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Let's Rock => Rough and Slabs => Topic started by: Kaljaia on November 29, 2016, 01:42:14 PM

Title: Sheep Shack slabs
Post by: Kaljaia on November 29, 2016, 01:42:14 PM

Finally got some sheep shack rough material into the saw!
I like the colors but there's more pitting than anticipated. Will need to look for more solid material before bad weather closes that road.
(https://68.media.tumblr.com/e7dc7c9084cf1e2e9ec87904092d5ca9/tumblr_ohfasmEwGo1spns93o1_1280.jpg)
(https://68.media.tumblr.com/608e8d3acf84160b2e13d56512c64e6e/tumblr_ohfasmEwGo1spns93o4_1280.jpg)
(https://68.media.tumblr.com/6d776d148f2dfdd8af1f89922e28d8b2/tumblr_ohfasmEwGo1spns93o5_1280.jpg)
(https://68.media.tumblr.com/2abdd9c3fea4fe614b7cb91f4c729bce/tumblr_ohfasmEwGo1spns93o7_1280.jpg)

And petrified wood from the creek below the actual sheep shack.
(https://68.media.tumblr.com/4c731648225f9e0e372804d71523c6e3/tumblr_ohfasmEwGo1spns93o2_1280.jpg)

Title: Re: Sheep Shack slabs
Post by: olgguy on November 29, 2016, 02:21:57 PM

Great colors, we don't see materials like this in the Midwest. Probably worth using some HXTAL.

Title: Re: Sheep Shack slabs
Post by: Gergis on November 29, 2016, 02:37:16 PM

Nice colors in all of it and that pet wood looks pretty darn nice!

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Title: Re: Sheep Shack slabs
Post by: Orrum on November 29, 2016, 04:44:10 PM

Really good colors!

Title: Re: Sheep Shack slabs
Post by: hummingbirdstones on November 29, 2016, 06:32:47 PM

Now that looks like some really pretty material there.  I agree -- some stabilizing is in order!   :icon_sunny:

Title: Re: Sheep Shack slabs
Post by: Kaljaia on November 29, 2016, 06:53:00 PM

Thanks all for the feedback! Who wants to try some? I am not set up to stabilize but I am in possession of flat-rate boxes.

Title: Re: Sheep Shack slabs
Post by: olgguy on November 30, 2016, 06:59:51 PM

Kaljaia, what are your terms for a box? I would like to try some as I have a casting vacuum chamber, and a empty wax injector that can add extra atmosphere pressure to the HXTAL.

Title: Re: Sheep Shack slabs
Post by: Kaljaia on December 01, 2016, 12:29:48 PM

Quote from: olgguy on November 30, 2016, 06:59:51 PM

Kaljaia, what are your terms for a box? I would like to try some as I have a casting vacuum chamber, and a empty wax injector that can add extra atmosphere pressure to the HXTAL.

I need to go get some more. Just sent one box out- if I get up there on Sunday I'll have some more material for a box. They're $5 flat rate boxes, and tell me what you think, send me something back, whatever. :)

Title: Re: Sheep Shack slabs
Post by: olgguy on December 01, 2016, 01:47:36 PM

Kaljaia, I will treat some and get it back to you to try yourself.