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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: knap_123 on March 29, 2009, 03:31:39 am

Title: new points
Post by: knap_123 on March 29, 2009, 03:31:39 am

heres a few points i did'nt break today. :) raw flint river (http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/bow7016.jpg)   heated c.p.(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/bow7005.jpg)  i wasted 2 beautiful f.r. spalls that i shouald'nt have. so i spalled out a bunh more and decided to cook them some.(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/bow7006.jpg)(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_12[img width=800 height=600]http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/bow7008.jpg)3/bow7006.jpg[/IMG]  had some extra room so added some whitye c.p. to it. pretty fair grade to.(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/bow7008.jpg) now thats a full roaster! and those spalls are at least 6" or more on some. i'll dry for about 15 hrs  then go up to 425 slowly and hold for 8 before i cut it off. shouald have some fine rock to play with when its done.(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/bow7009.jpg)

Title: Re: new points
Post by: DanaM on March 29, 2009, 07:34:52 am

Ddandy lookin points :)

Title: Re: new points
Post by: Timo on March 29, 2009, 08:53:39 am

Nice point. I remember the days of the roaster oven.man I cooked alot of rock in mine.Finally made me a big kiln, and now have have a smaller version,I call it my five gallon kiln. I like them alot better than the roaster.

Lookin forward to the seeing your cooked rock.

Title: Re: new points
Post by: knap_123 on March 29, 2009, 09:14:52 am

timo how about shareing how you build a kiln? 

Title: Re: new points
Post by: Timo on March 29, 2009, 09:22:41 am

There are a couple of web sites that I went off of for mine. I'll try to get some pics and get the links together.Perty simple really.

My first one,(the big boy) was an old out of use ceramic kiln. Ya gotta remove the coils,and switches,install a new coil or coils,depending on the size (with the right amount of olms) and new switches.  Ya have to also have a mutimeter with a high temp probe,unless you are lucky enough to have a perometer.

I'll work on it.

Title: Re: new points
Post by: jamie on April 01, 2009, 08:02:32 pm

very nice. never seen a roaster oven kiln. hows it work

Title: Re: new points
Post by: Dingleberry on April 01, 2009, 09:58:23 pm

Nice points!  Dingles

Title: Re: new points
Post by: JustAim on April 03, 2009, 12:45:50 pm

Very Nice!

Title: Re: new points
Post by: cowboy on April 03, 2009, 12:55:22 pm

Nice work knap! I've yet to dig into that box you sent me, just a matter of time.

Title: Re: new points
Post by: Wildcat86 on April 05, 2009, 06:25:17 pm

Nice points John! Keep up the great work.