There’s a couple of big stones in this batch (a pink one and a bluey/white one) collected down where the Rowallan Burn now comes out […]
Tumbling Log: More Gemstone Beauties
I am still catching myself up with these blog posts (retro-spectively) – referring to my tumbling log and my iPhone images to help me share […]
Collecting Gemstone Beauties
Had a little spur of the moment fossick on Gemstone Beach last month. It was a lovely Sunday afternoon with perfect weather for stone collecting. […]
Waiau River Mouth Stones
Using Tumbler 1 of the Twin Barrel Lortone 33B Tumbler, these stones were collected from the Waiau River Mouth. An extra 5 stones were also […]
Collecting Stones with Students – Part 2
It’s now been 8 days in 80/100grit (Stage 1) tumbling away. The stones, collected by myself and the students from Gemstone Beach , were put […]
A New Barrel Purchase
Ok I’ll admit it! I’m hooked on tumbling stones! My stone collecting has increased many-fold and the stones waiting to be polished are quickly piling […]
Collecting Stones with Students – Part 1
On the 6 July I was lucky enough to spend the morning at ILT Stadium on the rock wall with some Year 9 students. On […]
New Grit, New Stages!
When I first started out a few months ago I was using the grit that came with the Lortone 4lb tumbler. Coarse, Medium, Fine 600 […]
Discovering Tumblestoneblog
I’ve been google-researching rock tumbling and came across a phenomenal blog called Tumblestoneblog. I have learned so much from John and his blog. Most especially […]
Getting Started Tumbling Stones
Note: I’m using my old notes, my very basic tumbling log, relying on my memory plus I’m working backwards to capture my learning journey of […]