NDK
Cave Dweller 
Member since January 2009
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Post by NDK on Jun 13, 2020 20:09:39 GMT -5
 What a buzzkill to some beautiful slabs
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Post by MsAli on Jun 13, 2020 20:17:17 GMT -5
They are still so beautiful
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Post by Pat on Jun 13, 2020 20:37:25 GMT -5
I agree with MsAli. They are keepers! |
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Post by Rockoonz on Jun 13, 2020 20:43:09 GMT -5
I see intarsia.
Core drill out the punky center and plug the hole with something.
Possibilities are endless.
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El JeffA
spending too much on rocks
Member since February 2016
Posts: 353 
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Post by El JeffA on Jun 13, 2020 21:07:03 GMT -5
Yeah, I get those also. Sometimes I think, they just needed another million years or so to be perfect! They are still so unique... where can you get those orbs and colors in any other rock? Pat is right, “They are keepers”! I think many would appreciate their beauty as is or as a polished specimen. Better luck on the next ones that you cut! Jeff A |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jun 13, 2020 21:17:58 GMT -5
I really like Rockoonz' idea of replacing the cores with another stone. Those slabs are so pretty, even with the punky centers. Absolutely keepers, regardless.  |
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Post by Pat on Jun 13, 2020 21:19:42 GMT -5
I see intarsia. Core drill out the punky center and plug the hole with something. Possibilities are endless. I like the “punky centers “. The intarsia idea is good, too, but use the centers elsewhere. The centers are wonderful. |
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Post by stardiamond on Jun 13, 2020 21:49:30 GMT -5
What I can't tell from the pictures is whether the fractures are healed. They are common in the material and could either be a flaw or an attribute. I made this cab a long time ago and wish the picture was better.  |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 13, 2020 22:10:17 GMT -5
What I can't tell from the pictures is whether the fractures are healed. They are common in the material and could either be a flaw or an attribute. I made this cab a long time ago and wish the picture was better. I like the other slabs, too, but this cab is gorgeous! |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jun 13, 2020 22:41:04 GMT -5
You know, @jadedvision, you could also fill the voids and fractures with some Hxtal.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 13, 2020 22:48:57 GMT -5
Those colors alone are phenomenal. I'd be tempted to use hxtal myself.
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Post by stardiamond on Jun 15, 2020 15:42:45 GMT -5
It's contagious.  Very small piece of rough. I made a facing cut. Maybe the other side will be better.....not. |
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saxplayer
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since March 2018
Posts: 1,327
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Post by saxplayer on Jun 15, 2020 16:42:29 GMT -5
Boo... that stinks when that happens. However.. maybe filling it in with hxtal as others suggested? Make it more solid appearing when polished.
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Post by stardiamond on Jun 16, 2020 17:43:34 GMT -5
I got impatient and tried to face the other side without enough glue drying time. Almost completed the cut and it came off the board. Maybe I will get two quarter size preforms. I'll try again on Thursday. No curse this time, only being foolish.  |
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Post by stardiamond on Jun 17, 2020 9:33:14 GMT -5
I only have two saws; a hand feed 8 inch trim saw and 16 inch slab saw with a 14 inch mk301 blade. I don't like slabbing on the trim saw since it kills blades. I glue even really small rough to a 2x4 and then use the slab saw.
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Post by stardiamond on Jun 17, 2020 11:21:55 GMT -5
I use water glass and it soaks off in water in less than a day.
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