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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 24, 2024 20:23:21 GMT -5
I see the term for gem bone and others, but what does "wash split" mean?
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Post by Pat on Apr 25, 2024 17:13:24 GMT -5
Hmmm, Siri says it is a bowling term. Hope someone can give us a clue!
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Post by gemfeller on Apr 25, 2024 17:29:28 GMT -5
Just guessing here. In opal terminology a "split" is generally a piece of boulder opal that's been split along a seam of precious opal, yielding two matching opal surfaces. I found a few examples of dino bone that looked like they'd been sawed (split) to yield two matching faces but I have no idea what the term "washed" refers to.
ETA: I think I've figured it out (I hate mysteries!!) In a gembone ad on Ebay I noticed the term "HXTAL Washed Split." I take that to mean that matching sawed "splits" of gembone have been "washed" with HXTAL. Ready to be corrected if I'm wrong.
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Post by realrockhound on Apr 25, 2024 18:29:48 GMT -5
Bingo.
Hxtal is a 100 year clear glass epoxy that is used to stabilize gem bone, it adds to the wearability and enhances polish. You can completely remove if you like simply by soaking in acetone. Since all of my bone is intended as lapidary rough. I sometimes treat pieces prior to them being sold to aid in the cutting process once received. If you just want the hxtal off the surface, You can scrape it off with a warm razor blade. Either way if you polish these bones this will help them more than harm them.
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Post by gemfeller on Apr 25, 2024 18:49:39 GMT -5
Bingo. Hxtal is a 100 year clear glass epoxy that is used to stabilize gem bone, it adds to the wearability and enhances polish. You can completely remove if you like simply by soaking in acetone. Since all of my bone is intended as lapidary rough. I sometimes treat pieces prior to them being sold to aid in the cutting process once received. If you just want the hxtal off the surface, You can scrape it off with a warm razor blade. Either way if you polish these bones this will help them more than harm them. Yep. Use it often, especially on gembone.
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 26, 2024 9:55:25 GMT -5
Hxtal is good stuff. I guess I'm lucky, I never had to use it on any gembone, but I have used it on others.
Thanks guys!
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Post by rockbrain on Apr 26, 2024 10:40:57 GMT -5
Just guessing here. In opal terminology a "split" is generally a piece of boulder opal that's been split along a seam of precious opal, yielding two matching opal surfaces. I found a few examples of dino bone that looked like they'd been sawed (split) to yield two matching faces but I have no idea what the term "washed" refers to. ETA: I think I've figured it out (I hate mysteries!!) In a gembone ad on Ebay I noticed the term "HXTAL Washed Split." I take that to mean that matching sawed "splits" of gembone have been "washed" with HXTAL. Ready to be corrected if I'm wrong. I don't think that's exactly what it is. I've looked at the listings on ebay. Some from the same seller say "wash split" or "*Hxtled wash split" The ones that say Hxtled has the quote about Hxtal that Realrockhound posted. The ones that just say "wash split" don't have anything about Hxtel in the description. I messaged the seller and asked what it means. I'll post if I hear from him.
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 26, 2024 10:56:56 GMT -5
Just guessing here. In opal terminology a "split" is generally a piece of boulder opal that's been split along a seam of precious opal, yielding two matching opal surfaces. I found a few examples of dino bone that looked like they'd been sawed (split) to yield two matching faces but I have no idea what the term "washed" refers to. ETA: I think I've figured it out (I hate mysteries!!) In a gembone ad on Ebay I noticed the term "HXTAL Washed Split." I take that to mean that matching sawed "splits" of gembone have been "washed" with HXTAL. Ready to be corrected if I'm wrong. I don't think that's exactly what it is. I've looked at the listings on ebay. Some from the same seller say "wash split" or "*Hxtled wash split" The ones that say Hxtled has the quote about Hxtal that Realrockhound posted. The ones that just say "wash split" don't have anything about Hxtel in the description. I messaged the seller and asked what it means. I'll post if I hear from him. LOL! I guess I could have done that. Thanks! I look at his auctions all the time and got a pink gembone wash split without hxtal that will fit my trimsaw.
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Post by rockbrain on Apr 26, 2024 17:43:33 GMT -5
His response, "It was found in a washout and split in two".
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Post by gemfeller on Apr 26, 2024 20:10:38 GMT -5
His response, "It was found in a washout and split in two". LOL! That's what the guys on the Gembone Forum told me, and I argued with them! Occam's Razor rules: the simplest explanation is usually the right one. I'll go to my corner now.
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