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Offline Blacktail

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Blacktails Points
« on: January 15, 2009, 03:34:46 pm »
The first point is a little piece of Brazilian Agate that I believe is an inch and a half long. The next one is an obsidian spear point style. The last one is one that I copied from Billy, its a Sedalia point. Hope you like, John








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Re: Blacktails Points
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2009, 03:52:21 pm »
Nice points, John.
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Re: Blacktails Points
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2009, 05:56:39 pm »
Hey John,

wow dude, those are some stunning points!  I really like the obsidian ones and that brazillian agate point is one of the most interesting colored points I have seen in a long time!  Beautiful work! 
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Re: Blacktails Points
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2009, 06:01:00 pm »
  Very nice, John. That Brazilean Agate is pretty and nice to work.
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Blacktails Points
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2009, 06:39:16 pm »
Nice points :) Does the brazialin agate need heat treating? I bought a little slab of it last year at a fair and it didn't
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Offline Wolf Watcher

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Re: Blacktails Points
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2009, 08:18:12 pm »
Dana:  The Brizilian agate will cook in a turkey roster @ 450 degrees.  A lot of it has been dyed for sale in rock shops, but I like the natural colors.  Once heat treated it chips like a good obsidian. If you have an undyed nodual or rock it cooks at a lower temperature than slabs but for a little longer time.  Watcher
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Offline bogman

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Re: Blacktails Points
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2009, 09:07:21 pm »
I like Brazilian Agate! I too bought a couple of small slabs at a lapidary show. I guess they were for cabochons.
They knapped real well! I wouldn't think they were heat treated?
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Offline Blacktail

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Re: Blacktails Points
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2009, 09:43:13 pm »
thanks so much guys...i feel i have been chipping my heart out latey....and am thinking about getting back at trying bow making again or going out and getting some juniper...the agate was a little bugger to chip because i have not chipped some thing so small...thanks so much for the kind words it makes me feel good to know i am doing some thing right.john