Slicing Stones Equipment A while back I purchased a wet tile saw from Mitre 10, swapped out the blade for a diamond blade (180mm diameter, […]
Batch 81 : How Breccia Differs from Conglomerate
Breccia (pronounced bre-CHE-a) is a funky type of sedimentary rock that’s actually composed of large angular broken fragments of other rocks that get cemented together by […]
Batch 78: From Gemstone Beach to Tumbler
The majority of stones I tumble are from Gemstone Beach. It is not often that the stones go straight from the beach to the tumbler […]
Batch 77: Sold on Mr Grit 220grit
I’ve been using Mr Grit 220 grit for Stage 2 in quite a few batches now and the quality of it is really good. It […]
Quartz vs Quartzite: What’s the Difference?
What is the difference is between quartz and quartzite? Below are the definitions of both which is helping me to understand is the distinction between […]
What are Rocks and Minerals?
What are rocks and minerals and what is the difference between the two? Great question right? I hope to explain what I’ve learnt over the […]
Batch 79: The Coastal Collection
This coastal collection of stones have been picked up from the beach just in front of our place. Whilst not as smooth as it’s Gemstone […]