On Monday I decided that I needed to purchase some Silicon Carbide Grit for my new green machine A.K.A, my new rock tumbler. With the tumbler being able to tumble up to 36 pounds of rock it uses a large quantity of grit.
After shopping locally here in the Boise, Idaho area I found that the [...]

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On Friday I purchased my first Rock Tumbler. This tumbler is manufactured by Nelson and it has 3 one gallon tumbling barrels. It was bought off of Craigslist for $125 and I think it is worth every penny.

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Dismal Swamp Idaho and it’s famous Smoky Quartz Crystals has been on my list of Rock Hound trips for quite a few years.
Dismal Swamp Idaho is situated in Central Mountains of Idaho near Atlanta. The trip started on a late start as my alarm clock did not go off, and I was an hour late [...]

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Yesterday Myself and two other Owhyee Gem Club members ventured into the rugged Owyhee Mountains of Eastern Oregon. For those that are not familiar with the Owyhee Mountains they are situated right on the border with Oregon and Idaho. The Owyhee Mountains are world famous for it’s Owyhee Picture Jasper so thats what was on [...]

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