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Original Admin has started giving rock gifts Member since March 2003 Posts: 3,278	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 30, 2005 9:03:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Original Admin on Oct 30, 2005 9:03:21 GMT -5 Here are a few chunks of the petwood KD sent me - Ive got quite a lot of it still in polish - but I may send some of it back to 80 for better shaping. With these though - I think they will stay as they are Mark

gaetzchamp driving up their electric bill Falcarius Utahensis Member since December 2004 Posts: 2,202	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 30, 2005 9:44:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gaetzchamp on Oct 30, 2005 9:44:29 GMT -5 Mark- Good Looking stuff you've got there. gaetz
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Bikerrandy can identify rocks - even green ones Say what?? Member since September 2005 Posts: 15,688	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 30, 2005 9:52:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bikerrandy on Oct 30, 2005 9:52:23 GMT -5 Awesome!! Those rounded nicely, my next investment will be a rotary tumbler.
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Rose Cave Dweller Member since November 2004 Posts: 875	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 30, 2005 10:54:06 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rose on Oct 30, 2005 10:54:06 GMT -5 Very nice Mark I have never tried Pet wood yet. Its on my growing list of thing to do !

James freely admits to licking rocks Member since October 2003 Posts: 876	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 30, 2005 11:11:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by James on Oct 30, 2005 11:11:42 GMT -5 Wowzers! You're still #1 in my book. What a shine!!!!!!!! Recipe?
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Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 30, 2005 11:56:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Oct 30, 2005 11:56:34 GMT -5 WoW you definitely nailed the shine, awesome job! I have to get some more of that to play with, it's so interesting to know your messing with something that was alive so many years ago.
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xenaswolf driving up their electric bill Member since August 2005 Posts: 2,319	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 30, 2005 12:42:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by xenaswolf on Oct 30, 2005 12:42:25 GMT -5 Wowsers! I peeked at my pet wood last night in polish and um it looks like a neglected step child compared to yours. I'm thinking its gonna stay in polish for awhile! What is your recipe for that!

JC starting to spend too much on rocks Member since September 2004 Posts: 107	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 30, 2005 14:02:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by JC on Oct 30, 2005 14:02:52 GMT -5 Very nice shine. Did they go in with others? Also what was your recipe?

SteveHolmes fully equipped rock polisher Member since July 2009 Posts: 1,900	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 30, 2005 14:02:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SteveHolmes on Oct 30, 2005 14:02:55 GMT -5 Mark, I'm speechless and blinded from that shine! That pet wood looks fantastic. Nicely done. Maybe I'll be able to get some shine like that one of these days. Steve

deepsouth fully equipped rock polisher He who rocks last rocks best Member since January 2004 Posts: 1,256	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 30, 2005 14:19:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by deepsouth on Oct 30, 2005 14:19:17 GMT -5 Hi Mark , as leader of the pack you just had to come up trumps. Well done my friend jack

creativeminded still telling self it's just a hobby I am a crazy crafter. Member since January 2004 Posts: 4,524	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 30, 2005 14:59:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by creativeminded on Oct 30, 2005 14:59:20 GMT -5 Georgous shine on that pet wood. Tami
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krazydiamond Global Moderator Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far. Member since June 2004 Posts: 9,636	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 30, 2005 19:56:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by krazydiamond on Oct 30, 2005 19:56:22 GMT -5 holy canola oil, batman, shite and shineola!! how'd you DO that? that is an awesome shine!! how did i miss this post??? KD
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fatrichie has rocks in the head Member since July 2004 Posts: 651	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 30, 2005 23:15:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fatrichie on Oct 30, 2005 23:15:31 GMT -5 Way cool Mark, I need to put the tumble on some pet wood, what was your recipe??

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Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 30, 2005 23:22:01 GMT -5

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Post by LCARS on Oct 30, 2005 23:22:01 GMT -5

So far i've only managed to collect & tumble ONE piece of pet wood. (yes I will post a photo... later)
It is not very common on the beaches here but it's easy to spot if you do know what to look for. If you're used to looking for it in it's rough form you may miss it on the beach when it's already been shaped & smoothed.

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joe still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2005 Posts: 4,900	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 30, 2005 23:44:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joe on Oct 30, 2005 23:44:41 GMT -5 Lookin' GOOD Mark!
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stoner no longer being taken for granite THE EARTH IS JUST A ROCK TUMBLING THROUGH SPACE Member since March 2003 Posts: 7,715	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 31, 2005 0:48:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stoner on Oct 31, 2005 0:48:18 GMT -5 Excellent job on those Mark, both shape and shine. Very cool. Ed

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Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 31, 2005 12:06:25 GMT -5

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Post by Original Admin on Oct 31, 2005 12:06:25 GMT -5

The recipe was all the usual -

Use as much 80 as I had around - buy a load more and use all that up aswell

Then 1 week 220 - 1 week 400

Cerium Oxide for polishing took about 10 days - It was slower than I expected - the lighter coloured stones also took longer than the darker ones - must be to do with density etc.
Theres a lot of variation on that with the Pet wood.

Restarted a load for better shaping yesterday.

rockds still telling self it's just a hobby Member since September 2005 Posts: 4,130	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 31, 2005 12:27:09 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockds on Oct 31, 2005 12:27:09 GMT -5 very nice mark great shine, do keep us posted as the others turn out and like the others i would like to know the recipe including the polish used very nice again
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chassroc Cave Dweller Rocks are abundant when you have rocktumblinghobby pals Member since January 2005 Posts: 3,586	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 31, 2005 12:54:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chassroc on Oct 31, 2005 12:54:25 GMT -5 Certainly dont need to send those rocks back ...they are just perfect csroc

stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	Petrified Wood - Polished. Oct 31, 2005 15:23:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Oct 31, 2005 15:23:51 GMT -5 WOW Mark- OUTSTANDING!!!! I love your COurse grind part! THose are real winners!
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