unclem
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Post by unclem on Jun 18, 2013 13:28:28 GMT -5
I find a lot of nice wood on river gravels bars and such. But having been tumbled down the river for many miles and subjected to mother natures constantly breaking every thing down. I was wondering what every one else does with there wood?
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 18, 2013 13:43:12 GMT -5
Depends on how solid they are. If no cracks, I'll slab them. If full of cracks, they're tumbler fodder. No use risking a blade on crack filled material.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Jun 18, 2013 15:17:10 GMT -5
All of mine are in the rock garden. I did polish a few of the ones that Textiger sent me a while back, they shine like a mirror!
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grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on Jun 18, 2013 16:23:26 GMT -5
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Post by Peruano on Jun 18, 2013 17:56:45 GMT -5
I slab, tumble, and cab some wood, but expect to be frustrated with fractures and random breaks in a fair number of pieces. Some of the specimens shown above show why wood is so attractive to some folks. Tom
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Post by Rockoonz on Jun 18, 2013 21:18:12 GMT -5
Depends on the wood.
Most is in the landscape or out by the shed, though.
Lee
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 19, 2013 15:00:24 GMT -5
Petwood,does it get any better..........The river I find them in does the tumbling and polishing too..I find so many different species and varieties of petwood.....I have them in all sizes and finds in different states.
Some for the yard,tumbling,slabbing and just because...LOL
One of these days,I'll get a rocksaw and then slab the bigger ones into picture frames..Have had that idea going on for awhile now...
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panamark
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Post by panamark on Jun 19, 2013 16:51:49 GMT -5
Wow Grayfingers/Willy that teardrop cab is FANTASTIC. Nice layout.
Petwood is one of my favorites. Maybe because I can find so much of it, ha. I have a really big pile, yet I can't resist bringing more home!
I look at a piece and see if the annual rings are well defined (I usually have to end cut to check) and if nice then I usually try to diagonally slab so I have a great polish-able view of the inside, yet the "bark" or natural old surface is still visible. One of the things I think is so neat about pet wood is the weathering on the outer bark/wood (except limb casts usually don't show any.)
Sometimes you can't tell what beauty is inside until you cut. Just like other types of rocks.
- Mark
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unclem
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Post by unclem on Jun 24, 2013 15:32:20 GMT -5
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bhiatt
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Post by bhiatt on Jun 24, 2013 15:47:16 GMT -5
unclem, nice looking tubes in your petwood. Cool rough stock.
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grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on Jun 24, 2013 17:08:55 GMT -5
Wow, very cool looking piece, never seen one like that!
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unclem
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Post by unclem on Jun 24, 2013 18:47:24 GMT -5
this was buried in a calcareous crystals. Soaked it in Muratic acid and found this cavernous feature. All my wanting to cut this has now calmed down.  But only a little |
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 24, 2013 19:35:21 GMT -5
That's too nice as a specimen to go cutting up. Very nice shelf sitter / conversation piece.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2013 23:37:13 GMT -5
Mine just sits in the garden. I bought a lot of cool colored AZ rainbow stuff before I learned it is badly fractured.  |
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