood shows, and that Botswana is amazing. I've never attempted tumbling any of the Botswana, but whenever I see anyone who's tumbled it, I always tell myself....now's the time. Need to Buy Some! Great Stuff KD...wouldn't expect anything less.
Steve
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Post by joe on Oct 23, 2005 22:35:28 GMT -5
KD you're promoted. I pronounce you Rockmeister. Umm, Rockmeistress. Whatever. Those are awesome fish and that pet wood looks stately.
Joe
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Post by creativeminded on Oct 24, 2005 9:19:37 GMT -5
Love the Botswan. There is just something appealing about it. That does it now I am going to have to get some.
Tami
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Oct 24, 2005 10:08:00 GMT -5
Oh yummy- KD you never fail to please! Love those Fishies!
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Rose
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Post by Rose on Oct 24, 2005 13:15:50 GMT -5
Nice batch , love the fish !! How did you shape those?
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Post by krazydiamond on Oct 24, 2005 16:52:40 GMT -5
Rose, i cut the outlines on the trim saw and do a little bit of rough grinding on the grinder then put them in 60/90 for the whole cycle thro polish a few fish per load. kinda sneak'em in, few at a time.
Randy, there are a few odds and ends of Tiger Eye in there, a few do overs that i'd tumbled once, then decided they were to big for pendants s i sliced them in half on the saw for matched pairs of earrings. again, i'm using the "KD Sneak a Few in Method" and haven't had any real problems mixing a few different types in as long as they are close in MOH.
Kim, that is the first of the rainbow jasper scraps that i've tumbled, it cabs nicely and now can say it takes a decent shine in the tumbler.
i think i am going to continue making the fish and maybe follow up on Alices' idea and take a few to the local pet shops....they are extrremely labor intensive but you never know, they might appeal to folks as tank decorations. i got a few more coming up in this next batch. but more or less all are spoken for as Xmas present this year.
thanks everyone for your compliments, makes it all worthwhile!!
KD
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Post by Bikerrandy on Oct 24, 2005 17:19:50 GMT -5
Cool, thanks!! The reason that I asked is that I have a few do-overs as well from my last (first) batch that I want to sneak in there.  |
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