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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 2, 2015 18:22:11 GMT -5
I see it mentioned a lot, but I am not sure what it is.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2015 18:37:32 GMT -5
I guess an easy way to describe it would be brecciated wood.all busted up then glued back together with agate
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 2, 2015 18:55:09 GMT -5
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Post by deb193redux on Mar 2, 2015 18:58:52 GMT -5
the last one really stands out
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 2, 2015 19:31:14 GMT -5
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Post by bhiatt on Mar 2, 2015 21:58:37 GMT -5
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Post by luckyg on Mar 2, 2015 22:24:01 GMT -5
Woah!!!!! Where is that from?
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 2, 2015 22:24:40 GMT -5
It's an odd one but it looks like shrinkwood to me especially on the exterior. Some of the shrinkwood is so decomposed it winds up looking like a limbcast with more agate than wood fragments. That looks like the way yours has gone.....Mel
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Post by bhiatt on Mar 2, 2015 22:30:48 GMT -5
I am not positive on the location. The guy I got it from thought it was dino bone. Pretty much all the shrinkwood examples I have seen are based out of Texas.
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Post by braders on Mar 2, 2015 22:34:17 GMT -5
Thanks for the post and the pics on this I have a piece I always wondered what it was
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 2, 2015 23:12:51 GMT -5
Fabulous pictures! And, you know what they say? A picture is worth a thousand words. Sabre52, you have some really nice pieces!!! bhiatt yours are amazing, too. The sliced one looks like a mosaic.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2015 9:07:37 GMT -5
Should be called expanded wood.
I have a hunk that Mel sent to me a few years ago. One of the few rocks I will not cut. Jim
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 3, 2015 9:15:54 GMT -5
I think shrinkwood occurs in most wood areas but it seems that south Texas is a really hot region for it. I've hunted wood in a lot of places but never found shrinkwood till I started hunting here. The variety is endless too. Almost every piece is different and, though black and gold are the most common colors, there are lots of other colors too. Got to be one of my favorite materials to slab.....Mel
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Post by jamesp on Mar 3, 2015 9:45:22 GMT -5
ID of shrink wood can be a challenge. It can be distorted and filled with a lot of variation.
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Post by Tommy on Mar 3, 2015 10:04:49 GMT -5
Thank you rockjunquie I've been wondering the same thing but was afraid to ask
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2015 11:08:13 GMT -5
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Post by johnjsgems on Mar 3, 2015 11:59:31 GMT -5
Very interesting. What is the name for wood that is covered when green and shrinks (or dries out) before replacement? Usually it ends up with clear or other limb cast type material where the void is left.
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