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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Jaeger on June 21, 2009, 05:29:35 pm

Title: what is this creek rock is it knappable?
Post by: Jaeger on June 21, 2009, 05:29:35 pm

is this knappable

Title: Re: what is this creek rock is it knappable?
Post by: Timo on June 21, 2009, 05:53:16 pm

Looks perty rough to me. Where are you from?

Title: Re: what is this creek rock is it knappable?
Post by: cowboy on June 21, 2009, 08:10:00 pm

Looks purty rough to me too. Maybe some intense heat would help. Looks like some kind of quartzite - you may win next months challenge with that stuff :).

Title: Re: what is this creek rock is it knappable?
Post by: mullet on June 21, 2009, 10:16:56 pm

 Wheew, not for me.

Title: Re: what is this creek rock is it knappable?
Post by: mullet on June 21, 2009, 10:29:03 pm

 Take a hammer stone and beat on it when you find it. It might save you from hauling a load out.

Title: Re: what is this creek rock is it knappable?
Post by: jamie on June 22, 2009, 06:24:01 am

these guys are wimps. it'll work just hit it harder!!! >:D

Title: Re: what is this creek rock is it knappable?
Post by: Hillbilly on June 29, 2009, 02:09:21 pm

That is some naaaassstttty looking quartzite.

Title: Re: what is this creek rock is it knappable?
Post by: DanaM on June 29, 2009, 08:28:26 pm

Hope you thanked yer wife for wanting to stop ;) That quartzite is anger management therapy, beat the snot out of
it and all yer anger goes away ;D