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Post by texaswoodie on Sept 15, 2009 14:28:29 GMT -5
Hey Mel This is what the silicified bone in this area looks like. It looks good until you cut it but when cut, the end grain doesn't look good like dino bone. The cells are tiny and tightly packed. I haven't figured out why it looks good on the outside and not the inside. BUT the fact is I've only cut 2 pieces so maybe some of it looks better. I'm just not willing to cut a lot of it. The last pic is a cab that I cut with the grain. You can see at the bottom that the cells begin to get tight and small. Curt
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Post by Toad on Sept 15, 2009 14:50:12 GMT -5
I think the cab looks fabulous. Maybe not what you were looking for, but a very interesting piece.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Sept 15, 2009 16:51:31 GMT -5
I think it looks cool!
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 15, 2009 17:58:33 GMT -5
Wow I also think the cab is great looking. Got to say though that the uncut bones are very interesting and I'd leave them as they are unless I found a broken one. Amazing that your mosasaur bone really resembles the silicified bone of Basilosaurus type extinct whales I used to find along the California coast. Makes me wonder if a similar habit and habitat makes for similar bone structure ....Mel
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Post by SteveHolmes on Sept 15, 2009 18:02:15 GMT -5
Wha-choo talkin' 'bout Curtis?!?! ;D I think that cab is killer! The bone is fantastic looking as well. Steve
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Post by texaswoodie on Sept 16, 2009 8:51:57 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words on the cab! I was hoping for a better cell pattern, but it's not bad as is I suppose.
Curt
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Post by texaswoodie on Sept 16, 2009 8:54:10 GMT -5
Mel, It could have something to do with the fact both animals lived in the water. Maybe that's what all marine animal bones look like. I'm too inexperienced to know.
Curt
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Post by NDK on Sept 17, 2009 13:03:20 GMT -5
Those are really cool bone pieces. I'd not want to cut them either!
The cab is fab too!
Nate
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