Post by stardiamond on May 11, 2020 19:35:22 GMT -5
I bought a 2 pound piece of Royal Flamingo on ebay today at a reasonable price. Trying to research the material will make a person's head explode.
I have bought Howardite and made cabs from it for a long time. I have enough left to make a decent sized cab. The original Howardite is not easily obtained now. There is material being sold as Red Howardite and Royal Flamingo supposedly from the same area. Back when I was buying Howardite, the location was a big secret so I am skeptical of the origin of the new material.
Ideal Howardite has a rattlesnake skin pattern that the newer material lacks and even a slab of 'real' Howardite night not have the pattern. I bought a display slab of Howardite that I have made some cabs from that has different patterns in the same slab. I buy based on appearance and the piece of rough that I bought has a pattern that closely matches part of my display slab.
I'll cut the rough and the adventure begins.
I have bought Howardite and made cabs from it for a long time. I have enough left to make a decent sized cab. The original Howardite is not easily obtained now. There is material being sold as Red Howardite and Royal Flamingo supposedly from the same area. Back when I was buying Howardite, the location was a big secret so I am skeptical of the origin of the new material.
Ideal Howardite has a rattlesnake skin pattern that the newer material lacks and even a slab of 'real' Howardite night not have the pattern. I bought a display slab of Howardite that I have made some cabs from that has different patterns in the same slab. I buy based on appearance and the piece of rough that I bought has a pattern that closely matches part of my display slab.
I'll cut the rough and the adventure begins.
