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Post by HankRocks on Nov 19, 2020 21:04:13 GMT -5
Pulled this Petrified Wood from the Bone Yard a couple weeks ago. Cut a flat base and then split it. Had not seen one that the color patterns were so segmented. I used 4 wooden wedges to clamp it in place on the saw for the split. One of those fingers-crossed cuts!  IMG_2307 by Findrocks, on Flickr  IMG_2308 by Findrocks, on Flickr Exterior  IMG_2309 by Findrocks, on Flickr |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 19, 2020 22:05:39 GMT -5
Those are beautiful!
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Nov 19, 2020 22:17:52 GMT -5
Do you know where it came from? I always enjoy seeing the common nuances in wood from certain locations.
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 19, 2020 22:24:19 GMT -5
Hank, those are just so beautiful! I'm really enamored with some petrified wood, but I'm struggling trying to identify some pieces here in South Dakota (others are easy to identify). I've been told some stones are pet wood, and they looked nothing like wood to me! I'm going to post some pics in an ID thread one of these days.
Thanks for posting these beauties! What's your plan for the split piece? Are the halves too small for bookends?
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Post by stephan on Nov 19, 2020 22:31:21 GMT -5
Very cool specimens. I love the texture of the vugs.
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Post by HankRocks on Nov 19, 2020 22:50:43 GMT -5
RWA3006 Not really sure where it came from. It does not appear to be any of the West Texas Wood. It's was probably in the material I bought from my late Central Texas friend. One problem with is that he had bought a good bit years back from an "old rockhound". That tends to really obscure the origin. jasoninsd The halves are just over 6 inches tall so they would make good bookends. This piece of wood had a very tortured history, there are a couple of color shifts along fractures that are difficult to explain, it resembles an in-lay in two or 3 spots.
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 19, 2020 22:54:59 GMT -5
I just had to look again. I mistook the $0.50 piece for a quarter! (That's my excuse at least.  ). |
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