rivarat
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rivarat on Apr 1, 2018 4:18:11 GMT -5
Went out look for jasper yesterday Plenty of reds, some quite dark but some nice bright reds. Here's a big one that I brought home for the garden, I don't have a saw that big enough. 29 kg (almost 64 pounds) of red.  I dig fill up my bags with smaller material, to tumble and to slab. This one was so ugly that when I got it home I almost threw it out, glad I didn't  more of the same piece and some small one cab bits  |
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 1, 2018 4:53:48 GMT -5
Looks like you did great. That big red one is awesome.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 2, 2018 16:25:08 GMT -5
Wow,that bigger guy is awesome.... I would score it,than wack it with a huge hammer,knock it down to size..
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Post by MsAli on Apr 2, 2018 16:27:31 GMT -5
Great finds!
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saxplayer
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by saxplayer on Apr 2, 2018 16:38:36 GMT -5
I wish I had a backyard somewhere (within 100 miles) I could drive and find scores like that! How awesome to have in a garden / rock bed.
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Post by drocknut on Apr 2, 2018 18:35:32 GMT -5
Nice finds.
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Post by Psycho on Apr 8, 2018 13:33:07 GMT -5
Big red, very nice, and a great save on the smaller pieces, lots of cabs in those slabs!
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rivarat
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since June 2016
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Post by rivarat on Apr 11, 2018 4:25:28 GMT -5
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Post by grumpybill on Apr 11, 2018 8:09:50 GMT -5
Wow,that bigger guy is awesome.... I would score it,than wack it with a huge hammer,knock it down to size.. Nope. Score it, then tap stone wedges with a light hammer to split it into predictable pieces. |
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NRG
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by NRG on Apr 15, 2018 22:02:18 GMT -5
Wow,that bigger guy is awesome.... I would score it,than wack it with a huge hammer,knock it down to size.. Nope. Score it, then tap stone wedges with a light hammer to split it into predictable pieces. Yes! This! There are some cool YouTube's of a gentleman finessing some really big rocks. |
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saxplayer
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Post by saxplayer on Apr 15, 2018 22:12:12 GMT -5
Nope. Score it, then tap stone wedges with a light hammer to split it into predictable pieces. Yes! This! There are some cool YouTube's of a gentleman finessing some really big rocks. Mind sharing a link? Sometimes YoutTube's videos are hard to find |
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NRG
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Post by NRG on Apr 15, 2018 22:16:17 GMT -5
Seems only fair!
Search terms were "old man splitting stone", in his Sunday best!
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saxplayer
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Post by saxplayer on Apr 15, 2018 22:25:00 GMT -5
Seems only fair! Search terms were "old man splitting stone", in his Sunday best! Haha! I would have never found that. Thanks! |
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NRG
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Post by NRG on Apr 15, 2018 22:27:29 GMT -5
Seems only fair! Search terms were "old man splitting stone", in his Sunday best! Haha! I would have never found that. Thanks! I'm happy to help and it's good netiquette for me to do this. But the search terms were used in my post. I'm certain your "Google Fu" is at least that good... 😎 |
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Post by grumpybill on Apr 16, 2018 4:39:39 GMT -5
For the stones we typically split, I prefer this style wedge so the force runs at a right angle to the hammer blows:  Mine are about 1" square and 3" long. Made by a local blacksmith for my father. |
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