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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: iowabow on May 28, 2011, 03:41:02 pm

Title: arrowhead hunt this morning
Post by: iowabow on May 28, 2011, 03:41:02 pm

Here is the haul for the morning; center of flint blade, flint flake, fossil, and stone with snake skin on it.

(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb423/Iowabow1/1306602397470.jpg)

Title: Re: arrowhead hunt this morning
Post by: iowabow on May 28, 2011, 06:47:03 pm

I was told that the rock might have a starfish like pattern because it has a five sided pattern. 

Title: Re: arrowhead hunt this morning
Post by: Timo on May 29, 2011, 12:19:29 pm

top left looks like a gun flint?

Title: Re: arrowhead hunt this morning
Post by: crooketarrow on May 30, 2011, 09:55:01 am

  I think your right it is a gun flint. I've knapped a few ,they were knapped with beveled edges so it could be turned around when needed.

Title: Re: arrowhead hunt this morning
Post by: JEB on May 30, 2011, 10:18:56 am

I have several arrowhead bodies that look like that.  I guess it could be for a flintlock gun although the material looks to be too grainy to throw a spark. I would have a flintlock user to look at it. My flintknapping instructor makes flints for guns and they are made with more bulk so the hammer does break or crush the flint.  He also makes them out of a darker flint much like english flint. JMO

I know years ago when I started looking for arrowheads the guy that was teaching would tell me that my finds "can be anything you want it to be" and then he would laugh.

Title: Re: arrowhead hunt this morning
Post by: mullet on May 30, 2011, 12:33:01 pm

the fossil at the bottom is a plant, or tube sponge, the one with the pattern is coral.

Title: Re: arrowhead hunt this morning
Post by: AncientArcher76 on May 30, 2011, 12:42:51 pm

Very cool and interesting!

Russ

Title: Re: arrowhead hunt this morning
Post by: iowabow on May 30, 2011, 06:33:40 pm

Cool keep the ideas coming folks very interesting

Title: Re: arrowhead hunt this morning
Post by: Tower on May 30, 2011, 10:05:51 pm

I did some arrowhead huntin this weekend. I had a nice haul will post later.