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woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	slabbing Arizona wood Jun 9, 2019 16:36:37 GMT -5 Fossilman, quartz, and 8 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Jun 9, 2019 16:36:37 GMT -5 Made a few slabs from a small Arizona round, they should polish up real good. 24 inch saw.

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slabbing Arizona wood Jun 9, 2019 21:13:10 GMT -5 woodman likes this

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Beautiful colors in that piece! Looking forward to seeing it polished up.

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fernwood misunderstood rock expert Member since May 2016 Posts: 11,965	slabbing Arizona wood Jun 12, 2019 9:19:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fernwood on Jun 12, 2019 9:19:30 GMT -5 Nice example of AZ wood. Looking forward to seeing results.
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miket misunderstood rock expert Member since April 2018 Posts: 11,240	slabbing Arizona wood Jun 12, 2019 9:46:36 GMT -5 woodman and hummingbirdstones like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by miket on Jun 12, 2019 9:46:36 GMT -5 Beautiful! The saw, I mean. The wood isn't too bad, either
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slabbing Arizona wood Jun 12, 2019 14:28:08 GMT -5 Fossilman and woodman like this

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Stay close to the saw. Listen for sound changes. AZ wood is notoriously fractured and can ruin a blade quickly if the rock breaks up while cutting. One club in AZ won't allow cutting AZ wood and another demands you stand by saw while cutting. Nice colors on that one.

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slabbing Arizona wood Jun 12, 2019 22:24:32 GMT -5 Fossilman and hummingbirdstones like this

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Jun 12, 2019 14:28:08 GMT -5 johnjsgems said:

Thanks for the heads up, i knew about it being fractue prone, but never thought about the saw bit. Will heed your advice!

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