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Post by broseph82 on Jul 14, 2015 19:40:57 GMT -5
This past weekend I drove a few hours to hunt for pet wood. Locations I picked out and found using google eart. Here are most of the spoils. Nothing huge but I only surface hunted (there was so much of it around!)  Here is a piece I thought would have potential and I like what the slab looks like  Here are some pieces I found in water. Looks like current wood and not petrified  An old bridge we found thinking it would be drivable, but no  Selfie pic of us after a long day of hunting  Last spot we went to to just relax and not collect  Was very hot, but very rewarding. I'll go back with the kids some time in the future and let them collect the small stuff while I go diving for bigger fish. |
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Post by broseph82 on Jul 14, 2015 21:25:12 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Jul 14, 2015 22:10:34 GMT -5
Happy selfie. Beautiful wood Jimi. Looks like it is dead solid. Never knew Bama had such high grade wood.
How much did you pay Tonya to get in the camera w/you ?
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Post by broseph82 on Jul 14, 2015 22:19:13 GMT -5
Happy selfie. Beautiful wood Jimi. Looks like it is dead solid. Never knew Bama had such high grade wood. How much did you pay Tonya to get in the camera w/you ? Yeah I have some nice pieces and some that are twigs and flat pieces of bark it looks like. Can't wait to find the bigger pieces! Will get a wet grinder fo' sho! I paid Tonya in kisses and boom-chik-a wow wow |
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Post by snowmom on Jul 15, 2015 4:37:03 GMT -5
great haul, sweet selfie... that slab and cab are outstanding... can't wait to see what you do with these.
thanks for the show.
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Post by gingerkid on Jul 15, 2015 5:15:32 GMT -5
How much did you pay Tonya to get in the camera w/you ? I paid Tonya in kisses and boom-chik-a wow wow  Awesome pet wood finds, Jimi! Nice cab, too! You could polish and cut an area in the center of the slab, then make a stand for your cab. |
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Post by adam on Jul 15, 2015 7:53:09 GMT -5
Very pretty pet wood cab, they're all neat. I find a lot of pet wood, but your haul is colossal.
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Post by Fossilman on Jul 15, 2015 8:08:34 GMT -5
SCORE!!!
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Post by jamesp on Jul 15, 2015 8:42:02 GMT -5
How much did you pay Tonya to get in the camera w/you ? I paid Tonya in kisses and boom-chik-a wow wow Awesome pet wood finds, Jimi! Nice cab, too! You could polish and cut an area in the center of the slab, then make a stand for your cab. Would you expect less from Jimi ? |
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Post by orrum on Jul 15, 2015 10:26:34 GMT -5
Boom chip a wow wow! I gotta remember that one.
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Post by broseph82 on Jul 15, 2015 11:17:38 GMT -5
Forgot to mention there was tons of red carnelian agate too. Some carnelian. Didn't get too much as I was going for the petwood and figured this would tumble well with the wood.  And here is what it looks like with the end off and unpolished.  Here's a cab I just finished from some.   Same pics plus video: http://instagram.com/p/5KcFqliYWO |
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Post by kap on Jul 15, 2015 15:03:13 GMT -5
Wow you done good! I need to take a trip that way!  |
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Post by broseph82 on Jul 15, 2015 15:34:51 GMT -5
Wow you done good! I need to take a trip that way! Call me up so I can help with the big stuff!!! |
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Post by grizman on Jul 15, 2015 18:59:09 GMT -5
Great polish on both the agate and pet-wood. Sometimes even though the pet-wood looks soft, it takes a great polish. It seems that you have found some great locations with hopefully more to come and show off to us!
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Post by grizman on Jul 15, 2015 18:59:41 GMT -5
Great polish on both the agate and pet-wood. Sometimes even though the pet-wood looks soft, it takes a great polish. It seems that you have found some great locations with hopefully more to come and show off to us!
What's up with this? This is the first time I had this happen...an "auto-duplicate".
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Post by broseph82 on Jul 15, 2015 19:16:11 GMT -5
Great polish on both the agate and pet-wood. Sometimes even though the pet-wood looks soft, it takes a great polish. It seems that you have found some great locations with hopefully more to come and show off to us! What's up with this? This is the first time I had this happen...an "auto-duplicate". Getting old there griz! |
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Post by adam on Jul 15, 2015 20:40:03 GMT -5
Oh boy, what a carnelian! The cabs is wonderful. Would a fist-sized carnelian be worth making some slabs, even if there are a few hair line fractures? And then proceeding with cabbing and polishing? I have one, it is my profile pic, broseph82. Advice would be well appreciated!
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Post by broseph82 on Jul 15, 2015 22:27:22 GMT -5
Oh boy, what a carnelian! The cabs is wonderful. Would a fist-sized carnelian be worth making some slabs, even if there are a few hair line fractures? And then proceeding with cabbing and polishing? I have one, it is my profile pic, broseph82. Advice would be well appreciated! Yes, the carnelian I Cabbed wasn't even fist sized. Depending on how big you want your cab just work around the fractures. The pet wood I Cabbed is fractured. Had to break off a couple pieces to get that small one out of it. All you can do now is cut it and see what's inside (color and crack wise). |
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Post by adam on Jul 15, 2015 23:12:21 GMT -5
Well, I tumbled the carnelian(3.5 inches by 2 inches by 1.5 inches) a while back, so it has a bit of polish, but still has some pits. Afraid of putting it in tumbler again. I don't have the tools to cut and makes slabs and cabs. Although, it does look fine the way it is. I keep it in a black rock pouch.
Any idea what would be an estimate/price range of a pound or so of a single carnelian agate? Or is there any way to tell? The piece I have is the only one I have. I originally dug it out of the bank in southern Kentucky. Maybe they're just really rare. That'd hike up the price, perhaps. At the same time the carnelian looks to good to give away.
Back to your carnelian piece, looks to be the same colors as mine. Has awesome cut.
Of course, a picture.
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Post by broseph82 on Jul 16, 2015 7:50:55 GMT -5
Type it in on e-Bay and you'll get a roughly high estimate (in most cases) what it's going for. adam |
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