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R.U. Sirius

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Chicken Track Jasper!
« on: October 18, 2020, 04:51:04 PM »

I stumbled upon this chunk of rough at a local rockhound's pile, and am quite excited to start slabbing it. Looks somewhat porous, so probably satin finish at best, but that's fine with me. I can blame lack of shine on the stone  :grin:
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Re: Chicken Track Jasper!
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2020, 10:10:08 PM »

If you get any pattern you really want to cut with a high polish you can use Hxtal to seal and cure it.  I cut picture sandstone after sealing with Hxtal and this is the finish I get.  Due to the sealing it does darken the material a tad.
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Re: Chicken Track Jasper!
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2020, 07:37:11 AM »

I cut picture sandstone after sealing with Hxtal and this is the finish I get.  Due to the sealing it does darken the material a tad.

Thank you for suggesting it. I'll see what test pieces do with the usual sequence first.
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