Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 1, 2013 16:13:49 GMT -5
I figured if Fossilman can do one then Jamesp can. Thanks for looking. Hey buddy,I didn't get dizzy watching yours-LMAO.........That video gave me some wackie ideas though...
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Oct 1, 2013 16:19:45 GMT -5
I had to add that comment at the end. That flick was perfect for a tripod. Wackie ideas huh? No, you sweetie is not gonna let you do that. Don't even go there. Just kiddin.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 1, 2013 17:32:32 GMT -5
LMAO!
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carloscinco
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Post by carloscinco on Oct 1, 2013 18:37:41 GMT -5
That was a perfect how to video. Stuck to the topic with great visuals.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Oct 1, 2013 19:57:36 GMT -5
Thanks Carlos. That is as glassy as that stuff gets. But i can nip 1-3 inch long slivers off of most corals except the real grainy ones.
When i heat them chipped thin i can leave them in the oven for 3-4 hours at 150-200 and they dry out. A piece as big as your fist can real take days to dry in the oven. If they have one bit of water you will have a crumbly mess from vapor expansion... Coral found higher on the bank is usually dryer. If it comes out of the bottom of the river where it has been wet for 1000's of years it is best left out in the Texas heat for several months. Movie star - must focus no being a star Carlos.
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Oct 1, 2013 22:45:25 GMT -5
I wondered about the blue in the piece you broke up, the bluest I've seen in your shows. What will eventually come of all those pieces, final use? With the wood, we tumble most everything up to around 3lbs., bigger if we find a real solid piece. Wood being wood, always get more small pieces back than what is put in. People like bigger tumbled wood [hand pieces], maybe because not many do them in this area.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Oct 1, 2013 23:36:41 GMT -5
That blue comes from being in blue clay. The blue clay is more like rubbery cement. A 5 foot pry bar can be bent on a 6 inch coral, This one was free from the clay. I find them in the bottom of the river. They are impregnated in the clay under all the gravel and sand. I see them weighing 50 pounds but are hours to remove. Wood has a larger theme so i see why larger pieces are desirable. Knots and streaks. Makes sense to keep it larger. It is obvious. One day i will do some metal smithing. And mount these jewelry sized shapes. I have an interest in building some diamond grinding equipment that generate shapes other than cabs too. Using these chips. Most of the corals i tumble are the outer layer of the coral only. They are more much more work to 'skin' the outside layer. But that is where the action is as far as color. So slabs are not as diverse in color as these chipped outer layers. Love that Mcdermitt wood. It is almost done in coarse. They are in w/a stubborn set of coral that i am rounding more than normal since many are from a new location in Florida.
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Geoff
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Post by Geoff on Oct 2, 2013 1:14:46 GMT -5
I left a very youtube appropriate comment on your video.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Oct 2, 2013 7:35:49 GMT -5
In classic Geoff style.
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grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on Oct 2, 2013 8:06:33 GMT -5
Great video, James. That is a very nice shade of blue, I think you could sell slabs for big $$. I would like to see a carving from that material.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Oct 2, 2013 8:15:48 GMT -5
I have a goodie bag saved for Mastercarverkkkurt. Grand Dragon of carving(from Mississippi).
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grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on Oct 2, 2013 8:19:38 GMT -5
Paraphernaliaworld? lol, is that a roach dragon?
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Oct 2, 2013 8:27:03 GMT -5
It is worse. It is a Ku Klux Klan gold vermeil Grand Dragon pin of 925 silver. Kurt is always carving dragons. Thought this may open his horizons.Just kidding.
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grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on Oct 2, 2013 8:37:42 GMT -5
Ah, I see, you must have gone to Sen. Robert Byrd's an estate sale.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Oct 2, 2013 13:10:27 GMT -5
That is too far away. That is common merchandise for all Georgia yard sales in many neighborhoods. Actually my father was a member for a good while.
And he's a dang Pennsylvanian !
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