Sunny
@sunnywanders.bsky.social
Rockhound, software engineer, seeker of joy, Vikings fan, hooman to 3 beasties, and just generally a giant nerd
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Sunny
@sunnywanders.bsky.social
· Nov 7
Melvin would like to remind you that joy is an act of resistance.
Copper sure shines up pretty. Running it thru the tumbler with steel shot removes burrs and work hardens things a bit as well as shining things up. These are the chains and stars I made last weekend. Making chain is a good fidget while watching TV or drinking beer with pals
#silversmithing practice
#silversmithing practice
April 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Copper sure shines up pretty. Running it thru the tumbler with steel shot removes burrs and work hardens things a bit as well as shining things up. These are the chains and stars I made last weekend. Making chain is a good fidget while watching TV or drinking beer with pals
#silversmithing practice
#silversmithing practice
Went to the gem and mineral show this weekend at the Crystal Community Center and scored some awesome slabs... An older gentleman was retiring and had $1/2/3 bins. Got all of these for $26 total 🧵 1/2
#lapidary #rockhounding
#lapidary #rockhounding
April 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Went to the gem and mineral show this weekend at the Crystal Community Center and scored some awesome slabs... An older gentleman was retiring and had $1/2/3 bins. Got all of these for $26 total 🧵 1/2
#lapidary #rockhounding
#lapidary #rockhounding
Made a copper ring last night, first time trying kumihimo with wire. Used a silver flower to hide the join and got a little messy with the solder. I wish there was a good copper colored solder! I think this would be a good spinner on a fidget ring. May make a few in sterling. #silversmithing
April 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Made a copper ring last night, first time trying kumihimo with wire. Used a silver flower to hide the join and got a little messy with the solder. I wish there was a good copper colored solder! I think this would be a good spinner on a fidget ring. May make a few in sterling. #silversmithing
Results of this week's meeting fidgets... Keeping my hands busy helps me stay focused during meetings so this week I made rings in the morning before work and wove them into chain during meetings when I wasn't busy taking notes
April 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Results of this week's meeting fidgets... Keeping my hands busy helps me stay focused during meetings so this week I made rings in the morning before work and wove them into chain during meetings when I wasn't busy taking notes
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Joy isn’t loud. Sometimes it looks like finishing a book, canceling a meeting, or wearing your favorite hoodie.
April 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Joy isn’t loud. Sometimes it looks like finishing a book, canceling a meeting, or wearing your favorite hoodie.
This morning's #silversmithing practice - still needs some cleanup. The aventurine is one I purchased from a local rock shop and sliced and put a shoulder on.
April 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This morning's #silversmithing practice - still needs some cleanup. The aventurine is one I purchased from a local rock shop and sliced and put a shoulder on.
Love this one, even though I had to make it smaller than I hoped because of a fracture during cutting the preform. I love the process - found it on the beach on Friday, slabbed it yesterday, shaped it today. Sometime this week I'll set it into a pendant or bracelet.
#rockhounding #lapidary
#rockhounding #lapidary
March 31, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Love this one, even though I had to make it smaller than I hoped because of a fracture during cutting the preform. I love the process - found it on the beach on Friday, slabbed it yesterday, shaped it today. Sometime this week I'll set it into a pendant or bracelet.
#rockhounding #lapidary
#rockhounding #lapidary
One hour at the cabking and I've got 6 stones to work with this week. The green aventurine and the yellow were just slices from already tumbled stones, so I only needed to put a shoulder on them. The other one I shaped.
#lapidary #rockhounding
#lapidary #rockhounding
March 31, 2025 at 12:24 AM
One hour at the cabking and I've got 6 stones to work with this week. The green aventurine and the yellow were just slices from already tumbled stones, so I only needed to put a shoulder on them. The other one I shaped.
