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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: ozy clint on February 27, 2010, 07:01:07 am

Title: aussie knapper seeks rock!
Post by: ozy clint on February 27, 2010, 07:01:07 am

i spent about 5 hours today turning spalls into flakes with nothing to show for it. >:(  i've made a few arrow points before out of small spalls and now i'm super keen to make a knife. trouble is i don't have any rock big enough. i'm hoping you guys could help me souce some rock. something big enough to spall out myself and get arrow points from the spalls and try and make a knife from the rest. if any one here is willing to sell some that would be great.thanks, clint.

Title: Re: aussie knapper seeks rock!
Post by: jamie on February 27, 2010, 10:57:37 am

clint the jasper i have been using comes from australia. not sure which area but im sure with some research you can find out.. i know that both bloodstone jasper and fancy jasper are from your area though.

Title: Re: aussie knapper seeks rock!
Post by: aaron on February 27, 2010, 12:11:32 pm

I'd be happy to send you some obsidian if you pay the shipping. I used to live in Oz myself- Goulburn NSW and Wollongong...
Actually, I'd also trade for something home- made - whatchu got?
Aaron

Title: Re: aussie knapper seeks rock!
Post by: stickbender on February 27, 2010, 01:22:48 pm

     Jamie, isn't Mookite (sp) jasper from Austrailia?


                                                                    Wayne

Title: Re: aussie knapper seeks rock!
Post by: caveman2533 on February 27, 2010, 01:42:47 pm

Mookite is australian and  bloodstone and fancy jasper are from Indian.
Steve

Title: Re: aussie knapper seeks rock!
Post by: jamie on February 27, 2010, 03:46:30 pm

oops, caves right im wrong.  ;D