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 […]
Batch 14: 56 Stones, 4lb Tumbler
The Lortone 4lb tumbler has found itself idle again so I decided to go through my ever-growing collection of Papatotara stones that have been sitting […]
Tumbling Stones for Others
I love it when people ask me to tumble stones for them. Tumbling stones for others means that I can document the before and after […]
Collecting Gemstone Beauties
Had a little spur of the moment fossick on Gemstone Beach last month. It was a lovely Sunday afternoon with perfect weather for stone collecting. […]
Waiau River Mouth Stones
Using Tumbler 1 of the Twin Barrel Lortone 33B Tumbler, these stones were collected from the Waiau River Mouth. An extra 5 stones were also […]
Collecting Stones with Students – Part 2
It’s now been 8 days in 80/100grit (Stage 1) tumbling away. The stones, collected by myself and the students from Gemstone Beach , were put […]
New Grit, New Stages!
When I first started out a few months ago I was using the grit that came with the Lortone 4lb tumbler. Coarse, Medium, Fine 600 […]