Post by rollingstone on Apr 26, 2005 13:50:36 GMT -5
While in some badland terrain last week, we did a little bit of rockhounding. Any petrified wood I've found there in the past has been crumbly and useless for tumbling, so I was surprised to find a few tumbling size pieces of nicely agatized petrified wood. Just a few pieces, but I'll tumble them up and see what I get. My wife outdid me big time though, with this great petrified branch with a nice knot on it. Nice and solid too, but it won't ever see my tumbler -- I've never found petrified wood with a knot in it before, so this is a show piece, not a smasher-upper.
Anyway, here's the branch, with the knot showing:
Here's a different view, with the knot on top, showing that it sticks up from the branch... the knot is where a branch was coming out of the main branch, leaving this raised stump.
And finally, here's a shot of the end of the branch, showing the ring structure:
Okay, so it's not a tumbling pic, but it's tumbling related so I'm posting it anyway ;D
Anyway, here's the branch, with the knot showing:
Here's a different view, with the knot on top, showing that it sticks up from the branch... the knot is where a branch was coming out of the main branch, leaving this raised stump.
And finally, here's a shot of the end of the branch, showing the ring structure:
Okay, so it's not a tumbling pic, but it's tumbling related so I'm posting it anyway ;D
