In the beginning of this project I really wasn't that interested in it. My friend asked me to do it with him and saw other people have fun, so I kept an open mind and tried it. When picking the rocks I really had no idea what I wanted, my friend told me that labradorite would like nice so I picked up a piece. Prior to cutting our rocks my friends and I researched the rock. We looked up it's characteristics, what makes it unique, and it's cleavage. We found out that with labradorite if your are lucky that when the light reflects on the rock it gives you multiple reflecting colors. Once finished researching I couldn't wait to start.
When I started out with my rock I didn't think much of it I didn't think that it would be all that special. While waiting the cut my rock Andrew offered to cut mine for me so I accepted. I didn't know how to do it so I thought I would learn from a professional. Once it was finished, it was like opening gifts on Christmas. The rock looked amazing, it was vibrant and full of transparent colors. Andrew told me it was the best looking piece, so now my mission was to make it the best looking rock possible. At first I was doing a pretty good job sanding it. Minutes later I amazingly failed at my job. The rock slipped and stuck in the sander. There was a huge scratch down the middle of it, It was like dropping the winning touchdown pass. I felt terrible but I knew I had to make it better. So after sanding it for a couple of days I finally got the finished piece. It was amazing and I was proud to say that I made that. I then decided to give it to my Mom because I knew she would love it. Overall it was a fun experience.
Looking Back:
Looking back at the experiment I got good results. In the beginning I ran through some bumps in the road when trying to make it perfect but I overcame those obstacles. I thought the finished look of the rock looked amazing, I was more than satisfied with the results I got.
Looking Beyond:
When coming to the science aspect of the rock it's really interesting to me. The way labrodorite works is that the light reflects on different twinnings of the rock . The color that shows depends on inner twinning, if your are lucky you can get a multi color look to it. In a nut shell depending what's on the inside determines what colors would be reflective in the rock.
Looking Inward:
Overall in this experiment I got desirable results. The rock looked great and I couldn't be happier with it. It's full of color and shines beautifully. Overall I'm proud of the results that I got.
looking Outward:
When I did this project I did it on my own with some help by the people around me. The part that took group collaboration was actually sharing the lapidary machine. Their was instances where their was conflict, but I believe that I handled it well. I'm a lover not a fighter so I'm not one to get aggressive when it comes to sharing things so I tried to facilitate the machine well. I made sure that every one had a chance and that there was only three people. In general it went well for me.
Looking Forward:
If I could do this again there wouldn't me much that I would change. I mean not to brag or anything but I believe the rock looks amazing. But the one things that I would go back and do would to polish it a bit more. I think it could use a bit more, but I don't think it takes much from the overall beauty of it.
Take Aways:
Some take aways that I got from this experiment is the variety is the spice of life. Never had I thought of polishing and shaping rocks, but after this project it would be something that I would like to continue doing. It was a fun project and I had a great time doing it.
When I started out with my rock I didn't think much of it I didn't think that it would be all that special. While waiting the cut my rock Andrew offered to cut mine for me so I accepted. I didn't know how to do it so I thought I would learn from a professional. Once it was finished, it was like opening gifts on Christmas. The rock looked amazing, it was vibrant and full of transparent colors. Andrew told me it was the best looking piece, so now my mission was to make it the best looking rock possible. At first I was doing a pretty good job sanding it. Minutes later I amazingly failed at my job. The rock slipped and stuck in the sander. There was a huge scratch down the middle of it, It was like dropping the winning touchdown pass. I felt terrible but I knew I had to make it better. So after sanding it for a couple of days I finally got the finished piece. It was amazing and I was proud to say that I made that. I then decided to give it to my Mom because I knew she would love it. Overall it was a fun experience.
Looking Back:
Looking back at the experiment I got good results. In the beginning I ran through some bumps in the road when trying to make it perfect but I overcame those obstacles. I thought the finished look of the rock looked amazing, I was more than satisfied with the results I got.
Looking Beyond:
When coming to the science aspect of the rock it's really interesting to me. The way labrodorite works is that the light reflects on different twinnings of the rock . The color that shows depends on inner twinning, if your are lucky you can get a multi color look to it. In a nut shell depending what's on the inside determines what colors would be reflective in the rock.
Looking Inward:
Overall in this experiment I got desirable results. The rock looked great and I couldn't be happier with it. It's full of color and shines beautifully. Overall I'm proud of the results that I got.
looking Outward:
When I did this project I did it on my own with some help by the people around me. The part that took group collaboration was actually sharing the lapidary machine. Their was instances where their was conflict, but I believe that I handled it well. I'm a lover not a fighter so I'm not one to get aggressive when it comes to sharing things so I tried to facilitate the machine well. I made sure that every one had a chance and that there was only three people. In general it went well for me.
Looking Forward:
If I could do this again there wouldn't me much that I would change. I mean not to brag or anything but I believe the rock looks amazing. But the one things that I would go back and do would to polish it a bit more. I think it could use a bit more, but I don't think it takes much from the overall beauty of it.
Take Aways:
Some take aways that I got from this experiment is the variety is the spice of life. Never had I thought of polishing and shaping rocks, but after this project it would be something that I would like to continue doing. It was a fun project and I had a great time doing it.