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Post by perkins17 on Jan 23, 2022 15:49:10 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 23, 2022 16:44:34 GMT -5
Take a slab off one of the adjacent sides and then compare the patterns. Slab which ever way the pattern is more interesting. If they about the same, slab it so you get the most cabbing material out of the slabs.
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Jan 23, 2022 17:15:54 GMT -5
This one looks large enough to try a couple of options.
I'd do the side in the 3rd photo first, and then the side in the 2nd photo.
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Post by perkins17 on Jan 23, 2022 17:18:46 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Jan 23, 2022 20:36:40 GMT -5
After I posted, I realized what I said about the second photo really didn't explain what I was thinking about that side.
It looks like the surface the silver dollar is on in the second photo would angle up and into the darker colors on that end. Sometimes if you have a piece of rough with a different color or pattern on one end, it is good to try a cut that angles into it.
If the saw cut is at an angle that isn't so perpendicular to the layers of color, it will "open up" or spread out that color or pattern. Instead of a thinner layer of that color, you might wind up with a more interesting blend of the different colors.
That works for any layered stones. I was told years ago to try about 15 degrees off the parallel on rough with tight thin layers packed closely together. You'll want to try different angles for thicker layers or color zones as you cut more different types of rough.
It's fun to experiment with rough large enough to take a slice off in mutliple directions because you can always go back to the one you like best.
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Post by realrockhound on Jan 24, 2022 2:50:13 GMT -5
I’m late to party, but I’d clamp and slab side in pic 3. What’s the material?
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