New Hobby

[TANSTAAFL]

Check any of those under UV light? Just curious...

 

[DavidMcmillan]

Very cool @dennishoddy! Minnick Materials on Council, south of 10th street, probably has what you want in terms of rocks.

Second this...Good source for this type of materials. A bit of a drive from Ponca City, but likely worth the time.

 

[ConstitutionCowboy]

Good work!

I find it quite interesting how translucent most rocks become when polished as you have done.

Woody

 

[Pstmstr]

Wife wants a rock garden along the front porch that used to contain monkey grass. Basically was a great hunting area for local snakes.
I have it all down to a paver stone outer with all the monkey grass removed, dirt added and landscaping cloth down.
We will be touring the OKC area rock dealers tomorrow looking for big river rock to put in there. We can buy the smaller river rock at Lowes locally but want the softball size preferably.
As a center piece we are looking for a big 3-5' tall piece of lava rock that will be made into a fountain by drilling from the bottom to the top. Around the fountain, will be polished rock like in the pic within a border.
Gonna take a long time to get that much polished, but it's a hobby and doesn't require a lot of work other than changing out the abrasive material, and hitting the start button. 6-7 days of tumbling per stage.

Looks great. On a separate note, what’s the best way to get rid of monkey grass? I have 1 area where I’d like to do something similar.

 

[Fredkrueger100]

That is amazing. I cannot believe how much different they look.

 

[2busy]

I bought my wife a 3 cylinder polisher about 10 years ago. I don't remember how my lbs it holds.

 

[trekrok]

Looks great. On a separate note, what’s the best way to get rid of monkey grass? I have 1 area where I’d like to do something similar.

I can loan you my golden and he will pee on it 10 times a day until it is dead.

 

[dancer4life]

Wow! Very cool

 

[dlbleak]

My wife is a rock hound. When Lake Murray is down, I beach the boat, grab a beer and a folding chair. I’ll sit an listen to music while she fills a mesh bag up.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Who else read New Hoddy?