meviva
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Post by meviva on Oct 25, 2017 20:22:08 GMT -5
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Post by Garage Rocker on Oct 25, 2017 20:25:07 GMT -5
Very nice! Beautiful as is, why bother?
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Post by broseph82 on Oct 25, 2017 22:11:15 GMT -5
Very nice! Beautiful as is, why bother? Same reason why someone like myself will cut specimens. To see what happens next |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Oct 25, 2017 22:22:55 GMT -5
Very nice! Beautiful as is, why bother? Same reason why someone like myself will cut specimens. To see what happens next I guess.
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Post by captbob on Oct 25, 2017 22:33:18 GMT -5
^ LOL some things are best left alone.
Very nice flint slabs.
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meviva
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Post by meviva on Oct 25, 2017 22:39:59 GMT -5
Garage Rocker I just want to compare two similar slabs to see what the heat treating does.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Oct 25, 2017 22:46:23 GMT -5
Garage Rocker I just want to compare two similar slabs to see what the heat treating does. Just having fun, Andrea. They're your slabs, of course you can do what you want with them. I like them as is, but I'm sure you got enough to play with some. No harm in that. |
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Post by gmitch067 on Oct 25, 2017 23:25:35 GMT -5
I am curious... What does heat treating flint yield? Never heard of it (in my 10 whole months in this hobby. Lol!).
I have a few flint slabs purchased awhile back from Stoneage Industries, and they look great as is - like yours does. Sometime after the Christmas Holidays I plan on creating a few cabs (hand cabbing with dremel and SiC wet/dry sandpapers). Never worked it before, so this thread interests me. Thank you.
Glenn
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meviva
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Post by meviva on Oct 25, 2017 23:30:25 GMT -5
I am curious... What does heat treating flint yield? Never heard of it (in my 10 whole months in this hobby. Lol!). I have a few flint slabs purchased awhile back from Stoneage Industries, and they look great as is - like yours does. Sometime after the Christmas Holidays I plan on creating a few cabs (hand cabbing with dremel and SiC wet/dry sandpapers). Never worked it before, so this thread interests me. Thank you. Glenn Heat treating is supposed to enhance the colors. I also want to compare what the treated and untreated cabs will look like. |
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Post by Pat on Oct 26, 2017 0:13:39 GMT -5
I didn't know flint could be so pretty!
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 26, 2017 0:57:53 GMT -5
Beautiful material.
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Post by orrum on Oct 26, 2017 6:08:36 GMT -5
Super slabs and can't wait for cabs!
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Post by fantastic5 on Oct 26, 2017 8:30:03 GMT -5
Beautiful cuts meviva ! Makes me really look forward to next summers RTH dig!!! Just in time for Halloween, ghostly apparition in far right slab.  |
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 26, 2017 9:50:36 GMT -5
That flint is crazy cool....Might cut some more today also... Nice slabs! Thumbs up
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meviva
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Post by meviva on Oct 26, 2017 12:23:32 GMT -5
That flint is crazy cool....Might cut some more today also... Nice slabs! Thumbs up Thanks! I think I’m going to cut some more too. Need to get enough to try heat treating. Andrea |
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Post by QuailRiver on Oct 26, 2017 12:54:09 GMT -5
That flint is crazy cool....Might cut some more today also... Nice slabs! Thumbs up Thanks! I think I’m going to cut some more too. Need to get enough to try heat treating. Andrea I don't think heat treating would be an improvement on those slabs. Those colors are great the way they are! Larry C. |
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Post by Luminin on Oct 26, 2017 13:25:38 GMT -5
Wow, those are excellent slabs! I'm so happy! All the colors, banding and patterns from the quartz, always reminds me of Fall here.
Can't wait to see the results of your heat treating experiment!
Thanks for sharing!
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Post by Tommy on Oct 26, 2017 18:24:58 GMT -5
Those are beautiful Andrea! I'm with the others - I think they are fine cabbing material just like they are but I also understand the desire to experiment and learn.
Another thing I would look for is if they become more brittle due to the heating process. I have some similar material and I don't know if it's been heated or not now that I see yours. I do know it's pretty crackily and hard to get good sized cabochon pieces.
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Post by Tommy on Oct 26, 2017 18:28:32 GMT -5
These are a couple of cabs I made a while back that I just assumed they had been heated. Now that I see how colorful yours are I'm not so sure anymore. The veins of agate running through flint are just downright beautiful.   |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2017 21:46:43 GMT -5
Thanks! I think I’m going to cut some more too. Need to get enough to try heat treating. Andrea I don't think heat treating would be an improvement on those slabs. Those colors are great the way they are! Larry C. Yellows may go red. Could ruin it! Andrea, try a torch on cutoff pieces first. Just to get a taste of what happens. You don't need full thickness heat treatment like the knappers. You only want surface color. I have done that very successfully with a propane torch on finished goods. Will illustrate with Ohio flint and Jeannie's cabs. |
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