Aug 10 2008
Rough Carnelian
I completely forgot that I had some rough carnelian that I planned on polishing. I was going through a few things today, trying to do some organizing and get a little cleaning done, and I found the carnelian sitting in a box behind another box (yes, my house is really a mess right now).
Even though I call it rough carnelian because it hasn’t been polished yet, it really does look pretty rough! It takes a beautiful polish though, so all that will change. It will just be a bit before I do get it into the rock tumbler. I have several other stones that I want to polish first. Even if that wasn’t the case, the jasper still has a good two weeks to go. I think that means its time to upgrade again and get another rock tumbler with multiple barrels. But back on topic! Here’s a nice picture of what carnelian can look like after it has been tumbled. This photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons User jaja_1985.
A Little Postscript: Okay, I guess when I say I’m going to do something, I mean it. Since I published this post, I’ve already gone and bought a second rock tumbler. I was just going to check out the prices on eBay to see if there were any bargains on used tumblers. In the process of doing so, I found a great deal on a brand new one that will hold a 6-pound barrel or two 3-pound barrels. Even though I was looking for something a little bigger, this was too good a deal to pass up. Depending on how long it takes for the item to ship, maybe I will get around to polishing that carnelian a little sooner than I thought.
