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Offline iowabow

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burlington pink
« on: June 28, 2011, 12:36:44 am »
OK I am posting this for a number of reasons.  First someone ask me to post a picture of the new batch.  Second I was real happy with the quality and consistency of the flake and third I want to show some of the new people the platform and the series of thinning flakes that can result from a good platform and good ridges. I got a little lucky but it also good flint.
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Re: burlington pink
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Re: burlington pink
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Re: burlington pink
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2011, 01:17:02 am »
I should have abraded but I forgot. 
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« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2011, 01:57:31 am »
looks like excellent material!
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Re: burlington pink
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2011, 08:48:08 am »
Yes it is great. This material was heat treated for 4 days.  It sounds like glass and if you take a flake and drop it a half of and inch from the surface it will vibrate like crazy because of how unified the material became in the heating process.  Notice there are no colasped platforms and no abrading.  Leapingbare gave me the cook times. 
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Re: burlington pink
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2011, 09:49:51 am »
Hey John: Looks like your getting down to the solid stuff now. That's some pretty rock.
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Re: burlington pink
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2011, 10:17:04 am »
Yes I am in about two feet and down about 3 to 4 so the cracks are dropping out. I also biface the rock before transporting it out of the quarry so that one side is crack free.  I am getting good at guessing what the crack is going to do so I work out trouble areas.  I like some of the impurities in the stone it gives it some unexpected color.  I found some flint that has very small fossils and is clear white. I will post a picture in an hour.  I don't find much of that stuff but it is really cool.  I am almost afraid to make a point out of it. 
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« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2011, 10:57:53 am »
Here are a couple other flint types that I find but in small quantities.  All of these can be found within 20 yards of each other. These three can be knapped with out heat treating them. 

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« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2011, 06:47:49 pm »
Dang, I might need to move to Iowa rather than TX. ;D
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Re: burlington pink
« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2011, 07:27:05 pm »
that bottom piece is exceptional. you are turning into the next "shannon"  ;D
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Re: burlington pink
« Reply #12 on: June 28, 2011, 07:44:07 pm »
Yes I agree... the silica value in that last pic is top shelf. It's nice to have a place where you can dig your own. Guard it well.
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Re: burlington pink
« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2011, 11:31:08 am »
Where'd you say you were in IA again? I'm right next door in Sioux Falls ::) ;D. That is some slick looking stuff!
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Re: burlington pink
« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2011, 11:48:25 am »
Burlington ia
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