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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 15, 2014 20:13:06 GMT -5
Getting through the pile - slowly - sorting and cleaning. Trying to put like with like. Since these came from someone's backyard, I don't know what most of them are, nor do I have location info for them.
What the pile looked like yesterday 
Today 
Yeah, I know, it doesn't look much different. Now have to put stuff away before tackling more.
Well, here's just a few picks of the pet wood I washed up today. I'll also put a link at the end of this post to the slide show on Photobucket, for anyone that wants to see more of the pics. Will number these pics for ease of referencing them
1. Two buckets of wood - Opalized wood 
2. AZ Rainbow wood 
3. Bigger chunks soaking 
4a. A few individuals 
4b. Same chunk of wood, back side 
5. Like the grain on this one 
6. This one is colorful 
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8. A couple more with nice grain 
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10. Like the clear whisky colored areas with wood grains against the peanut brittle color 
11. Some Hampton Buttes 
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14. Maybe Hampton Butte, not sure 
15a. This big one (10 pounds?) is my favorite 
15b. A couple more views. Back side
15c. And what's hiding beneath the faded exterior? 
It is blue inside, cool.
16. Not wood, but here's a bucket full of thundereggs from the haul, most cut some not. 
17. Tipsy! 
See the chip missing at the bottom right? This one has much brighter color inside.
Okay, that's all I'm posting for now. If you want to see the rest of the pet woods, click HERE for the slideshow.
Thanks for looking. More to come as I get through that pile! Jean |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 15, 2014 20:49:46 GMT -5
Jean has wood!!! LOL...Wow that is a stock pile ! Thumbs up
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Post by panamark on Sept 15, 2014 20:57:06 GMT -5
Okay Jean, since you are giving them away, I will take # 9. LOL. To a guy that loves petwood, those are gorgeous. And for free??? Wow that must be fun to go thru them during the day. One of my favorite things is to come home from a good hounding trip and then spending the next day (or two) just washing and seeing what I got. And your piles are already high graded!!! Be sure to post pics of some slabs from them.
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 15, 2014 23:13:49 GMT -5
Number 9 looks like some Oregon petwood.........
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Post by jamesp on Sept 16, 2014 7:56:24 GMT -5
You got a lot of nice woodies there Jean. Since you got them for free can you....just kidding.
Jean like a fox in a chicken house, easy pickins.
Those black pans come in handy.
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 16, 2014 8:20:05 GMT -5
I think # 14 is going to be an awesome cutter too-Thumbs up...
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Post by snowmom on Sept 16, 2014 19:08:37 GMT -5
wow, what a show. I had no idea before I started hanging around this forum just how many different forms petwood can take. Jean, you must have got a piece of most of them! What a haul! Wonderful! I can hardly wait to see what else is in that pile. I want to thank you for going to the trouble of taking so many photos and setting them up for us to share, wonderful, and very time consuming along with all your sorting work. Fun, yes, but still work. Keep the pictures coming, they are greatly appreciated!
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Post by Pat on Sept 16, 2014 19:13:50 GMT -5
All good looking pieces, and worthy of a ride home in the back of your truck.
It's lots of fun to go through a pile of rocks especially when they are all yours.
Enjoy!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 20:26:48 GMT -5
whisky and peanut brittle. Dang you getting a party started??
NIce, thanks for the pics
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Post by Peruano on Sept 16, 2014 20:47:45 GMT -5
6/ Will be a delight to cut with subtle variations of browns, yellow, etc.
8/ Has growth rings but a wonderful texture that seems to reflect palm.
9/ Has that 3 color layering of opalized wood. Its soft and has one fracture that could cause problems when cut, but it polishes nicely.
10/ Some of those caramel colors in pet wood are just about priceless even when just polished by mother nature.
Can you tell I like wood, and enjoy the prowl through last month's buckets almost as much as the initial search and collection process. Tom
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Post by beefjello on Sept 17, 2014 19:42:57 GMT -5
Wow, that's a whole lotta wood!!  I would ID it all for you if only I could find the time.. heh (j/k) Nice score!! |
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