<'))))>< Fish
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Post by <'))))>< Fish on Jan 25, 2016 16:34:46 GMT -5
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Post by pauls on Jan 25, 2016 17:06:50 GMT -5
Great Cabs For the uninitiated, its West Australian and the white bits are worm holes. If you have ever picked up a piece of driftwood filled with shipworm (Teredo) holes then this is what peanut wood is.
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Roger
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Post by Roger on Jan 25, 2016 17:41:38 GMT -5
Those are awesome! I haven't ever worked with peanut wood but I am going to look for some now
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Post by krazydiamond on Jan 25, 2016 17:49:56 GMT -5
superb pieces!
KD
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<'))))>< Fish
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Post by <'))))>< Fish on Jan 25, 2016 18:49:26 GMT -5
This and I put on my Facebook page Rare Peanut Wood
Peanut Wood however, is not your normal Petrified Wood. Before it became petrified, it was swept into the ocean. The ocean washed and cleaned the wood and turned it into something that would resemble driftwood that you might see on a beach today. In the ocean this driftwood came under attack from shell fish known as Teredo (also known as Shipworm). Just like wood worms, they created little bore holes and tunnels into the wood. As the wood got heavier and heavier as the attacks increased, it was no longer able to float and sank to the sea bed. Here the bore holes became filled with a lightly-colored sediment. Over a period of time, the wood became covered with more and more layers of mud and sediment and eventually the prettification process began.
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Post by orrum on Jan 25, 2016 18:55:14 GMT -5
Awesome pet wood and way cool patterns!
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micellular
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Post by micellular on Jan 25, 2016 19:42:09 GMT -5
Killer cabs and killer shine. First time I've seen this material too, and it's super interesting.
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Post by beefjello on Jan 25, 2016 20:05:26 GMT -5
Nice peanuts!
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Jan 25, 2016 20:13:57 GMT -5
Cool cabs & neat info. Thanks for the explanation.
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Post by socalagatehound on Jan 25, 2016 22:14:48 GMT -5
Those are beautiful.
I knew there was something I meant to look for at Australia Outback in Quartzsite...
Craig
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 26, 2016 10:01:38 GMT -5
Crazy petwood-liking it!!
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