Batch 80, the neglected Papatotara coastal collection batch, has been patiently waiting in the Papatotara Coast ready for Stage 3 drawer for a wee while […]
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 […]
Batch 58: Tumbling Greywacke
The batch is being tumbled for the two grandchildren of one of our neighbours. The stones are mostly greywacke, which I wouldn’t normally tumble, but […]
Batch 42: Tumbling Stones from the Grove Burn
This batch is tumbling stones from the Grove Burn where it comes out onto the beach about halfway between out in front of our place […]
Batch 35: Using 46 Grit
I’ve been looking for a coarser grit than 80/100grit for a while now so I messaged the friendly, helpful peeps over at Rock and Gemstone […]
Batches 31 & 32: Tumbling Stones from the Papatotara Coast
I really enjoy collecting tumbling stones from the Papatotara Coast beach and I’m twice as lucky because it’s just out the front of where we […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Learning about Types of Rock
As I try to wrap my head around trying to correctly identify the different types of rock (stones) usually found in my Western Southland fossicking, […]