Batch 26 is a special batch because it only contains hydrogrossular garnets that I’ve found on Gemstone Beach in Orepuki, Southland. It just so happens […]
Batch 25: Rock Hounds to Follow
The stones in Batch 25 are also from Gemstone Beach but I collected them over a year ago. Batch 24’s post mentions how intrigued I […]
Batch 24: More Stones from Gemstone Beach
More stones from Gemstone Beach have made it into my new Lortone 3lb twin tumbler. This tumbler is now on it’s second batch of stones […]
Batch 23: From Gemstone Beach
Batch 23 from Gemstone Beach means all the stones hail from Gemstone Beach. 28 stones are from the second fossick I did with JP on […]
Batch 22: From Papatotara
Batch 22 from Papatotara means all the stones hail from down the beach out the front of our house at The Cliffs, Papatotara. 32 stones […]
Poetry for Collecting Rocks
Who knew there was poetry for collecting rocks? I found this awesome poem about Collecting Rocks the other day on Pinterest! I love it as […]
Batch 21: Stones from Gemstone Beach
3lb Tumbler Four which is the other half of my new Lortone 33B twin tumbler is now loaded up with stones from Gemstone Beach. These […]
Batch 20: New Lortone 3lb Twin Tumbler
I think I mentioned in this post that I was thinking about purchasing another Lortone twin tumbler from the Rock and Gemstone Shop in Rotorua. […]
Lortone Tumblers : Techniques for Achieving The Perfect Polish
How I Use my Lortone Tumblers (Step-By-Step) I currently have four six Lortone Tumblers which gives me nine tumbling barrels to use. If you’ve never […]
Batch 19: Using the 4lb Tumbler
Since the twin barrel tumblers (1 & 2) are just starting Batch 17 & 18, the 4lb rock tumbler is currently inactive. That means there’s […]