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<blockquote data-quote="Hawkear" data-source="post: 668233" data-attributes="member: 4728"><p>Hi Goldenprospector.</p><p>Do you have an angle grinder? Buy a diamond edged wheel (not overly dear and useful for other things as well) and cut a decent groove along the area you would like it to split. Make sure you are able to hold the rock immobile while doing that.</p><p>Then release it and locate a wedge or sacrificial chisel in the groove and give it a good whack. </p><p>Maybe even you may want to cut it all the way through but then a natural split maybe better. Your gamble.</p><p>Chances are it might split where you want rather than splinter into bits.</p><p>Only other suggestion make some friends in a rockhounds club with access to a slab saw.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hawkear, post: 668233, member: 4728"] Hi Goldenprospector. Do you have an angle grinder? Buy a diamond edged wheel (not overly dear and useful for other things as well) and cut a decent groove along the area you would like it to split. Make sure you are able to hold the rock immobile while doing that. Then release it and locate a wedge or sacrificial chisel in the groove and give it a good whack. Maybe even you may want to cut it all the way through but then a natural split maybe better. Your gamble. Chances are it might split where you want rather than splinter into bits. Only other suggestion make some friends in a rockhounds club with access to a slab saw. [/QUOTE]
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