WyckedWyre
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since April 2007
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Post by WyckedWyre on Apr 21, 2005 20:56:47 GMT -5
Look what I got! I guess I won't have to pay $8.00 a pound for rough. I'm no longer a High Maintenance Woman. hahaha ;D S
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Post by BearCreekLapidary on Apr 21, 2005 21:25:24 GMT -5
Oh yea ... That has two purposes: 1) It will definitely break up some stone 2) It will also help the hubby stay in line ;D Just be sure that you use safety glasses ... for either John
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WyckedWyre
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since April 2007
Posts: 1,391
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Post by WyckedWyre on Apr 21, 2005 21:37:10 GMT -5
NO HUBBY - He's buried in the back yard. That hammer is my new Best Friend. ;D S
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stefan
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2005
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Post by stefan on Apr 22, 2005 9:42:05 GMT -5
Is that the 3 Lber? I love mine- and the darn thing is UNBREAKABLE! Just be careful- if you miss what your aiming for and hit -oh say a wrist- it will crack bone! (yes it happened to me)
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WyckedWyre
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since April 2007
Posts: 1,391
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Post by WyckedWyre on Apr 22, 2005 13:25:47 GMT -5
Yessiree - 3 Lb Estwing crackhammer, makes short work of any rock. Stefan, I cut the s**t out of my finger trying to break up agate with a claw hammer last month. When I purchased some rough from Banjo I asked him to break it up for me for tumbling, and he sweetly did so with minimal grumbling. But when he decided to charge $8.00 a pound for broken rock, I decided it was time to get a hammer of my own. So, there we have it! S
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Banjocreek
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since March 2003
Posts: 1,115
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Post by Banjocreek on Apr 22, 2005 17:53:31 GMT -5
Ahhhhhmmmm! Correction... That is $8.00 for 3 pounds. And that's just on my website, that's not for my friends! If I know someone can't bust it up. I'll do it. You should know me better than that -Banjo disclaimer(Unless I screwed up someplace and mistakenly put in 1 pound when I meant 3, sorry, if that's the case, it's supposed to be 3.)
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Post by connrock on Apr 22, 2005 19:29:03 GMT -5
Now your cookin'!
One thing i'd like to mention is wearing good leather gloves when you break rocks.I use only the left glove (being right handed) so I can get a good grip on the hammer with my right.
Some rough will break nicely for you and others will shatter inti little splinters,obsidian being only on of the bad guys.If you get one of these tiny splinters stuck in your hand it not only hurts like heck it's hard to take out without breaking it off and leaving a small piece in there.
I used the type of gloves that are normally called work gloves which have a soft leather front but an even softer back on them.I don't use them any more because a splinter went right through he front of my left pinkey and I still have a piece inthere for over 3 years now.It formed a bump that's there for life.
Just a word of caution and good luck swingin' your new hammer!
Tom
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WyckedWyre
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since April 2007
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Post by WyckedWyre on Apr 22, 2005 20:44:27 GMT -5
CON - that's some good advice. I wasn't wearing gloves and what you described is exactly what happened. A NASTY SHARP EVIL shard embedded itself in the skin over my knuckle. When I pulled it out it left a gash which bled forever. I added the blood to the barrel as a sacrifice to The Rock God. I tried out my new Estwing as soon as I got home. I broke up about 12 pounds of petrified wood in really short order. Like magic. S
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texmom
spending too much on rocks
When life gives you lemons, squeeze it on fried catfish!
Member since February 2005
Posts: 344
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Post by texmom on Apr 23, 2005 10:02:40 GMT -5
Now I see my true calling.
I can set up an aide station at the next Texas rock show. I'll bring my scalpel, suture material, bandages and picks. Charge to remove old buried rock from assorted body parts!!!
(Discount for forum buddies of course!)
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