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Offline caveman2533

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Blades of jasper
« on: February 15, 2014, 10:59:40 am »
I was given two chunks of PA jasper this summer to cut and slab and knap for a guy. I can keep half of the slabs. This what I came up with for his half.  This shows the value of slicing up a piece of good, rare rock. All these average about 4 inches long. Those are quarters in the picture.



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« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2014, 11:19:19 am »
Lots of practice for you I see! 
I wish my slab saw was repaired!  The usable return on the local stone would be at least three times as high.
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Offline Outbackbob48

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« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2014, 12:25:43 pm »
Steve, the Pa. jasper looks like some high quality stuff, Bob
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Offline caveman2533

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« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2014, 12:35:31 pm »
The ones with the yellow and red in them were very tough on the yellow. It has all been heated to 500 degrees. And the lighter stuff was still tough. these were two rocks that were not really that large to start with. But cutting them on a bias angle allowed a bit wider  slabs and   remember this is only HALF of them.
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Offline Trapper Rob

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« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2014, 03:44:13 pm »
Those are really looking good Steve.
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Offline Majuba Tom

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« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2014, 07:04:03 pm »
They look great. I really like Jasper.
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Offline JackCrafty

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« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2014, 10:37:45 pm »
NICE!!
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Re: Blades of jasper
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2014, 11:19:43 am »
Those are nice & good lookin stone to boot!
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« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2014, 08:56:34 pm »
That looks like some of the same stuff Zuma gave me this weekend. It chipped real nice.
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Offline caveman2533

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« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2014, 10:11:42 pm »
His was probably the Flint Run jasper from VA. It is nearly the same stuff.
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