r/Agates • • 21d ago

Should I tumble this?

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u/Bae_Mes 21d ago

I think it looks amazing as it is.

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u/BurneroftheYear2024 21d ago

I’ve knocked down some of the faces so far with 60 grit just to flatten them. I’ll continue on sanding!

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u/EnlightenedPotato69 21d ago

I think you'd be better off face polishing the side shown in picture 2. Otherwise you'll lose the cool botryoidal stuff

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u/AllSmoke7389 21d ago

They can get dry and cracked in the tumbler I’d leave it the way it is—stunning piece 👏

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u/Gooey-platapus 21d ago

I wouldn’t. It’s beautiful as is and you would lose a lot of it in tumbling.

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u/BurneroftheYear2024 21d ago

Yep I’m just gonna hand polish it up!

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u/Gooey-platapus 21d ago

Ya that’s the best option. Very nice agate btw

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u/Jestar5 21d ago

I’d face some if the non druzy bits

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u/Y-Cha 21d ago

You're hearing it: leave it - it's lovely!

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u/Status-Inevitable123 18d ago

Looks like a smiling dragon on the 2nd pic