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Post by woodman on May 4, 2016 16:40:31 GMT -5
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Post by Fossilman on May 4, 2016 16:49:16 GMT -5
MY GOD! That's totally SICK!!! HOLY MOLLY,what a beauty!!!! Two thumbs up
Does it need stabilized? Or are they healed fractures??
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Post by woodman on May 4, 2016 17:19:43 GMT -5
MY GOD! That's totally SICK!!! HOLY MOLLY,what a beauty!!!! Two thumbs up Does it need stabilized? Or are they healed fractures?? It will need to be stabilized, but some are healed. the mud pocket is lined with agate , It is destined to be one half of a set of bookends, after seeing this side I will have to finish both sides. |
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Post by wampidytoo on May 4, 2016 17:46:36 GMT -5
What really impresses me is your method. Why didn't I think of that? I have spent a lot of time getting a stone NEARLY straight on a reset but never straight straight. You da man. Or would it be you da mind? Thanks for posting that.
Jim
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Post by woodman on May 4, 2016 18:04:15 GMT -5
What really impresses me is your method. Why didn't I think of that? I have spent a lot of time getting a stone NEARLY straight on a reset but never straight straight. You da man. Or would it be you da mind? Thanks for posting that. Jim Clean clean and then clean some more. Degreaser and acetone are your friends. Clean dry cardboard. I never have had one come loose. I cut this over about three day period, the superglue holds real good and I use diesel for cutting oil. I use plenty of glue and glue on the cardboard and the hardener on the rock, smear it around a bit and hold till set. with the accelerator, it really sets up fast. |
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Post by QuailRiver on May 4, 2016 18:29:37 GMT -5
Somebody "up there" must really like you!!!
Larry C.
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Post by orrum on May 4, 2016 19:34:19 GMT -5
Way cool!
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Post by woodman on May 4, 2016 20:29:14 GMT -5
Somebody "up there" must really like you!!! Larry C. Try it, you will like it! |
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Post by victor1941 on May 4, 2016 21:04:55 GMT -5
Woodman, I used your method to slice a thick slab of Carey plume in half with even thickness. I changed the thick kerf blade to thin to cut down on rock loss during cutting. This method works!
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2016 21:51:28 GMT -5
But what is in the vice?
I guess I don't understand why you would not glue it to a 4x4 to do the same. 4x4 clamps safer in the vice!
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Post by Tommy on May 4, 2016 21:57:33 GMT -5
But what is in the vice? I guess I don't understand why you would not glue it to a 4x4 to do the same. 4x4 clamps safer in the vice! If I may - it's so you get a perfect uniform thickness on the cut piece. the already-cut side of the wood is glued to the agate that is in the vice and squared up to the blade. That's why the gluing happens inside the saw. Brilliant  |
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2016 22:05:27 GMT -5
But what is in the vice? I guess I don't understand why you would not glue it to a 4x4 to do the same. 4x4 clamps safer in the vice! If I may - it's so you get a perfect uniform thickness on the cut piece. the already-cut side of the wood is glued to the agate that is in the vice and squared up to the blade. That's why the gluing happens inside the saw. Brilliant Aha.  I would have made two cuts after glue to wood. Both parallel. It's the start of a cube in lapidry class. I think I'm done in one less cut? |
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Post by woodman on May 4, 2016 22:10:41 GMT -5
If I may - it's so you get a perfect uniform thickness on the cut piece. the already-cut side of the wood is glued to the agate that is in the vice and squared up to the blade. That's why the gluing happens inside the saw. Brilliant Aha. I would have made two cuts after glue to wood. Both parallel. It's the start of a cube in lapidry class. I think I'm done in one less cut? I wanted a 2 inch slab that was the mirror image of the last one cut, making book ends. A squaring cut would have destroyed the butterfly effect. |
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Post by Toad on May 5, 2016 10:42:57 GMT -5
I don't understand any of this, but that is an awesome hunk of wood!
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Post by woodman on May 5, 2016 12:31:01 GMT -5
I don't understand any of this, but that is an awesome hunk of wood! I got a couple of slabs in the lapping ,sanding, polishing stage now. It really take a nice polish. |
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Post by woodman on May 5, 2016 12:36:46 GMT -5
This is the slab after pressure washing. next step is to put it in an oven and cook out the diesel and the heating will break the glue bond on the cardboard. I really like the agate pocket.
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Post by geezer on May 5, 2016 13:08:04 GMT -5
Gotta ask a couple of questions.
First, what kind of wood is this? It is absolutely gorgeous! I love the grain!
Second, at what temp and for how long do you bake it to get rid of the diesel?
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Post by woodman on May 5, 2016 13:29:51 GMT -5
Gotta ask a couple of questions. First, what kind of wood is this? It is absolutely gorgeous! I love the grain! Second, at what temp and for how long do you bake it to get rid of the diesel? It is Oak, Stinking water mountains of Oregon. HArd to get these days. It will change in color a bit when the oil is gone. I got some I am polishing now that I will post on here soon/.. I use 300 degrees for a few hours more or less, sometime I forget about it and leave it longer. Let it cool down before removing from oven. |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 13:53:41 GMT -5
Gotta ask a couple of questions. First, what kind of wood is this? It is absolutely gorgeous! I love the grain! Second, at what temp and for how long do you bake it to get rid of the diesel? It is Oak, Stinking water mountains of Oregon. HArd to get these days. It will change in color a bit when the oil is gone. I got some I am polishing now that I will post on here soon/.. I use 300 degrees for a few hours more or less, sometime I forget about it and leave it longer. Let it cool down before removing from oven. Must be a bachelor... I love your threads. Never stop. |
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Post by metalsmith on May 5, 2016 14:18:49 GMT -5
Now that's a saw! Awesome Pet Wood
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Then used a hand saw to remove from sa
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