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Post by MrMike on Dec 18, 2016 14:52:10 GMT -5
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Post by Toad on Dec 18, 2016 17:31:09 GMT -5
Big alright. Will you cut it?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2016 17:38:48 GMT -5
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Post by MrMike on Dec 18, 2016 20:03:10 GMT -5
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Post by adam on Dec 18, 2016 22:02:21 GMT -5
Flint is chalcedony and whichever way you slice it, the slabs will be solid and nice.
What is the locality of the nodule? Looks similar to the nodules I've got sitting around.
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Post by MrMike on Dec 18, 2016 23:03:55 GMT -5
Flint is chalcedony and whichever way you slice it, the slabs will be solid and nice. What is the locality of the nodule? Looks similar to the nodules I've got sitting around. Found it by the Holston River in upper East Tennessee, not too far from Kentucky. |
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Post by jamesp on Dec 18, 2016 23:42:05 GMT -5
no telling what is inside of that biggun.
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Post by wigglinrocks on Dec 19, 2016 0:09:59 GMT -5
Rent a concrete saw , wanna see the guts . Looks like it could make some sharp looking slabs .
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Post by MrMike on Dec 19, 2016 0:16:33 GMT -5
Rent a concrete saw , wanna see the guts . Looks like it could make some sharp looking slabs . That's an idea... |
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Post by Toad on Dec 19, 2016 5:01:42 GMT -5
That is one evil looking TOAD! |
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Post by MrMike on Dec 19, 2016 6:18:33 GMT -5
no telling what is inside of that biggun. Not a Rio but I've always heard that size matters. |
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Post by jamesp on Dec 19, 2016 6:30:34 GMT -5
no telling what is inside of that biggun. Not a Rio but I've always heard that size matters. 25 pounds pretty much dwarfs anything on the Rio Mike. That's a big ole southern hoss. Since you are probably not going to saw it consider knocking a window off of it with a sledge. |
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Post by adam on Dec 19, 2016 8:18:53 GMT -5
Not a Rio but I've always heard that size matters. 25 pounds pretty much dwarfs anything on the Rio Mike. That's a big ole southern hoss. Since you are probably not going to saw it consider knocking a window off of it with a sledge. Would make excellent tumbling fodder... but what make better tumbles if the nodule was slabbed first, then whacked gently with a sledge. |
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Post by jamesp on Dec 19, 2016 8:30:13 GMT -5
Agreed adam. Maybe Mike can make 'near slabs' with the sledge and then chip tumbles from them. All depends on how easy the chert breaks. Hopefully like glass. |
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Post by MrMike on Dec 19, 2016 16:51:45 GMT -5
Agreed adam . Maybe Mike can make 'near slabs' with the sledge and then chip tumbles from them. All depends on how easy the chert breaks. Hopefully like glass. I know the fine grained quartzite is a beeatch to break with a hammer. Dangerous too. |
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Post by Erich on Dec 25, 2016 19:28:10 GMT -5
What are the dimensions of it?
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Post by MrMike on Dec 25, 2016 19:56:57 GMT -5
What are the dimensions of it? About 10" x 6.5" |
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Post by metalsmith on Dec 26, 2016 5:11:44 GMT -5
That's a good sized rock... maybe the way forward would be to chip off slabettes in the manner of knapping?
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