Let’s dive into the unique beauty of Gemstone Beach jaspers, which I always keep an eye out for while fossicking. Types of Jasper Jasper, along […]
Batch 82: Slices and Hydrogrossular Garnets
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 […]
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 74: Gemstone Beach Readies
Batch 74 stones came from the Gemstone Beach readies drawer having previously tumbled in F60grit in the QT12 barrel. As the 12lb barrel is so […]
Batch 76: Tumbling Unknowns
I am tumbling unknowns which is quite unusual for me. However this batch of stones is being tumbled and polished for a good friend of […]
Batch 75: A Rockhound’s Paradise
A rockhound’s paradise, Gemstone Beach is becoming more and more popular. Not so long ago the carpark would be empty upon arrival and maybe 2-3 […]
Batch 72: New Grit Supplier
There’s a new grit supplier in town! (Unfortunately not in my town though!) Mr Grit (MrGrit on FB) has just started out as a lapidary […]