Petrified wood

[Bill Huber]

Mike, that is cool, now if you get enough of it you could make a gas station out of it.

This one is in Decatur, Texas

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[rick carpenter]

I just can't figure out what would scare wood that bad.

[Chris Padilla]

I just can't figure out what would scare wood that bad.

T-Rex, maybe?

[Trent Whitehead]

I just can't figure out what would scare wood that bad.

My woodworking skills.

[Mike Wilkins]

I have a neighbor who goes fossil hunting in various parts of Eastern North Carolina, mostly in the Tar River and the Aurora area. He has a large display of sharks teeth, petrified logs of various sizes/shapes/colors and many whale vertebra(sp). He has given me several pieces which I am in the process of making display stands for. Amazing how heavy this stuff gets when it gets petrified over a couple of thousand years.

[Van Huskey]

Mike, REALLY cool gift.

Just for kicks, here's something interesting that can be done with petrified wood - petrified wood counters. The photos don't do the product justice. It is incredible!

http://www.concettous.com/Content.as...=product&id=32

Belinda, I am in love with that and we have been looking for a "different" counter material. Do you know a "rough" price on it, it looks perfect.

[Belinda Barfield]

Belinda, I am in love with that and we have been looking for a "different" counter material. Do you know a "rough" price on it, it looks perfect.

I don't have access to your checkbook, so I'm going to say read this sitting down just in case.

The last time I quoted this material the square foot price was $415.00. It was fairly new on the market at that time and the raw material price may have dropped a bit.

[Van Huskey]

I don't have access to your checkbook, so I'm going to say read this sitting down just in case.

The last time I quoted this material the square foot price was $415.00. It was fairly new on the market at that time and the raw material price may have dropped a bit.

Thanks! I expected it to be over 200 a square. The key with that raw material cost (for me) would be to use it sparingly and as an accent. I will keep my eye on it. My first thought was use it on the island but even that is 32ft^2 which is approaching $15k all in... My wife mentioned using it as a backsplash material which might actually work asthetically and money wise.

[Belinda Barfield]

Thanks! I expected it to be over 200 a square. The key with that raw material cost (for me) would be to use it sparingly and as an accent. I will keep my eye on it. My first thought was use it on the island but even that is 32ft^2 which is approaching $15k all in... My wife mentioned using it as a backsplash material which might actually work asthetically and money wise.

Since I don't know your area I can't recommend a fabricator, but the website should be able to guide you to one. I would suggest getting a quote from a local fab shop as you may be able to get it for around the 200 price point. The price I quoted included excess material. Not all fabricators do that but we do with a "semi precious" material. Unless they have changed the slab sizes a slab is 45.8 square feet so there wouldn't be a lot of waste if you did just the island. It is a very "strong" material visually so the best plan may be just to use it as an accent like a backsplash.