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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]