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 […]
Tumbling Stones Video
I had a lot of fun making a tumbling stones video to share with you. I’ve videoed and/or photographed the stones in each of the […]
Batch 18: Tumbling Lucy’s Stone
This batch of stones includes tumbling Lucy’s stone (neighbour’s daughter), found at Papatotara on Easter Saturday. Lucy asked me if it would be a good […]
Batch 17: Spectacular Volcanic Stone
These are stones going into 3lb Tumbler One and they are 40 stones collected from Gemstone Beach (Fossick #2 with JP on 24 March.) I’m […]
Batch 15: 3lb Tumbler One
The batch of stones going into the Lortone 3lb Tumbler One are a mixture this time. 13 of the first 37 stones to go through […]
Trace Fossils in 400grit
Trace fossils are usually a mud-like stone that an “animal” as left a trace or trail of movement through. Trace fossils represent animal behaviour rather […]
Batch 13: Polishing a Dinosaur Egg
Never thought I’d be polishing a “dinosaur egg” – well not really but that’s what this stone has affectionately come to be known as. “Dinosaur […]
Batch 12: Papatotara Stones
Batch 12 consists of Papatotara stones from our beach, a part of Te Waewae Bay out front. I’ve also included some ‘random’ stones from the […]