Petrified Wood Engle NM

victor1941 driving up their electric bill Member since November 2011 Posts: 2,180	Petrified Wood Engle NM Dec 28, 2020 15:51:36 GMT -5 via Tapatalk RickB, socalagatehound, and 6 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by victor1941 on Dec 28, 2020 15:51:36 GMT -5 Aleman Ranch in Engle, NM. These are all petrified wood. Enjoy

opalpyrexia driving up their electric bill Member since February 2017 Posts: 2,758	Petrified Wood Engle NM Dec 28, 2020 19:35:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by opalpyrexia on Dec 28, 2020 19:35:39 GMT -5 Nice cabs! Your second to last is my favorite — it looks like it's on fire.
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jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,436	Petrified Wood Engle NM Dec 28, 2020 19:41:09 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Dec 28, 2020 19:41:09 GMT -5 Boy you've got some really great colors in a lot of these! They look really great!
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hummingbirdstones2 In Memoriam Vince A., 1958-2023 Member since August 2018 Posts: 1,461	Petrified Wood Engle NM Dec 28, 2020 19:41:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Dec 28, 2020 19:41:38 GMT -5 That is some amazing pet wood you've shown us. Is it my imagination, or is it a bit less cracky than the typical AZ rainbow wood?
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Petrified Wood Engle NM Dec 28, 2020 21:33:32 GMT -5

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 28, 2020 21:33:32 GMT -5

Victor, these are stunning! Thanks for sharing.

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Petrified Wood Engle NM Dec 28, 2020 22:11:02 GMT -5

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Post by victor1941 on Dec 28, 2020 22:11:02 GMT -5

Hummingbirdstones2, I have cut only a few pieces of AZ wood and it all contained a lot of fractures and was not cuttable. The Engle material I have been working is thought to be wash from the Caballo Mountains in NM. It does have fractures but not like the few pieces of rainbow wood that I cut. I do have one AZ round that looks solid and was dug on the ranch next to the park. This is a display piece in the yard and has not been cut.

stephan still telling self it's just a hobby Member since March 2015 Posts: 4,559	Petrified Wood Engle NM Dec 28, 2020 23:15:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stephan on Dec 28, 2020 23:15:01 GMT -5 Great colors and grain on those. Nice work.
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cman60 off to a rocking start Member since September 2019 Posts: 13	Petrified Wood Engle NM Dec 29, 2020 19:59:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cman60 on Dec 29, 2020 19:59:51 GMT -5 awesome work!!!

rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 35,014	Petrified Wood Engle NM Dec 30, 2020 8:43:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Dec 30, 2020 8:43:24 GMT -5 Nice variety and some gorgeous cabs.

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Petrified Wood Engle NM Dec 30, 2020 18:31:53 GMT -5

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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Dec 30, 2020 18:31:53 GMT -5

Looked that area up online, and there does appear to be a large wash running south from Engle toward "Spaceport America".

Engle is apparently where the Armandaris Ranch, owned by Ted Turner (along with everything else for miles around) is located. The Aleman Ranch (now resold/renamed) is said to be at the southern end of the area. One article about Engle says the road south from Engle is unpaved and should only be driven with 4WD vehicles.

Sounds like a prime hounding area - if large parts of it aren't posted. I'm curious, and Robin even said maybe we should go there someday.

The cabs you've posted are so nice I'd be tempted to go out there and wander around... .

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Petrified Wood Engle NM Dec 30, 2020 22:02:45 GMT -5

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Post by adrian65 on Dec 30, 2020 22:02:45 GMT -5

Beautiful! The slender one (last photo) has such a nice shape! and the colors and texture is beautiful and intresting on all of them.

Looking at that free-form piece, it seems to be tumbled. Do you make the cabs the same way?

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victor1941 driving up their electric bill Member since November 2011 Posts: 2,180	Petrified Wood Engle NM Dec 31, 2020 10:34:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by victor1941 on Dec 31, 2020 10:34:25 GMT -5 Adrian, all cabs are shaped on a flat lap 60 grit and finished in a UV-18 vibe tumbler in a 10-12 day cycle. Even the pieces that are entered in the monthly cab contest are made this way.