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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Tower on June 03, 2011, 12:08:08 pm

Title: West Texas chert.
Post by: Tower on June 03, 2011, 12:08:08 pm

I picked this piece up from Kinley Coyan at the Fredricksburg knap-in. He picks it up off of his ranch. He puts a little heat to it and WOW it is some good stuff. One of the easiest stones to knap. It doesn't take a lot of force to make it work. Here are some pics of the reduction stages. I need to straighten the sides a little but Ill save that for another day.

Title: Re: West Texas chert.
Post by: cowboy on June 03, 2011, 12:37:03 pm

Dang Tower! You do know how to fine tune em! I have seen quite a bit of that in the perd that I've picked up south of San Antonio. Seems like the ones with more pinkish in em work the best. That's a fine point there..

Title: Re: West Texas chert.
Post by: JackCrafty on June 03, 2011, 12:41:55 pm

Wow... very nice LONG point.  :o

I've got some of Kinley's stone also and I agree, it's great stuff.

Title: Re: West Texas chert.
Post by: JustinNC on June 03, 2011, 05:03:57 pm

Wow. Ive seen some of that stuff at Pipers, looks like really nice stuff and that appears to be no exception. Great job!

Title: Re: West Texas chert.
Post by: jonathan creason on June 03, 2011, 05:21:05 pm

I don't think you should bother trying to straighten that one out, it looks too far gone to save.  Send it to me for proper disposal.  ;D

Dang fine point, Tower.

Title: Re: West Texas chert.
Post by: FlintWalker on June 03, 2011, 08:47:50 pm

DAMN! I don't know what to say! :o

Title: Re: West Texas chert.
Post by: Outbackbob48 on June 03, 2011, 10:01:15 pm

I bought a box of Kinley's rock an I agree nice stuff specially the ones with the pink tint. Really nice point :D :D

Title: Re: West Texas chert.
Post by: iowabow on June 03, 2011, 11:29:54 pm

It amazing how that point looks longer that the stone you started with.  Wow nice stone.

Title: Re: West Texas chert.
Post by: AncientArcher76 on June 04, 2011, 11:29:41 am

Great work!

Russ

Title: Re: West Texas chert.
Post by: billy on June 07, 2011, 05:28:57 pm

Give it to me.....NOW!!!   ;D