Batch 40 features stones from my local … Gemstone Beach but this poor batch was the forgotten batch with the 220grit rock tumbling cycle lasting […]
Batch 41: 80/100 grit on Repeat
Batch 41 features a total of 82 stones with quite a number of redo stones from various places (B27-28-29) but most of them are still […]
Batch 39: Rockhounding Gemstone Beach
On the 19th of October I popped down to Gemstone Beach on a special mission. My NZ rockhounding friend Nicola asked me if I would […]
Batch 33: Gemstone Beach and Money Agates
I relented. I went online and bought some money agates to tumble. Given that I live so close to Gemstone Beach and have a pretty […]
Batch 37: All Kakanui Stones
This batch is all Kakanui stones plus you may have read in an earlier post that my fingers slipped and I “accidentally on-purpose” bought another […]
Batch 34: Tumbling Stones from Kakanui South
This is the second batch tumbling stones from Kakanui. These stones were collected in the morning heading south at Seadown Beach. There was quite a […]
Batch 30: First Batch Tumbling Kakanui Stones
This is my first batch of tumbling Kakanui stones! In early September we spent the weekend just outside of Oamaru specifically to explore the beaches […]
Batch 38: Gemstone Beach and Kakanui Stones (Redos)
Batch 38 is a bit of a stone mixture. Some of the stones have been grit tumbled before and are redos. The Gemstone Beach redo […]
Batch 36: 4lb Tumbler Back on Grit Duty
Usually the 4lb tumbler is reserved for polishing duty but as there’s not a full load to polish it’s back on grit duty for Batch […]
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 […]