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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: mullet on May 17, 2009, 01:09:53 pm

Title: new blade
Post by: mullet on May 17, 2009, 01:09:53 pm

 I banged this one out a few days ago and the Monster is one that James Parker beat out in Tenn. at the Classic.

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Title: Re: new blade
Post by: FlintWalker on May 17, 2009, 01:27:12 pm

Nice one Eddie. That looks like you just pulled it out of the river 8)  What's that rock?
  I got to watch James whoop that big 'un out.  If there's ever been a modern day cave man...it's him ;D

Title: Re: new blade
Post by: mullet on May 17, 2009, 03:16:02 pm

  It's some of that tough old Texas rock, Shannon. Ol'James kinda looks like a cave man, too.

Title: Re: new blade
Post by: Outbackbob48 on May 17, 2009, 06:14:44 pm

Hey Mullet, was that biggun some kind of ryolite, I was there when James went after that one but can,t remeber the name of material. Both of those blades are impressive. Later Bob

Title: Re: new blade
Post by: mullet on May 17, 2009, 07:51:14 pm

  Bob, I got that rock from Rick Swartz. He said it was Ryolite from New Mexico.

Title: Re: new blade
Post by: cowboy on May 17, 2009, 10:13:42 pm

That's some nice work Eddie! And that big blade is well BIG ;D. Ryolite from NM, hmm - I've got a couple of pinkish rocks from there that kinda look similar. Now I'm gonna have to hit em :).

Title: Re: new blade
Post by: ricktrojanowski on May 17, 2009, 10:15:43 pm

Eddie- Nice work.  That looks like a tough piece of stone.

Title: Re: new blade
Post by: TRACY on May 18, 2009, 02:30:10 pm

That's a nice one Eddie. I learned a lot from watching James work that red rock, amazing. What are you gonna do with it now, turkey skewer ;D

Tracy

Title: Re: new blade
Post by: Bone pile on May 18, 2009, 02:51:28 pm

Good lookin' point ya got there Eddie.You seem to be into those E notches lately,looks good.What did james hit that big un with wood , rock or copper?
bone pile

Title: Re: new blade
Post by: Hillbilly on May 18, 2009, 04:15:41 pm

That's a nice'un Eddie, like those E-notches. Roger, that was rock and wood.

Title: Re: new blade
Post by: Timo on May 18, 2009, 05:41:06 pm

Cool stuff boys! Eddie that rock looks a bit tough to me? Nice job. ;)

And that is one big nancy blade! :o

Title: Re: new blade
Post by: mullet on May 18, 2009, 06:46:55 pm

  Thanks, I kind of got into a banging bug lately. I got tired of slabs and haven't beat on anything in awhile. Tim, it was tough, I'm always sore after that Texas stuff.  Roger, I guess I have been doing a few e-notches lately. Trying to get better at notching. 

Title: Re: new blade
Post by: jamie on May 18, 2009, 07:14:05 pm

dig them notches. dman fine work. i have some brick up here that looks like that mexican rock ya want it. ;D

trying to get a buddy of mine to hook me up with some rhyolite. lots of it up there

Title: Re: new blade
Post by: DanaM on May 18, 2009, 07:19:44 pm

Nice blade eddie :) Been wondering what yer gonna do with the big un james made ???

Title: Re: new blade
Post by: mullet on May 18, 2009, 07:28:04 pm

 I don't know, Dana. It's too big for my cases. I'll probally haft it and wait till I get a chance to go after a Mammoth.

Title: Re: new blade
Post by: Blacktail on May 18, 2009, 11:34:40 pm

eddie,you did a great job chipping and james did a great job as well...what kind of rock is the big blade made from...looks like you are going to have to get a bigger box for that one..john

Title: Re: new blade
Post by: mullet on May 19, 2009, 08:56:48 am

 Thanks John, the big one is Ryolite from NM.

Title: Re: new blade
Post by: venisonburger on May 20, 2009, 06:16:38 pm

Yea that big one looks familiar, I looked at it for a whole day while knapping and wished it was mine.
VB