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Post by Psycho on Jul 29, 2016 22:11:44 GMT -5
Okay I know im new to this but I just watched you tube video on Glass Butte in Oregon I believe. I have only seen black obsidian in person. I did not know there was other colors. I would like to get some Mahogany Obsidian if someone has some they would be willing to part with, maybe a sfrb, enough to make cabs and such. Thanks for the help!
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Post by vegasjames on Jul 29, 2016 22:37:25 GMT -5
I have a piece, it is a little over 3 pounds if I recall right. Do you have a saw to cut it?
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Post by Psycho on Jul 29, 2016 22:48:15 GMT -5
I have a 7&10 saw, should work, I hope lol
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Post by vegasjames on Jul 29, 2016 22:48:24 GMT -5
I just weighed the piece, it is 3 pounds 14 ounces.
Have a 41 pound piece somewhere. Forgot where I put it though.
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Post by Psycho on Jul 29, 2016 22:50:49 GMT -5
Wow the 3 pound would let me get some experience with working obsidian
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Post by vegasjames on Jul 29, 2016 23:32:27 GMT -5
Sent you a PM.
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Post by Pat on Jul 30, 2016 0:24:13 GMT -5
Obsidian comes in lots of colors. sheens: blue, green, lavender, gold, silver ...; strips of black and clear... Can be pretty!
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Post by Psycho on Jul 30, 2016 1:23:56 GMT -5
Thanks Pat. I love the wealth of knowledge available here. I was a real big goof,to think it only was one color.
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Post by vegasjames on Jul 30, 2016 2:23:46 GMT -5
Your package is ready to go. Found one piece of sheen obsidian and a few other pieces that I cannot see what is in them in there as well. And some non-obsidian stuff filling the rest of the package you can pay with. Check the other two pieces of obsidian closely. They may be sheen or rainbow. I am not sure what type the last two are but I know I had some more sheen and rainbow somewhere so those may have been it. Hard to tell without daylight.
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Post by Fossilman on Jul 30, 2016 8:34:30 GMT -5
Obsidian is a blast to work with......Easy to hound too..Headed back to Glass Buttes in Sept,for a final run,(for winter projects)...
You will find it's easy to work with too...
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 30, 2016 9:34:44 GMT -5
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Post by Psycho on Jul 30, 2016 19:31:25 GMT -5
Can't wait to work with it, man the snowflake and rainbow look sweet as hell. We are moving to Montana within next few months, so I am looking forward to new rockhounding opportunities and a trip to Oregon. Everyone has my thanks for the educated input and helping me get more knowledgeable as a hound ! Love it!
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 30, 2016 19:50:43 GMT -5
What part of Montana are you moving to ? I may be able to put you in contack with some rockhounds over there. I'm next door in South Dakota.
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Post by Psycho on Jul 30, 2016 20:03:18 GMT -5
Looking to west side over by deer lodge. So far found a small ranch in Sheridan. I'm letting the wife handle all this stuff lol. I just wanna hunt rocks lol
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Post by broseph82 on Aug 1, 2016 14:21:40 GMT -5
Can't wait to work with it, man the snowflake and rainbow look sweet as hell. We are moving to Montana within next few months, so I am looking forward to new rockhounding opportunities and a trip to Oregon. Everyone has my thanks for the educated input and helping me get more knowledgeable as a hound ! Love it! Fire Obsidian is killer and is big money. Emory Coons is the only name I know that has a claim on it and/or knows where to dig it. Starburst Obsidian wasn't named and this stuff is super hard to get out in AZ (supposedly), but is awesome sauce. A lot of people love obsidian because its soft and easy to work. I tend to not like it as much. You cannot hide any scratches with this stuff! You may think its good to go until you throw it on a polishing wheel and BAM*** scratches appear. My advice is to start a couple pieces and have one piece ahead of the other on the wheels so you can see which scratches look like what and continue. Grind. pause. look at scratches, repeat. |
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Post by Psycho on Aug 1, 2016 14:27:58 GMT -5
I will keep that in mind ,always take as much info as I can, thanks broseph82 for the tip
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Post by jakesrocks on Aug 1, 2016 14:28:02 GMT -5
Another thing to consider is sawing. Best to wear gloves when handling freshly cut pieces. There will be thousands of tiny obsidian needles stuck to the freshly cut slabs. Have a pair of tweezers and some sort of magnification handy. You'll need them.
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Post by Psycho on Aug 1, 2016 15:13:38 GMT -5
Good thing I got some puncture resistant gloves with a nitrile coating,i want to build a slab saw shortly also.
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