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Offline ozy clint

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petrified wood??
« on: April 18, 2010, 08:41:18 am »
i think it was here somewhere i saw that petrified wood could be knapped, usually after heat treating.

anyone done it? pics? any info at all?
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Offline DanaM

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« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2010, 09:59:38 am »
some will some won't I've got a bucket full that won't even after cooking it >:(
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Offline sailordad

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« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2010, 10:42:20 am »
i have knapped some,but like Dana,i too have some that wont knapp
but it looks real purty sitting in the rock garden  ;D
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Offline AncientArcher76

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« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2010, 06:50:11 pm »
My kids dug a crater in my front yard and found about 50lbs of petrified wood.  It was silver and gold sheen to it.  I should try and knap or heat treat it.  I heard you can knap it but have never seen anything made from it.  I'll post a pic if it works.

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« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2010, 07:12:49 pm »
 Like others have said, it really depends on the quality. I have some from Florida that is good for throwing and some from the Petrified Forest that is excellent for knapping.
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Offline AncientArcher76

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« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2010, 08:15:47 pm »
Mullet u have coral where u live right?  I might have to move south but convincing the old lady... cant tell her it for rocks!!! ;) :D

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« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2010, 09:50:05 pm »
Wholey Crap! Another one. I see from your profile you are from NY State. Might as well come on down, you will have plenty of neighbors from back home. ;) If it was me, I'd be here because of that crap ya'll like to shovel in the Winter. You can always trade for Coral.
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« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2010, 10:14:34 pm »
I did locate one piece down here in the brazos that worked ok after cooking and others down there that would prolly work but haven't as of yet messed with em. I have however dug up a bunch in the yard here like your kids and don't think it'll do anything. But yes, you can make a point outa petrified wood.

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« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2010, 10:38:58 pm »
 Dang, Paul. What's all that clutter in the background?
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Offline Outbackbob48

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« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2010, 11:11:43 pm »
Dang Paul , thats really nice an I can,t believe how many points are behind you. Any suggestion on temps. for petrified wood, I got a couple of pcs from somewhere in Utah. Looks kinda fractured but feels like its coated with wax. Bob
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« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2010, 11:19:20 pm »
 Bob, go about 450 all night.
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« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2010, 11:42:40 pm »
Quote from: Outbackbob48 on April 18, 2010, 11:11:43 pm
Dang Paul , thats really nice an I can,t believe how many points are behind you. Any suggestion on temps. for petrified wood, I got a couple of pcs from somewhere in Utah. Looks kinda fractured but feels like its coated with wax. Bob
Bob, I have used the waxy stuff and it works great, but it is hard to find. I have a large red chunk right now that is going to get cut into slabs.  I could show you a whole forest of the stuff that doesn't work for every pound of stuff that does.
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« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2010, 12:31:23 am »
I'm not sure on the temps Bob. Check out mullet's thread on rainey day - that's how I've cooked so far..
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Offline AncientArcher76

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« Reply #13 on: April 19, 2010, 09:05:20 am »
I might get lucky with the petrified wood we found it has a glassy density sound to hit when you tapp it on onother rock!  Who knows when I get back home I will give it a whirl!  Mullet as far as moving there Id probably die from the heat!  I would like the change of environment but like you said to many Newyorkers in one spot is no good!!! ;)

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Offline xin

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« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2010, 03:43:10 pm »
Petrified wood points turn up quite frequently in the archaeological record in East Tx and Louisiana.
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