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Post by Rockoonz on Feb 7, 2023 0:11:46 GMT -5
I'm sure this has come up plenty, but this chunk really illustrates the importance of the direction of cut when slabbing. I think I bought this somewhere as is, don't know if it was trial and error or just purposely chunking it down at a right angle to fit the saws. I now have a board glued to the face I want and it will go in the saw probably tomorrow. The brown biggs is dark and harder to see than I prefer, but the slabs near the edge will have some lighter browns for contrast so there may be some real nice ones.
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realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Feb 7, 2023 1:10:16 GMT -5
Direction is everything. Far too many times have I seen the manslaughter of materials (at least manslaughter in my eyes) of really nice material, due to poor planning of initial cuts. I see it a lot with plumes, and it hurts me when I see it.
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Post by jasoninsd on Feb 7, 2023 9:14:29 GMT -5
That was a really great example of how the direction of the cut can change everything!
Not an excuse...but...I think one issue for most people is they might not have a saw capable of cutting that piece from the "bottom" like you showed lastly. It looks to me like a 10" saw "could" potentially make it through that piece while sitting the way it is at first in the video. Not saying it's right or wrong...I think a lot of people would accept the slightly inferior landscape scenes slabbing it with what they have...rather than not slabbing it at all.
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Post by Rockoonz on Feb 7, 2023 11:05:24 GMT -5
jasoninsd that can be an issue, it's going to be right at the limit of the 18" saw, I'll be staying close to this one while it's cutting, especially after my smarta$$ answer to Mark's saw blade woes. In a smaller saw I might cut into manageable chunks, turn them 90 degrees, then cut slabs. I have a smaller one like it that I will be grinding flat on one side so I can glue it up and slab it.
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Post by jasoninsd on Feb 7, 2023 11:23:19 GMT -5
jasoninsd that can be an issue, it's going to be right at the limit of the 18" saw, I'll be staying close to this one while it's cutting, especially after my smarta$$ answer to Mark's saw blade woes. In a smaller saw I might cut into manageable chunks, turn them 90 degrees, then cut slabs. I have a smaller one like it that I will be grinding flat on one side so I can glue it up and slab it. I just had to do this was a 5 pound chunk of Graveyard Point to get it to where I could cut it in the 10"...and I was mindful of which way the plumes were going...at least I think I got it right! LOL |
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 7, 2023 11:26:18 GMT -5
My opinion the first heal slice is the call.... After that it's all on you. If my saw can't do the job I will put the material away and have a buddy with a bigger saw do the cutting for me..
Some material, it is the luck of the draw on the heal cut.. That Biggs is going to be wicked cool when done..
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Post by Rockoonz on Feb 10, 2023 1:14:22 GMT -5
Got r dun Now time to muck out the saw, awful brown in there. Glued up  In the saw  Some of the slabs    |
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