Sabre52
Cave Dweller 
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
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Post by Sabre52 on Dec 27, 2008 15:51:52 GMT -5
Howdy folks, Petrified wood is one of those materials I can almost never make myself saw up. Just too darn neat as you find them in their natural form. Here are a couple of my favorites: An opalized cypress knee from SW Louisiana. Couldn't stand to saw it so I just ground off and polished the end of the knee:  A little east Texas pet wood stump with spooky eyes knots:  |
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Post by Bikerrandy on Dec 27, 2008 17:36:26 GMT -5
That last pic looks like you could start a camp fire with it.  |
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Post by texaswoodie on Dec 27, 2008 18:43:02 GMT -5
Man, that Cypress knee is awesome Mel!
Curt
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Post by frane on Dec 27, 2008 20:25:13 GMT -5
The cypress knee really looks neat! I am afraid I would throw that second one on a fire and wonder why it wouldn't burn...It is spooky with the eyes in it!
Fran
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SteveHolmes
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since July 2009
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Post by SteveHolmes on Dec 28, 2008 12:49:49 GMT -5
Nice Wood Mel. I think I would have walked right over that 1st one. It sure doesn't look like Wood on the outside..but what a beautiful PIECE it is! I'm with Fran on the other. Some of the Woods being posted look like regular old fire wood.
Steve
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DeanW
has rocks in the head
Member since December 2007
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Post by DeanW on Dec 30, 2008 18:31:37 GMT -5
I love it when a good piece of wood looks like you'd want to throw it right on the campfire like your 2nd piece.
My mother in law found a piece of Colorado River Petrified "Iron Wood" that weighs near 40 pounds like that.
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Post by Bejewelme on Dec 31, 2008 7:25:46 GMT -5
Mel: You have nice wood too, I like that cypress knee, pretty cool, I would have to turn that last one over, it would give me the creeps staring at me  Amber |
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Post by Noosh9057 on Dec 31, 2008 8:40:51 GMT -5
WOW I love that cypress knee.
Roger
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