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[Phishisgroovin]

What fluids and saws do you all use for cutting top quality OLD stock turquoise?

[Phishisgroovin]

I would post photos, but everyone would get all excited looking at it.

[hummingbirdstones]

Phish, you are a tease.  No fair - show us pictures!!!! 

To answer your question, water and the finest blade you can get away with.  Don't want to waste ANY of that turquoise if you don't have to.  Turquoise is porous.  NO OIL!!!!!!

[Phishisgroovin]

 

[Phishisgroovin]

all stabilized 100%

[JRAGS]

   It's good to b you. Nice material.

[PhilNM]

water water and water. oil is a BIG no-no for cutting turquoise. Even if it's stabilized. I add a little cool-lube to the water, but that's all. How bout some close up's and telling what you're going to make? Looks like they've already been tumble-stabilized.  Which old mine is it supposed to be from?

[Enchantra]

Gorgeous pieces Randy!  Now stop teasing us and give us the details!   

[Phishisgroovin]

i am unsure of which mine it originated from, these are all old old stock back from the days my gold diggin buddy had a jewlers business.
from the looks, its all kingsman with AWSOME pyrite inclusions.

[Phishisgroovin]

 

[PhilNM]

Cool. Thanks! I was hoping you had stumbled onto some rare morenci or bisbee or something! You going to leave it natural or dome it down? natural seems to be a style long forgotten.