stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 13, 2005 10:26:23 GMT -5
Well I needed to thank my co-workers sister for sending me some Petriefied wood- Here is what I came up with- Slightly larger than a quarter- Tell me what you think- this was the 3rd attempt (the other 2 split down the middle)  |
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Post by Cher on Jun 13, 2005 10:27:43 GMT -5
How cool is that ... you did a great job!! How did you do that?
Cher
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 13, 2005 10:32:35 GMT -5
Well My first two attemps were much thinner and seemed to fracute "with the grain" of the wood- So I took a thin falat piece and slabbed against the grain (in other words the original piece was not uniform thickness) I cut out the square on the saw then drew the outline of texas on the rock (I used a cardboard template I made) then proceeded with the dremel- After about 3 hours of dremel-ing I have what you see here (oh I also attempted to shine it a bit on some sandpaper but that pretty much was useless!)
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Post by Cher on Jun 13, 2005 10:34:56 GMT -5
You cut that out with a dremel? Another WOW!
What kind of bit? I am extremely impressed, great job!
Cher
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 13, 2005 10:40:29 GMT -5
Standard Diamond bit- and a lot of water and patience! Got the bits from Widget supply (it was the $5.00 special- I think 110 grit)
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phoenix1647
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Post by phoenix1647 on Jun 13, 2005 13:50:55 GMT -5
very nice work and you must have a lot of patience to do that.
Now if i had a piece of pet wood..hmmm...gonna have to go out there
and see what I have of any good size..will have to send it off to be slabbed
as I don't have a saw at the moment....and then will need a flatlap to shine
it up...man...these projects sure can consume a lot of time and money too.
Pho
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jun 13, 2005 14:19:47 GMT -5
Cool job Stefan! Patience is a real indispensable virtue in this hobby!
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Post by connrock on Jun 13, 2005 15:13:08 GMT -5
Boy I tell you stefan,,,,If that aint Texas then Texas aint Texas!!!
You did a great job on that especially using a Dremel!!
I don't know if you remember the carbide knif I posted but if you had one you could have probably cut a lot og "Texas" out with one a lot quicker then using your Dremel.
Tom
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tinman
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Post by tinman on Jun 13, 2005 20:31:03 GMT -5
now you need a star to go with it ha ha
Tinman
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Post by americanbulldogsnj on Jun 13, 2005 23:17:34 GMT -5
Really sweet!!!! I'm impressed!
Marian
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fatrichie
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Post by fatrichie on Jun 13, 2005 23:23:34 GMT -5
Thats pretty cool. I think I'll try an Oregon cab.
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twostorms
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Post by twostorms on Jun 13, 2005 23:26:22 GMT -5
very nice Stefan, I like the idea!!!
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Post by creativeminded on Jun 14, 2005 8:19:03 GMT -5
Very nice you did a great job.
Tami
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Post by sandsman1 on Jun 14, 2005 9:30:54 GMT -5
lookin good Stefan great job
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chassroc
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Post by chassroc on Jun 14, 2005 12:38:06 GMT -5
Nice work, Stefen.
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 14, 2005 14:24:50 GMT -5
stefan that is so cool!
kim
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 15, 2005 9:48:44 GMT -5
Tom Carbide Knife? More info please!
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