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stardiamond
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Small butterfly wing piece Apr 26, 2019 12:07:33 GMT -5 vegasjames likes this

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1.75in x 2in x 1in thick purchased on ebay. I would not have bought it as a slab. I won't do anything with the face.

I ground the other side and edges through 325 ofr about 10 minutes to see what was there and saw this:

I'm not sure where the pattern changes so I will start hand cutting 1/4" slices from the face and leave about 3/8 inch from the side pictured. I'm not sure how much I will be able to use but it I am going to give it a try.

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stardiamond
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Small butterfly wing piece Apr 28, 2019 11:53:18 GMT -5 rockpickerforever, rockjunquie, and 1 more like this

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I laid the piece with the face on a table and rotated it against a marking pen. I did a good job of rotating the piece against the trim saw blade and cut the first slice. I repeated the steps for the second slice and ended up with the point end at 1/2".
I'll definitely cab the second slice and the heel. They were what I was hoping for. Photographed damp..

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Small butterfly wing piece Apr 28, 2019 13:01:23 GMT -5 rockjunquie and romo like this

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I ground off the surface fractures and the knife edge sides to about 5/16 in the center. It will probably be cut as a free form and the pattern changes quite a bit from front to back. I might be able to get a 30 by 40 teardrop on the back. It needs some study.

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rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 35,011	Small butterfly wing piece Apr 28, 2019 13:06:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Apr 28, 2019 13:06:37 GMT -5 BEAUTIFUL!

stardiamond gets rocks for Christmas Member since July 2007 Posts: 6,086	Small butterfly wing piece Apr 28, 2019 14:11:46 GMT -5 rockjunquie likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stardiamond on Apr 28, 2019 14:11:46 GMT -5 I think I can get this orientation and shape to work. Open to suggestions.
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victor1941 driving up their electric bill Member since November 2011 Posts: 2,180	Small butterfly wing piece Apr 28, 2019 14:47:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by victor1941 on Apr 28, 2019 14:47:53 GMT -5 Fantastic colors!

stardiamond gets rocks for Christmas Member since July 2007 Posts: 6,086	Small butterfly wing piece Apr 28, 2019 19:32:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stardiamond on Apr 28, 2019 19:32:10 GMT -5
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fernwood misunderstood rock expert Member since May 2016 Posts: 11,965	Small butterfly wing piece Apr 29, 2019 4:32:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fernwood on Apr 29, 2019 4:32:26 GMT -5 Nice progression.
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