Rock tumbling

Looking for a new activity with the kids? How about rock tumbling? Don't go in unprepared. Learn the three things your should know before starting this cool hobby.

Learn all about rock tumbling in this beginner's guide. Includes steps and tips to use a rock tumbler and how to polish rocks to perfection!

A number of polishing compounds have been successfully used in rock tumbling. These include oxides of aluminum, tin, cerium, chromium and others.

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Our Rock Tumbling Recipes are a way for us to share our knowledge and experience with you.

Here's an easy way to make rocks shiny! The best part is that you do not need to wait weeks for the tumbling process. That's right, no rock tumbler

Rock tumbling erodes the surface of rocks so they become smooth. It involves a series of steps using abrasives, polishes and a tumbling machine. Here's how...

Building rock tumblers is a project that can help children understand the geological process of the tumbling and smoothing of rocks in water bodies. A homemade rock tumbler is also a creative way of making polished rocks and stones for adornments. Read on to know how to build one at home.

Agate, Jasper and Petrified Wood have always been the most popular rocks for tumbling. We provide detailed instructions for tumbling agate, jasper, and petrified wood and many other types of chalcedony.

Curious what rocks look like after each tumbling stage? Here are videos of rock tumbling before and after results! 😁👍🪨💦

Polished rocks aren't the only thing that's left over after tumbling a batch of rocks. How are you supposed to dispose of the sludge after your

(This is the 11th Post in this series – the first Post can be found here.) Steve Hart, in “Modern Rock Tumbling” (2008), attests that burnishing can make a “significant difference…

It's time to get started with your new hobby of rock tumbling. You can turn rough ugly rocks into gemstones with ease! But you're going to need a rock tumbler to get going. That's why I put this article together reviewing what I've found to be the best rock tumblers for beginners. But don't worry. The rock polisher I recommend is also the best choice for professional rock tumblers. Read the article to learn more!

Let's' try it and find out! I was really surprised by the results of my experiment. Thanks to Christina Jelinek for editing the closed captions for this vide...

I am new to collecting rocks, so I created a chart of Before and After Tumbling to understand what I am looking for next time I am at the beach. Before and after tumbling Tumbled Raw Tumbled and Row Great Lakes Michigan Lake Polished rocks Fossils Microcrystalline Quartz Granite Jasper Agate syringoproa Crinoidal limeston Favorite honeycomb coral Petoskey stone Biotite Granate Apache pink granite Revised with episode Flint Chert Mineral Gemstone Epitome Yellow jasper Red feldspar jasper…