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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This post is going to show how with a few house hold items anybody can take beautiful pictures of there Thunder Eggs or any other rocks. This light tent was made in literally 10 minutes with the total cost of around $2 dollars. Compare this with the ones you see on eBay for a $100 […]

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Well I finally mustered up the energy to photograph some of the beautiful Oregon Thunder Eggs that I collected at Richardsons Rock Ranch in Madras Oregon over Memorial Day weekend.

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This is my first attempt at making a Cabochon and the material is Biggs Oregon Blue Jasper. The slab was obtained from a local friend here in Eagle Idaho. Matter of fact Wayne sells on eBay under the name Rockhound Nuts and he currently has a few pieces of this beautiful material left not […]

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