SiS: NICE 11"+ SWARTZ Canyon Petrified Oak Slab - GORGEOUS GRAIN - RARE FIND!
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SiS: NICE 11"+ SWARTZ Canyon Petrified Oak Slab - GORGEOUS GRAIN - RARE FIND!

$306.00
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This is a fossil oak slab from one of the most sought ofter petrified wood varieties known to collectors all over the world.  We rarely see these pieces anymore but I came across a heavily checked log section while digging through my rockpile and knew it needed to be finished.  This one has a lot of stabilizing to bring it back to life as there were numerous weathering fractures that wanted to take this ancient treasure back to being sand and gravel!  There is far more work in this piece than the price could ever justify, but these are such hard to find specimens that I couldn't let it be lost to time either.  I've worked all winter on the small number of slabs I was able to salvage from the short log and they turned out really nicely.  The fracture lines have all been painstakingly filled and stabilized and the back of the slab has been fiberglassed for extra durability and protection.  The result is a truly gorgeous and fascinating petrified wood slab from one of the most prized of a

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