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Post by HankRocks on Dec 31, 2021 20:31:18 GMT -5
About 2 months ago I posted a large slab of Lajitas Mesa (Texas Big Bend area) Wood I had cut. It was collected over 20 years ago and I carried it out about a mile over pretty rough ground. Ended up cutting more big slabs from the same piece and have polished 3 of them. Have 1 more to polish and have about 3 inches of the original piece left to cut another slab leaving an end piece to polish. These do not quite have the mirror finish as the recent "Seal Rock" Flint. I notice that lots of large pieces of Petrified Wood have slightly softer spots that resist the high shine. I will probably keep one slab and sell the rest. All 3 together;  IMG_3843 by Findrocks, on Flickr And each seperately;  IMG_3845 by Findrocks, on Flickr  IMG_3847 by Findrocks, on Flickr  IMG_3849 by Findrocks, on Flickr |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 31, 2021 20:37:02 GMT -5
Henry, those are spectacular specimens! Do you know which one you're going to keep...as in do you have a favorite out of the three?
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 31, 2021 20:39:36 GMT -5
Those are awesome! That polish looks amazing. Great job!
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Post by HankRocks on Dec 31, 2021 20:41:48 GMT -5
Henry, those are spectacular specimens! Do you know which one you're going to keep...as in do you have a favorite out of the three? I will wait until I get the rest polished, 2 end pieces and a slab. Of course I have to cut the remainder which I haven't figured out how to clamp it in the saw. I need to build a block of wood using a 4 X 4 and a 4 X 6 and then glue to that. Will probably let my wife pick the one she likes best. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 31, 2021 20:44:55 GMT -5
Henry, those are spectacular specimens! Do you know which one you're going to keep...as in do you have a favorite out of the three? I will wait until I get the rest polished, 2 end pieces and a slab. Of course I have to cut the remainder which I haven't figured out how to clamp it in the saw. I need to build a block of wood using a 4 X 4 and a 4 X 6 and then glue to that. Will probably let my wife pick the one she likes best.
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Post by HankRocks on Dec 31, 2021 20:48:53 GMT -5
I will wait until I get the rest polished, 2 end pieces and a slab. Of course I have to cut the remainder which I haven't figured out how to clamp it in the saw. I need to build a block of wood using a 4 X 4 and a 4 X 6 and then glue to that. Will probably let my wife pick the one she likes best.
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Post by brybry on Dec 31, 2021 20:55:58 GMT -5
Straight bada$$ery sir! Mirror polish or not, nothing, absofreakinlutely nothing wrong with those slabs.
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Post by HankRocks on Dec 31, 2021 21:11:56 GMT -5
Forgot to add that these were polished on a 20 inch Vib Lap. I added several lead weights to each slab to facilitate the lapping process.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 31, 2021 22:23:36 GMT -5
They're beautiful, Henry! Happy New Year!
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