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Post by Peruano on Sept 8, 2017 15:12:08 GMT -5
fossilman Your specimen looks to be opalized wood. That glassy sheen is a giveaway. Keep looking for the fire, it might be in a thin layer.
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Post by coloradocliff on Sept 8, 2017 15:12:46 GMT -5
Now where did it go? can anybody see the petrified log I am talking about? yup. all three of them :-) Heheehee Wanted to make sure we saw ole Peter Thomas I guess I'm not the only person who names my wood. lookatthat
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Post by woodman on Oct 6, 2017 17:09:01 GMT -5
 Ssmall chunk of Stinking Water root ball Oak. I had cut it a while back and was cleaning up the shop and just about tossed it. Instead I finished it up. |
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Post by woodman on Oct 6, 2017 20:08:05 GMT -5
8 inch slab of Pine from Central Oregon. took a real fine polish.  |
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 7, 2017 9:30:38 GMT -5
Nice pieces of wood..... Great polish too!
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 7, 2017 13:11:15 GMT -5
Got a little behind on photos...LOL Here is a nice Opalized piece of petwood....I just faced it... 
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 7, 2017 13:14:27 GMT -5
Some petwood from Wyoming a buddy sent me,I just sliced it and polished it.. 
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 7, 2017 13:16:48 GMT -5
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Post by woodman on Oct 8, 2017 15:09:26 GMT -5
I like the small pieces fsrosm Hampton Butte. they make good paper weights and display pieces.
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Post by woodman on Oct 9, 2017 17:23:14 GMT -5
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Oct 10, 2017 22:24:48 GMT -5
Never judge a book by its cover.  ![]()  wow that is unreal is that two sides? awesome piece. |
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 11, 2017 9:23:16 GMT -5
Those two are out of bounds cool! NICE!
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Post by woodman on Oct 11, 2017 13:14:10 GMT -5
Those two are out of bounds cool! NICE! Really it is one piece. I was going to contour polish the dark end but decided to polish the golden end and keep as a specium. |
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Post by lookatthat on Oct 24, 2017 13:07:38 GMT -5
Guess I must be a true rockhead, I thought the dark side was beautiful too! (Of course, the "show" side is spectacular)
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 26, 2017 17:57:53 GMT -5
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 21, 2017 18:07:14 GMT -5
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Post by dakotabirder on Nov 22, 2017 13:16:34 GMT -5
Dialed up or not, that's gorgeous. Texas root, red color dialed up from lighting, Still a beauty  Another Texas wood from the Rio  |
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Post by jamesp on Nov 22, 2017 18:37:48 GMT -5
Dialed up or not, that's gorgeous. Texas root, red color dialed up from lighting, Still a beauty Another Texas wood from the Rio The silver spots in the red one is hematite which is probably the red coloring agent. it is red but not that red. |
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Post by woodman on Nov 22, 2017 18:49:48 GMT -5
Just to show I have done some tumbling in the past, and I am getting ready to do some more.   |
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Post by fvpty on Nov 22, 2017 19:09:35 GMT -5
Just clean it is wet have to polish it ...  |
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