100 grit grind --
These stones were a royal pain for one reason or another. Hopefully going forward they will be better behaved.
I knew the black stone was of the same soft material as before but the red one surprised me in that it felt hard enough to grind. However, the red stone developed a deep fissure that couldn't be ground away.
Those black stones are interesting in that the first two had small squares that sparkled, the third had some clear quartz in the bezel and dome, and this one has very small flecks of sparkly stuff in it.
========================================================
220 grit grind --
========================================================
220 grit sanding --
========================================================
360 grit sanding --
Hmm, now that I'm putting pics up I'm noticing that the step by step pictures don't show that much difference. Especially between the sanding steps.
Tempted to leave it out, but, I think my photo skills are ramping up and the more I do the better off I'll be when I get to selling. Not sure.
Having said that, I think this and the last are my favorite pics. Not so much the subject... just how it looks.
========================================================
600 grit sanding --
========================================================
Tripoli polish --
