Flint source in southern Indiana?

[StickBender55]

I live about about an hour south of Indy and I'm looking for some flint to put together some fire starter kits. Is there anything in the vicinity?

[Auggie]

I dont know whats in your area,but I know a indy guy that Ive seen in action,hes got a cool fire kit,look Minuteman up,he can probably tell ya every thing ya need to know.

[StickBender55]

I met Minuteman at a trad bow build in Morgantown, Indiana earlier this year. I'll have to get in touch with him.

Thanks for the info!!

[Hillbilly]

Indiana hornstone is some of the better knapping material in the country. It comes from somewhere in southern In.

[StickBender55]

Thanks HillBilly!!! Another option to work with. 

[Dave Dellinger]

Let us(me) know what you find. I was born in Bloomington and visit family there occasionally.

[Minuteman]

Hey Stick. I can tell you that there isn't a single knappable rock in the creek behind my house( except for quarts and that sucks).
 You need to PM orcbow and see if he can turn you on to some places near Bloomington. Other than that I'd find some public ground and start walking the creeks with a small backpack.
 I quit knapping a long time ago. Life's hard enough with out whacking your thumb with a rock for fun. A feller can only stand so many thumb crushing blows before its fatal.

[Dave Dellinger]

I have found a lot of geodes and fossils in a couple creeks in Bloomington, but never noticed anything Knappable. I would love to know where and what to look for.

[leapingbare]

I know hornstone forms as nodules and is found in limestone.. so find the limestone.. then look for round rocks. most i have seen have a light colored cortex.
Hope this helps. good luck!!!

[TRACY]

I'm not far from the Brown county state park and have found a fair amount of chert pieces in a seasonal creek bed on my property that would probably work for what you're wanting. I've also found some big pieces of chert in fields in and around Columbus. Where are you located?

[Dave Dellinger]

I've dug the geodes, known locally as "muttonheads" out of the limestone along the road between Bloomington and Bedford. But they are always hollow and full of crystals. Same for the ones from the creeks.
I'll have to ask my uncle about hornstone, see if he has heard of it.

[Timo]

I love hornstone,Makes some nice points form it, here is a short link that may help ya.

http://www.theaaca.com/lithnics/Hornstone.htm

[StickBender55]

Tracy, I am in Bloomington.

[TRACY]

Not far. I talked with a teacher that knaps and he said that he has found workable pieces of hornstone southwest of Seymour on the White River at a public access. Minuteman has dates for the Heartland in Morgantown for this year if you're interested.

Tracy

[Hardawaypoints]

That hornstone is addictive. Get a piece with high silica content and it can be real waxy.  I with we had it around here.

Here's one I made from some hornstone two years ago.



Jim