Currently working on Petrified Wood
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:21 am
Hello,
I am currently working on an extremly rough piece of Petrified wood, of which I can't identify type. I do not believe it to be Morte. It has a reddish dust that comes off the places where bark remains, the outer shell apears to be black and the interior White and orange. There are many different colors in the wood including what looks like quartz. I have pictures of it on my myspace which is also my web address link. If any one may know something I would love to know.
I am making very slow progress on it, by using water with diamond bits. In about 10 hours of work I may have made it a quarter of the way through. Unfortunatly I have no access to a miter saw, table saw, band saw etc, etc. I'm working mostly with hand tools and an electric hand drill, until I can buy better tools. Any advice on tackling this beast would be appreciated. My neighbor gave me the idea for water which for some reason has made the work much easier, and that doubled the productivity.
I am currently working on an extremly rough piece of Petrified wood, of which I can't identify type. I do not believe it to be Morte. It has a reddish dust that comes off the places where bark remains, the outer shell apears to be black and the interior White and orange. There are many different colors in the wood including what looks like quartz. I have pictures of it on my myspace which is also my web address link. If any one may know something I would love to know.
I am making very slow progress on it, by using water with diamond bits. In about 10 hours of work I may have made it a quarter of the way through. Unfortunatly I have no access to a miter saw, table saw, band saw etc, etc. I'm working mostly with hand tools and an electric hand drill, until I can buy better tools. Any advice on tackling this beast would be appreciated. My neighbor gave me the idea for water which for some reason has made the work much easier, and that doubled the productivity.