oldschoolrocker
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Sept 17, 2020 11:59:04 GMT -5
excellent entries so far!
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Post by drocknut on Sept 17, 2020 13:29:50 GMT -5
  I've got more dopped up, so I'll have to decide later in the month. This is from Montana and I got it from drocknut. It measures 58 x 18 x 7.25mm and is bezel cut ~3.75mm.  That looks great. |
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Post by knave on Sept 17, 2020 22:04:29 GMT -5
Here’s an “earnest” pic so I make sure to get my ___ in gear and get it finished. Colla wood rough grind from Tommy ...  |
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Sept 18, 2020 20:43:50 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs so far folks! Got mine started today. Thank you Tommy for the preforms! Stiff competition fer sure this month 😎 |
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Post by MsAli on Sept 20, 2020 11:17:27 GMT -5
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Sept 20, 2020 19:49:56 GMT -5
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Post by knave on Sept 21, 2020 6:14:42 GMT -5
Any tips on Colla wood polish? The blue and dark brown is soft. Wonderful material. Just like beauty in real life it comes with challenges.   |
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Post by knave on Sept 21, 2020 15:01:22 GMT -5
How do you polish Colla wood
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Post by MsAli on Sept 21, 2020 15:37:50 GMT -5
How do you polish Colla wood What are your options available to try? |
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Post by knave on Sept 21, 2020 16:02:09 GMT -5
Hmm. Marble wheel, thick felt pad, 5000 grit sand cloth, I could order zam or diamond paste
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Post by knave on Sept 21, 2020 16:02:27 GMT -5
And there is the loto but that may undercut
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Post by MsAli on Sept 21, 2020 16:06:17 GMT -5
I do like diamond paste but I'd try 5,000 1st
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Post by knave on Sept 21, 2020 16:08:40 GMT -5
Ok thx
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julieooly
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Post by julieooly on Sept 22, 2020 7:41:04 GMT -5
Ok, so here's my entry. I didn't get a picture of the slab so I'm using Tommy 's picture. Not sure what kind of wood this is and it was a toss-up between this one and the Colla Wood. I figured others might be posting the colla so I decided to go with this.  Dremeled cab, finished in vibe tumbler.     Wow you did that with a Dremel?!! |
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julieooly
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Post by julieooly on Sept 22, 2020 7:46:44 GMT -5
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Post by miket on Sept 22, 2020 9:30:43 GMT -5
Ok, so here's my entry. I didn't get a picture of the slab so I'm using Tommy 's picture. Not sure what kind of wood this is and it was a toss-up between this one and the Colla Wood. I figured others might be posting the colla so I decided to go with this. Dremeled cab, finished in vibe tumbler. Wow you did that with a Dremel?!! Yes, ma'am, everything I've ever done is with a dremel. I know it's not the best, fastest, or easiest way, but I really do like doing it this way- for now. It's kind of relaxing- usually! |
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Sept 22, 2020 11:22:49 GMT -5
I cut this a couple of weeks ago but didn't post because I'd cut a different cab and couldn't decide which one to enter. This is Hell's Canyon Herringbone petrified sequoia wood from the Idaho-Oregon border area. Apart from the interesting "herringbone" growth lines, the wood is prized for its crystal-lined vugs, which I've tried to show in a not-so-great image. All the wood available came from a single huge fossilized tree. The area where it was found is now flooded by the huge Hell's Canyon Reservoir on the Snake River. Slab:  Preform:  Finished Stone:  Vugs:  Side View:  |
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Post by knave on Sept 22, 2020 11:32:18 GMT -5
Oof. Why even enter?? Lol
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Post by taylor on Sept 22, 2020 12:03:35 GMT -5
'Cuz its fun!!! knave your stone is beautiful, too! |
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Sept 22, 2020 12:07:39 GMT -5
Oof. Why even enter?? Lol Oof... that's German for Ugg... right? haha I'm feeling the same way but I AM going to get a piece going and enter it! If I keep telling myself this I'll stay motivated right? My problem is more about finding a rare day off and shaking off the laziness haha. |
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