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Soooo, as I got bored with calibrated ovals quite quickly, I have been free forming most of my stones for a while now. Today I thought it would be an idea to finally bring my bits of boulder opal to the club and have a go at the opal machine. I am honestly quite proud of myself, they came out...

If mr. Michael Leaney or one of his cronies comes over to tell you in "fairly strong terms" that you should make a contribution towards the shire council if you want to camp on the roadside reserves, you can tell him to "go take a hike" in whichever terms you see fit at that moment. I suggest...

I am curious to see what you all do with the gold you find, or your stones. Anyone found enough to beat this yet: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MUSEUM-BULLION-CASTLE-OVER-7-LBS-OF-GOLD-OVER-800-GEMS-8000-HOUR-BUILD-/181299687227?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item2a364daf3b&_uhb=1

I have been quiet lately; and I will likely be quiet for a little while longer. After 2 years of hard work, dedication and a heaps of laughs with our little 60kg goofball, we have reached the incredibly difficult and heart wrenching conclusion that we could not save this boy. Heaps of people...

Learning to cab Rhodonite, my first cab Gympieite (Gympie green stone), has a crack, but I still love it. My 2nd stone Agate from agate creek. My teacher thinks I'm picking up quickly, so set me onto a double cab with challenges (undercutting). I'm nearly done but am going to refinish this...

22 prospectors lost in 2.5 years! These are the days of handheld GPS devices. Get one before you become a statistic! http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-18/safety-campaign-launched-to-save-prospectors-in-was-outback/5532068

I'm new. New to a lot of things, but mainly new(ish) to this glorious country, new to waking up in quarries, digging holes, swinging a detector, the prospectors dictionary and of course, new to this forum. My name's Angenita, but I have been called Piep (Eng pronounciation: peep) since birth. It...