#lapidary #rockhounding
#lapidary #rockhounding
The little aventurines I bought at the little rock shop down the block from me sliced nicely #rockhounding
March 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The little aventurines I bought at the little rock shop down the block from me sliced nicely #rockhounding
March 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Cutting done, time to choose some for shaping. Some I'll just put shoulders on and leave free form, some I'll shape up a bit. #lapidary #rockhounding
March 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Cutting done, time to choose some for shaping. Some I'll just put shoulders on and leave free form, some I'll shape up a bit. #lapidary #rockhounding
Some stones out of my box of tumbled stones that I might try to shape up today for jewelry. I need some inspiration for #silversmithing
#rockhounding
#rockhounding
March 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Some stones out of my box of tumbled stones that I might try to shape up today for jewelry. I need some inspiration for #silversmithing
#rockhounding
#rockhounding
Took a couple slices off this morning, the rest will have to wait. It was slow going and my little 6" HiTech was getting a bit warm even with plenty of water after slicing several smaller stones and this bigger one a couple of times
#rockhounding
#rockhounding
March 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Took a couple slices off this morning, the rest will have to wait. It was slow going and my little 6" HiTech was getting a bit warm even with plenty of water after slicing several smaller stones and this bigger one a couple of times
#rockhounding
#rockhounding
I really need to remember to edit out Melvin panting in all my videos. He's just so excited when I get home!
a cartoon character with his tongue hanging out and hearts coming out of his mouth
Alt: Dino from the Flintstones with his tongue hanging out and hearts coming out of his mouth
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March 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I really need to remember to edit out Melvin panting in all my videos. He's just so excited when I get home!
Another fun one. I love the color and it's hard to tell in the video but those little flashy bits are silvery. Not sure if it is mica or pyrite in that spot?
#rockhounding
#rockhounding
March 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Another fun one. I love the color and it's hard to tell in the video but those little flashy bits are silvery. Not sure if it is mica or pyrite in that spot?
#rockhounding
#rockhounding
Couldn't resist this one. The lighting isn't great here but it has a bit of red and green on the outside. Please ignore my atrocious manicure! #rockhounding
March 29, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Couldn't resist this one. The lighting isn't great here but it has a bit of red and green on the outside. Please ignore my atrocious manicure! #rockhounding
First #rockhounding session of 2025. No agates, but found quite a lot of nice jasper and some other fun stones
March 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
First #rockhounding session of 2025. No agates, but found quite a lot of nice jasper and some other fun stones
Adventure night recap: Britto's Burrito for dinner, then we tried out the metal detector for the first time. We found an old piece of tin? roofing with a nail in it, a really old beer can, and a really old beer bottle cap before it got too dark. Smoothies on the way home.
two men in blue overalls are metal detecting in the desert with the logo for lopez tv land
Alt: two men in blue overalls with cartoon cat heads are metal detecting in the desert with the logo for lopez tv land
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March 28, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Adventure night recap: Britto's Burrito for dinner, then we tried out the metal detector for the first time. We found an old piece of tin? roofing with a nail in it, a really old beer can, and a really old beer bottle cap before it got too dark. Smoothies on the way home.
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More slices from tonight, this one is a Botswana agate from some rough I bought. It cracked during tumbling so I sliced it up. I also sliced some fancy jasper and a few other local finds but the light is awful for photos right now
#rockhounding
#rockhounding
March 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
More slices from tonight, this one is a Botswana agate from some rough I bought. It cracked during tumbling so I sliced it up. I also sliced some fancy jasper and a few other local finds but the light is awful for photos right now
#rockhounding
#rockhounding
Smithing has taken a backseat to introvert exhaustion from the new job. I tried tonight but had no plans and the creativity just wasn't flowing so I sliced up some stones instead. This was my favorite, an agate I found at the dog park last summer. #rockhounding
March 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Smithing has taken a backseat to introvert exhaustion from the new job. I tried tonight but had no plans and the creativity just wasn't flowing so I sliced up some stones instead. This was my favorite, an agate I found at the dog park last summer. #rockhounding
Adventure Night recap: Snuffy's Malt Shop, mini golf (we each got 2 holes in one), and car karaoke. It was a good night.
two men are sitting in the back seat of a car with their arms in the air .
Alt: two men are jamming out to music in the car
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March 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Adventure Night recap: Snuffy's Malt Shop, mini golf (we each got 2 holes in one), and car karaoke. It was a good night.
Have been doing lots of meet and greets and my new teammates all seem like amazing people but introvert me definitely needs cave time. Relaxing tonight with some nachos, the beasties, and catching up on Extracted
March 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Have been doing lots of meet and greets and my new teammates all seem like amazing people but introvert me definitely needs cave time. Relaxing tonight with some nachos, the beasties, and catching up on Extracted