christianswest
having dreams about rocks
Member since June 2023
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Post by christianswest on Jul 2, 2023 13:58:09 GMT -5
I found this large piece of Petrified Wood in Parker CO at a construction site where the soil was being turned by earth moving machines. It weights 4.5 lbs. and measures 9”x5”x4.5”. I need I put on what to do with it. Do I leave it as is? Do I find some way to slab it (my 7” tile saw won’t do the trick)? Or something else? I has scrubbed it for these pictures with dish soap and water. The pictures are with the PW dry. www.flickr.com/photos/198671807@N06/shares/y11c0U9S06
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Post by Peruano on Jul 2, 2023 14:27:46 GMT -5
Until you do something with it, it is a specimen. If you put in outside its a yard rock, and inside it will be source of contention with your spouse. It looks like it has one or more significant or incipient cracks which properly massaged with a chisel nudged with good hammer blow, might produce two or more rocks of a smaller size. Whether you slab it or face it depends on what you rank the mixture of colors or patterns in the stone. I see mostly browns and black tones. If you get it small enough to sort of place on your saws table, you might be able to cut off one of the points just to get an idea of what a bigger slab might look like. You really never know what you are going to find in wood, but the more contrast and color present, the better in my eyes.
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christianswest
having dreams about rocks
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Post by christianswest on Jul 2, 2023 19:03:28 GMT -5
Thanks Tom. Good point and I did what you suggested. I was able to break off a piece along one of the cracks. Seeing what I see, I decided not to slab it. I did trim up a few pieces for tumbling and leaving the rest to work on at a future date. Thanks for your advice.
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Post by victor1941 on Jul 3, 2023 8:05:19 GMT -5
Specimen and agree with Peruano because it looks good as a specimen but also very fractured. Sometimes more unseen fractures occur when cabbing but you might also think about tumbling some smaller pieces.
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