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knave gets rocks for Christmas Enjoying the hobby Member since September 2019 Posts: 5,569	Indian Paint Stone Mar 26, 2020 9:06:17 GMT -5 via mobile hummingbirdstones and RocksInNJ like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by knave on Mar 26, 2020 9:06:17 GMT -5 I had to show him it was safe. The other day a slab broke and his thumb landed right on the blade, actually made some red skin, didn’t actually cut though. Kid skin is tender.

roy gets rocks for Christmas no rock gets left behind Member since October 2010 Posts: 6,396	Indian Paint Stone Mar 26, 2020 10:16:57 GMT -5 opalpyrexia, hummingbirdstones, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by roy on Mar 26, 2020 10:16:57 GMT -5 its the mat-finish that sells it not everything is better shinny
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Indian Paint Stone Apr 7, 2020 11:41:59 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones, RocksInNJ, and 1 more like this

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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Apr 7, 2020 11:41:59 GMT -5

I have some M-5 which is supposed to work good for jade & softer materials but I haven't tried it yet on much of anything. It might work for Indian Paint. Next time I cab some I'll try it & post the pictures.

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Indian Paint Stone Apr 7, 2020 12:42:07 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones, RocksInNJ, and 1 more like this

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Post by HankRocks on Apr 7, 2020 12:42:07 GMT -5

Learn something everyday. I picked up two big pieces of this material from the guy at the Booth right behind us, about 20 pounds total. The seller did not know the name as it was something he bought at an Estate sale. Listening to the discussion and looking at the Pendant pictures posted, it is Indian Paint Stone. Have slabbed a bit and after cutting some shapes and grinding a bit it was very soft as everyone describes. I am just going to shape and smooth them as well as I can and try selling them as is.

If the image department(my daughter) comes by soon I will post a few pictures.

I did try and look up prices and as most on the Internet, they are way too high for me to pay what those folks expect.

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Indian Paint Stone Apr 7, 2020 13:36:39 GMT -5 rockpickerforever, rockjunquie, and 5 more like this

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Post by Tommy on Apr 7, 2020 13:36:39 GMT -5

I'm late for the party but since the thread came back up I thought I'd toss in my two cents. I love the look of IPS but it really is an enigma. After giving up on it all together for a long time I finally discovered that it flat laps pretty well. I have a bunch of it squirreled away as preforms and if and when I decide to work on them, flat-lapping drilled buff tops is the only way I'll do it ever again.

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Indian Paint Stone Apr 7, 2020 15:29:17 GMT -5 RocksInNJ likes this

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Post by stardiamond on Apr 7, 2020 15:29:17 GMT -5

I have some pieces if someone wants them. Years ago, I tried making a cab and ended up making a potato chip. I've become a lot better working on soft material, but anything I work on needs to have a decent polish and I can't get one using diamond paste.

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Indian Paint Stone Apr 18, 2020 16:47:03 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones, MsAli, and 2 more like this

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Post by HankRocks on Apr 18, 2020 16:47:03 GMT -5

Ok, finally got a picture of a slab from each of the two pieces I picked up. My assumption is that they are both Indian Paint Stone;

IMG_2055 (1) by Findrocks, on Flickr

I have 10 freeform pieces from this material polishing in the mini-sonic. After about 20 hours they had a matte finish. Will run another day or so and check progress.

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stardiamond gets rocks for Christmas Member since July 2007 Posts: 6,088	Indian Paint Stone Apr 18, 2020 23:13:33 GMT -5 RocksInNJ likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stardiamond on Apr 18, 2020 23:13:33 GMT -5 full moon auction on facebook
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Indian Paint Stone

Post by knave on Mar 26, 2020 9:06:17 GMT -5

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Post by Tommy on Apr 7, 2020 13:36:39 GMT -5

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