Getta Grip
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Post by Getta Grip on Mar 31, 2017 9:03:02 GMT -5
Want to see who has the ugliest slab? Here is my offering. I have named it "Uglisite". This stuff is hard. Quartz wont scratch it. Note how the image is reminiscent of toxic waste gently flowing into a slow moving stream. The greens have a decidedly mucus appearance and the random streaks of nasty brown material highlight the orange vugs of rust that are incoherently banded through the slab. Truly this is the ugliest slab I have cut.  Uglisite by Glen Ray, on Flickr |
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Mark K
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Post by Mark K on Mar 31, 2017 9:10:05 GMT -5
You should see some of the ugly crap I have discovered inside some very promising looking rocks.
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Getta Grip
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Post by Getta Grip on Mar 31, 2017 9:18:00 GMT -5
You should see some of the ugly crap I have discovered inside some very promising looking rocks. OK! Let's see 'em.  |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 31, 2017 9:35:10 GMT -5
Yuppers,pure ugly! LOL
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2017 10:02:50 GMT -5
Im thinking if that was polished it would look pretty nice. Is the image a dry stone?
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 31, 2017 10:32:59 GMT -5
Here is another Mr. Ugly.........I threw it into the "Grandkids" pile..  |
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Getta Grip
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Post by Getta Grip on Mar 31, 2017 12:38:26 GMT -5
Im thinking if that was polished it would look pretty nice. Is the image a dry stone? No it's wet and there are a lot of voids full of what appears to be rust. |
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Getta Grip
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Post by Getta Grip on Mar 31, 2017 12:41:38 GMT -5
Here is another Mr. Ugly.........I threw it into the "Grandkids" pile.. Yea, It's the same kind of ugly too. It has lots of interesting features and colors but they just don't seem to look good together. |
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Post by Mark K on Mar 31, 2017 12:44:05 GMT -5
You should see some of the ugly crap I have discovered inside some very promising looking rocks. OK! Let's see 'em. Since you are new. you couldn't possibly know what happens to my rejects. They go over the hill and sink in. They have all gone to the graveyard. |
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Post by tims on Mar 31, 2017 14:07:21 GMT -5
Similar to this stuff maybe? super hard material. I think it's kinda pretty but it really taxed my saw.
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Post by Tommy on Mar 31, 2017 14:15:46 GMT -5
OH dang- I could so win this. I'll do some digging in my garden and post something later lol.
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Getta Grip
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Post by Getta Grip on Mar 31, 2017 14:20:51 GMT -5
Similar to this stuff maybe? super hard material. I think it's kinda pretty but it really taxed my saw.
That looks like Pet wood. Nice piece. I like the colors |
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Post by pghram on Mar 31, 2017 14:25:40 GMT -5
Two out of the three don't look that ugly to me.
Peace,
Rich
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Getta Grip
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Post by Getta Grip on Mar 31, 2017 14:32:48 GMT -5
Two out of the three don't look that ugly to me. Peace, Rich Maybe ugly is in the eye of the beholder? This is evidenced in the fact that my wife still likes me. (and her vision is good! go figure)  |
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Post by spiceman on Mar 31, 2017 18:55:17 GMT -5
OK, I have learned many rock things from RTH and that is some names of rocks.
I think some of look like "leaverite". HA
Don't test me because it is a guess.
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Getta Grip
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Post by Getta Grip on Mar 31, 2017 20:44:23 GMT -5
OK, I have learned many rock things from RTH and that is some names of rocks. I think some of look like "leaverite". HA Don't test me because it is a guess. Yea, My piece of Uglisite was ugly on the outside too. I should have posted a picture of it too. It is black and kind of poop looking. I should have called it leaverite then, but when my knife wouldn't scratch it, I had to know. |
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Post by metalsmith on Apr 2, 2017 0:07:58 GMT -5
Similar to this stuff maybe? super hard material. I think it's kinda pretty but it really taxed my saw.
Eh? That's lovely! Reminiscent of Polish Banded Flint |
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Post by metalsmith on Apr 2, 2017 0:13:22 GMT -5
Want to see who has the ugliest slab? Here is my offering. I have named it "Uglisite". This stuff is hard. Quartz wont scratch it. Note how the image is reminiscent of toxic waste gently flowing into a slow moving stream. The greens have a decidedly mucus appearance and the random streaks of nasty brown material highlight the orange vugs of rust that are incoherently banded through the slab. Truly this is the ugliest slab I have cut. Uglisite by Glen Ray, on Flickr I lost a stone and a half recently. Looked a bit like this! (sorry too much info)  This brings back bad memories... |
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notjustone
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Post by notjustone on Apr 2, 2017 9:07:50 GMT -5
Want to see who has the ugliest slab? Here is my offering. I have named it "Uglisite". This stuff is hard. Quartz wont scratch it. Note how the image is reminiscent of toxic waste gently flowing into a slow moving stream. The greens have a decidedly mucus appearance and the random streaks of nasty brown material highlight the orange vugs of rust that are incoherently banded through the slab. Truly this is the ugliest slab I have cut. Uglisite by Glen Ray, on Flickr I lost a stone and a half recently. Looked a bit like this! (sorry too much info) This brings back bad memories... its beautiful in its own special way. kinda like the ugly kid who only his mom thinks hes cute. or some dog breeds |
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