Picture Jasper – Shapes Quickly
My favorite rough is our picture jasper from Namibia. I like the brown color and the landscape scenes. It is a little softer than most jaspers and that makes it shape quickly in the tumbler. Just one week in coarse grit will round most of the stones nicely. If you are trying to produce perfect tumbles you can sort out the ones that are ready for fine grit and rerun the ones that could use a little more shaping for a second week – adding some fresh rough to bring your barrel up to proper operating level….
How Long Should I Polish These Rocks?
Sometimes your most important discoveries are made by accident.
I used to tumble rocks in the polishing step for exactly seven days. I was getting “nice” results so I thought seven days was the right amount of time. Then, one Saturday morning, I forgot to change my tumbler and didn’t realize that sin until several days had gone by….
Red Jasper – Get an Awesome Polish
The first time we tumbled a few pieces of this red jasper from South Africa we were really surprised at how easily it polished. Out of all of the materials that we have polished this is one of the easiest to achieve a brilliant luster. If you are a beginner looking for easy success or an expert looking for some fun material this rough might be a good pick for you.
Here are a few tips on polishing this material….
