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pakeha · 12th October 2012, 01:37 AM

Originally Posted by mrgrouch

i shouldn't be posting here since i haven't followed the tread, but i just wanted to point something out.

at puma punku the large slabs of rock are in fact sandstone, but the carved rocks are andesite, a volcanic rock comparable to granite on look and hardness. both are between 5 and 7.5 in the mohs scale depending on the composition.

for those not familiar with the mohs scale, talc stone is a 1 and diamond is 10.

cheers

ps. i am also a stone carver and have also worked with stones like granite and basalt. it's madness i tells you... madness.

I'm new to the thread as well.
What do you reckon, then?
Is it possible to carve andesite without modern techniques?

Andrew Wiggin · 12th October 2012, 05:44 AM

I can do it in HTML, though blink is deprecated. I don't think there are forum code equivalents though.

CORed · 12th October 2012, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by Andrew Wiggin

I can do it in HTML, though blink is deprecated. I don't think there are forum code equivalents though.

Last time I checked (a few years ago, so it may have been an old version) the blink tag doesn't work in Internet Explorer.

zooterkin · 12th October 2012, 09:23 AM

Sandstone?

Hellbound · 12th October 2012, 10:31 AM

Think this will work?

jnelso99 · 12th October 2012, 11:22 AM

Anybody else having Geocities flashbacks?

pakeha · 12th October 2012, 12:06 PM

Neat but not gaudy, eh, Hellbound?

Hellbound · 12th October 2012, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by pakeha

Neat but not gaudy, eh, Hellbound?

I'm a man of refined tastes

pakeha · 12th October 2012, 12:28 PM

I'd expect no less!

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Slowvehicle · 12th October 2012, 03:31 PM

Yeah, but Hellbound--what are you trying to say?

mrgrouch · 13th October 2012, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by pakeha

I'm new to the thread as well.
What do you reckon, then?
Is it possible to carve andesite without modern techniques?

of course it is... puma punku is proof of it. i suposse it requires a lot of man-power and a whole lot of time, but the proof is rock solid. literally.

cheers

mrgrouch · 13th October 2012, 01:47 PM

and to claim all the carved rock at puma punku is sandstone is as wrong as claiming it's all granite... read about it guys

12th October 2012, 01:37 AM	#641
pakeha Philosopher Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 8,239	Originally Posted by mrgrouch i shouldn't be posting here since i haven't followed the tread, but i just wanted to point something out. at puma punku the large slabs of rock are in fact sandstone, but the carved rocks are andesite, a volcanic rock comparable to granite on look and hardness. both are between 5 and 7.5 in the mohs scale depending on the composition. for those not familiar with the mohs scale, talc stone is a 1 and diamond is 10. cheers ps. i am also a stone carver and have also worked with stones like granite and basalt. it's madness i tells you... madness. I'm new to the thread as well. What do you reckon, then? Is it possible to carve andesite without modern techniques?
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12th October 2012, 05:44 AM	#642
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CORed Illuminator Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,349	Originally Posted by Andrew Wiggin I can do it in HTML, though blink is deprecated. I don't think there are forum code equivalents though. Last time I checked (a few years ago, so it may have been an old version) the blink tag doesn't work in Internet Explorer.
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12th October 2012, 09:23 AM	#644
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12th October 2012, 11:22 AM	#646
jnelso99 Critical Thinker Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 444	Anybody else having Geocities flashbacks?
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12th October 2012, 10:31 AM	#645
Hellbound Abiogenic Spongiform Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: In a handbasket Posts: 9,030	Think this will work?

12th October 2012, 12:06 PM	#647
pakeha Philosopher Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 8,239	Neat but not gaudy, eh, Hellbound?
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12th October 2012, 12:08 PM	#648
Hellbound Abiogenic Spongiform Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: In a handbasket Posts: 9,030	Originally Posted by pakeha Neat but not gaudy, eh, Hellbound? I'm a man of refined tastes

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13th October 2012, 01:42 PM	#651
mrgrouch Muse Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 624	Originally Posted by pakeha I'm new to the thread as well. What do you reckon, then? Is it possible to carve andesite without modern techniques? of course it is... puma punku is proof of it. i suposse it requires a lot of man-power and a whole lot of time, but the proof is rock solid. literally. cheers
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13th October 2012, 01:47 PM	#652
mrgrouch Muse Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 624	and to claim all the carved rock at puma punku is sandstone is as wrong as claiming it's all granite... read about it guys
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