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Post by woodman on Apr 11, 2021 21:55:59 GMT -5
Bob, that's a stunner! I'm going to show this to my wife and let her know just how big it is...that way maybe she won't be so upset with all the "small" rocks I have laying around! LOL I failed to mention how big it is! It is about 12 x 8 inches across the polished face and about 7 inches long. When I go it home and cleaned up I did not have the heart to slab it up and figured it would make a much better specium the way it was so I just contoured polished one end of it. I dug it at Stinking Water pet wood area a few years back. I do think it was a section of a limb and not a tree trunk. It was laying horizonal in the lahar flow in an area where there were upright tree trunks. Good memories digging there but I will not go back, too hard on this old body!! It was Oak by the way. Mostly likely White Oak. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 11, 2021 22:28:07 GMT -5
It looked like it had a contoured polish on it. I really like that! You could always lead "day trips" out there for newbie type hounders...and take some of the finds as "payment"!  |
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Post by woodman on Apr 17, 2021 13:41:21 GMT -5
Oak is best!
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 17, 2021 20:06:26 GMT -5
Dang Bob! Another fantastic chunk of gorgeous wood. Truly a piece of artwork courtesy of the universe!  |
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Post by woodman on Apr 17, 2021 21:20:55 GMT -5
 I BROKE IT!!!CRY CRY! I had to move it and thought I would take it out and lay it on the grass to get some photo's, but I was not gentle enough and flopped it down too hard.. Repairable but I would have rather not to have broken it! Oak Root ball. 22 by 16 inches 2 inches thick. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 17, 2021 21:31:13 GMT -5
I BROKE IT!!!CRY CRY! I had to move it and thought I would take it out and lay it on the grass to get some photo's, but I was not gentle enough and flopped it down too hard.. Repairable but I would have rather not to have broken it! Oak Root ball. 22 by 16 inches 2 inches thick. What a heartbreaker Bob!!! How do you repair something like this? Drilled holes in each piece and joined with dowels...or maybe like a biscuit joiner? |
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Post by woodman on Apr 17, 2021 21:46:30 GMT -5
I BROKE IT!!!CRY CRY! I had to move it and thought I would take it out and lay it on the grass to get some photo's, but I was not gentle enough and flopped it down too hard.. Repairable but I would have rather not to have broken it! Oak Root ball. 22 by 16 inches 2 inches thick. What a heartbreaker Bob!!! How do you repair something like this? Drilled holes in each piece and joined with dowels...or maybe like a biscuit joiner? I use two part epoxy like for counter top work. works real good. coat both pieces and clamp it up. Super glue works also but I like the epoxy better. Part of where it broke was an old crack I did not see or treat with super glue before. lost a couple of small chips but it will come out pretty good. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 17, 2021 22:01:07 GMT -5
What a heartbreaker Bob!!! How do you repair something like this? Drilled holes in each piece and joined with dowels...or maybe like a biscuit joiner? I use two part epoxy like for counter top work. works real good. coat both pieces and clamp it up. Super glue works also but I like the epoxy better. Part of where it broke was an old crack I did not see or treat with super glue before. lost a couple of small chips but it will come out pretty good. Thanks for letting me know. It's amazing how strong that epoxy is! I know that putting together the slate on pool tables, you can put a piece of an index card between the pieces of slate, then douse the index card with super glue. Once it dries is will be strong enough to hold those two pieces of slate from shifting at all. |
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Post by RWA3006 on Apr 17, 2021 22:54:59 GMT -5
Bob, would it be practical to glue some kind of a rigid backer onto the backside, like carbon fiber, perhaps?
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Post by Brian on Apr 18, 2021 7:14:21 GMT -5
I BROKE IT!!!CRY CRY! I had to move it and thought I would take it out and lay it on the grass to get some photo's, but I was not gentle enough and flopped it down too hard.. Repairable but I would have rather not to have broken it! Oak Root ball. 22 by 16 inches 2 inches thick. That is a heartbreaker! What gorgeous piece of wood! I’m glad to hear you will be able to repair it. |
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Post by woodman on Apr 18, 2021 10:06:04 GMT -5
Bob, would it be practical to glue some kind of a rigid backer onto the backside, like carbon fiber, perhaps? I have put fiberglass mat on the back of several slabs. This opalized stuff is real brittle. I should have done this one. I was alright until I dropped in on the grass too hard. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 18, 2021 13:33:34 GMT -5
It's beautiful nonetheless. Glad you'll be able to fix it after all the work you already put into it.
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Post by woodman on Apr 24, 2021 9:23:20 GMT -5
 getting this piece of Oak root ready to polish. It is about 4 inches wide! |
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Post by stephan on Apr 25, 2021 9:35:38 GMT -5
Nice one. That should be gorgeous when complete
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Post by woodman on Apr 25, 2021 17:28:28 GMT -5
lapping getting there!  |
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Post by RWA3006 on Apr 25, 2021 18:27:07 GMT -5
Bob, do you use your drag saw to cut most of these big ones?
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 25, 2021 18:42:12 GMT -5
Beautiful repair job! That looks great.
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 25, 2021 20:33:03 GMT -5
getting this piece of Oak root ready to polish. It is about 4 inches wide! Another gorgeous piece Bob! |
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Post by woodman on Apr 25, 2021 20:51:39 GMT -5
Bob, do you use your drag saw to cut most of these big ones? mostly, but I do have a 30 inch circular saw. |
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Post by woodman on May 1, 2021 9:45:02 GMT -5
<img src="//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/bbcode/video-preview.png" video="<!-- wp:video {"id":1837} --> <figure class="wp-block-video"> </figure> <!-- /wp:video -->" alt="Video Preview" size="large"> More Stinking water oak! We too three loose pieces off of the top of a vertical log and reburied. Maybe someday some one will find it but I have my doubts. |
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