Welcome to the Rock Tumbling Hobby Forum where we share a love of rocks and a sense of community as enduring as the stones we polish.
The RTH Forum of www.RockTumbling.com is an Amazon Associate site and we earn money from
qualifying purchases you make after clicking on our links such as this
Rock Tumbling Supplies on Amazon
link for instance, or any of our various product ads and banners. By clicking our links every time you begin your Amazon shopping
experience, you are generating a bit of revenue for the forum which helps us cover our expenses. Thank you for your support!
If you cannot see Amazon ad banners directly below this text, please whitelist this site in your ad blocker(s). The ads below have been hand-selected for relevant content, and your patronage directly benefits this forum community, thanks!
I posted this rock a long time ago, and I finally started cutting it. The first two pictures show where it began and the third is where I'm at now. I guess what I'm looking for is advice on how to get both Teepees out- if possible. Thanks in advance!
Too much walking shoes worn thin Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin _______________________________
Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 18, 2020 17:10:20 GMT -5
That looks like a pretty chunky piece. Is it possible to split it into 2 slabs and get the best of both worlds?
Robin
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."
Post by agatemaggot on Sept 18, 2020 18:44:48 GMT -5
Just sayin, that looks like both areas exposed are going to run together under the crust that isn't removed as yet ! You might remove a little in between and see where it leads !
"Conversation should be more like ping-pong, and less like archery.” — Alan Alda "The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.” — Neil DeGrasse Tyson
When I get into something like this, I usually set the rock by my chair in the house and eye ball it everyday. A solution will come to you pretty fast than.. Good luck Mike!
When I get into something like this, I usually set the rock by my chair in the house and eye ball it everyday. A solution will come to you pretty fast than.. Good luck Mike!
Thanks... Hopefully I'll get time to deal with it today. Might get 2, 1, 0...or maybe more cabbable pieces... 😁
Too much walking shoes worn thin Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin _______________________________
"Conversation should be more like ping-pong, and less like archery.” — Alan Alda "The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.” — Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Made some progress so I thought I'd post an update. If you get bored, change the channel... 😀
stardiamond was right. I found more. Not sure where I'm going with the last piece yet, however. Here's one of the ones I was trying to get. It fractured but I've cabbed smaller.
And here are the surprises that I found...
And this is what I have left. Still deciding.
Too much walking shoes worn thin Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin _______________________________
That decent-sized chunk you have left . . . might look good if you polish the three adjacent sawn surfaces and end up with a nice paperweight/objet d’art/doodad for your desk . . . or a shelf in the back of the workshop. : )
Consider the Earth’s history as the old measure of the English yard, the distance from the King’s nose to the tip of his outstretched hand. One stroke of a nail file on his middle finger erases human history.
That decent-sized chunk you have left . . . might look good if you polish the three adjacent sawn surfaces and end up with a nice paperweight/objet d’art/doodad for your desk . . . or a shelf in the back of the workshop. : )
I like the way you think...
Too much walking shoes worn thin Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin _______________________________
I decided to go ahead and cut it some more since I'm not really into specimens. I like to cab and wrap. 😁 I got the other one out that I was going for, it's a weird shape right now but I'll get it. Here's a pic of it plus another slab that I worked last night. I'll post a picture of it in a bit. As always, thanks for looking.
Too much walking shoes worn thin Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin _______________________________
This space is for temporary chat only and all posts drop off automatically and are not saved.
Members with real questions or comments that need an actual response, please post on the main forum - not here! Casual PG-13 posts only, no politics or religion please!
rocknrob: That was one heck of a windstorm that thankfully missed me. I guess Seatac almost hit 60mph gusts. I bet those were some fun landings
Nov 20, 2024 21:55:16 GMT -5
rocknrob: I'll always love my pet rock, he's such a geode boy.
Nov 22, 2024 9:27:33 GMT -5
Welcome to the Rock Tumbling Hobby Forum where we share a love of rocks and a sense of community as enduring as the stones we polish.
The RTH Forum of www.RockTumbling.com is an Amazon Associate site and we earn money from
qualifying purchases you make after clicking on our links such as this
Rock Tumbling Supplies on Amazon
link for instance, or any of our various product ads and banners. By clicking our links every time you begin your Amazon shopping
experience, you are generating a bit of revenue for the forum which helps us cover our expenses. Thank you for your support!
