RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Jul 9, 2023 17:10:14 GMT -5
Here it is before and after 36 hours of bleach. Think I like the before version better, maybe abit too long in the bleach.  Now you have me all curious about how deep the bleach has altered the color, I guess a light grind and/or polish would tell. |
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Post by woodman on Jul 9, 2023 17:39:24 GMT -5
Here it is before and after 36 hours of bleach. Think I like the before version better, maybe abit too long in the bleach. Now you have me all curious about how deep the bleach has altered the color, I guess a light grind and/or polish would tell. It would be back to normal with a trip to the bull wheel. Maybe I will go do that! |
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Post by liveoak on Jul 9, 2023 19:27:46 GMT -5
So you guys have piqued my curiosity -
Why would you bleach slabs / rocks ?
Patty
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Post by woodman on Jul 9, 2023 20:29:28 GMT -5
I took it bck to the shop, I first sanded with 400 grit to remove polish, It took some of the bleach effect off, but not much, so I went to 100 grit. It was removing the bleach effect off and I got to the point where I liked it, so I just repolished it. I could have gotten rid of all of it but I didn't want to rebleach it. in the photo of the two photos, the top is after bleaching and the bottom one is af4teer sanding and repolishing.   |
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Post by woodman on Jul 9, 2023 20:31:28 GMT -5
So you guys have piqued my curiosity - Why would you bleach slabs / rocks ? Patty If you have one fairly dark and you want to see the growth rings and cells better. It helps to ID what type of wood it was. |
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Post by liveoak on Jul 9, 2023 21:01:20 GMT -5
Thanks for explaining woodman . Interesting, and nice you have a little control over how much of it you want to keep. Patty |
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Post by woodman on Jul 17, 2023 22:06:41 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 17, 2023 22:28:35 GMT -5
I went to a customer's house today to measure her house for flooring. She had a TON of petrified wood out in her yard. I should have taken pics of them...but I was preoccupied getting pics of her 14" saw she's wanting to get rid of! LOL
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Post by woodman on Jul 22, 2023 20:36:45 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 22, 2023 21:54:56 GMT -5
   Some small pieces of Stinking Water Oak I polished today! I've cabbed a bunch of different Pet Wood types. Some with really bad results...but one of the best I've worked was Stinking Water Oak! Great grain patterns, great growth rings...and no pits or fractures in the piece I worked! Gorgeous material!! |
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Post by Mel on Jul 24, 2023 15:14:20 GMT -5
I love seeing results in this thread. Such variety and so many different colors and patterns!! These are the first two flats I ever put on my Lortone vibra lap. Mostly I was just messing around and these were two of the smoothest flats I had. I'm pretty happy other than the fractures but I'm aiming for big improvement. I have another large piece of this in my shop that's untouched that I want to cut so badly but if it's fractured it'll break my heart  The larger piece is really, really shiny in person and quite heavy (about 4 pounds). Even with the fracture lines I really like it. The smaller piece has a great shine but that rough spot (ground off a nub in a mad rush  ) bugs the crap out of me. I'll be putting it back on the machine this week to get rid of that. Two questions I have - I have no dea what kind of wood this is, anyone know? and B) How to do you photograph shiny specimens without major shadows?   The second picture really doesn't do it justice but I never claimed to be a photographer. |
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Post by woodman on Aug 5, 2023 9:42:57 GMT -5
  polished up a nice small piece of Sycamore from central Oregon and got the drag working on large chuck of Saddle Mountain Washington wood. |
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Post by woodman on Aug 5, 2023 10:10:43 GMT -5
 Hampton Butte material |
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Post by realrockhound on Aug 9, 2023 13:14:50 GMT -5
woodman you should hit me up when you’re in the area, screw all that walking, we’ll take the Polaris ranger and cover 20 miles 😂.
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Post by woodman on Aug 12, 2023 16:39:50 GMT -5
 Got the first cut made on the Saddle Mountain piece. Some people call it Bog and some Forest floor. I don't care which is correct, I just call it Saddle Mountain Wood. It is fractured a bit, think I will glue a piece of plywood to the face to help hold it together while cutting. may cut it a a bit thick to help it stay together. |
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Aug 12, 2023 17:21:29 GMT -5
woodman what are the teeth made of on your drag saw?
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Post by woodman on Aug 12, 2023 17:25:10 GMT -5
woodman what are the teeth made of on your drag saw? they are diamonds in something! Silver soldeedr to the blade. |
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Post by woodman on Aug 19, 2023 17:34:31 GMT -5
 Another day or so. right at the slow part, once it stars to get smaller then it cut faster. should put some weight on the end but decided not4 to!! too lazy. It will get there! |
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Post by dillonf on Aug 19, 2023 17:48:48 GMT -5
Another day or so. right at the slow part, once it stars to get smaller then it cut faster. should put some weight on the end but decided not4 to!! too lazy. It will get there! Can't wait to see what it looks like! |
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Post by woodman on Aug 19, 2023 21:27:38 GMT -5
 Polished this smaller chunk of Saddle Mountain Material today. 17 by 12 inches. photo does not do it justice. |
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