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Kaljaia

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Sheep Shack slabs
« 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.





And petrified wood from the creek below the actual sheep shack.
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I rock hunt in the Antelope/Ashwood area of the John Day river basin in Oregon.

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Re: Sheep Shack slabs
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Sheep Shack slabs
« Reply #2 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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Re: Sheep Shack slabs
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2016, 04:44:10 PM »

Really good colors!
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Re: Sheep Shack slabs
« Reply #4 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:
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Re: Sheep Shack slabs
« Reply #5 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.
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Re: Sheep Shack slabs
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: Sheep Shack slabs
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2016, 12:29:48 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. :)
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Re: Sheep Shack slabs
« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2016, 01:47:36 PM »

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