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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: madcrow on March 07, 2012, 11:01:32 pm

Title: It took all weekend
Post by: madcrow on March 07, 2012, 11:01:32 pm

I decided to play with some rock this past weekend.
Georgetown with a curly maple handle

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/2012-03-06222517.jpg)

Grey rhyolite mini hawk and a green rhyolite knife.

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/2012-03-06222446.jpg)

Another from rhyolite

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/2011-11-04112840.jpg)

A small Dacite knife

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/2011-11-04112817.jpg)

Good old thunderchert

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/2011-11-04112752.jpg)

And just to make sure I had enough blisters, another one from grey rhyolite

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/2011-11-04112804.jpg)

Title: Re: It took all weekend
Post by: cowboy on March 07, 2012, 11:14:06 pm

Dang man, you've been busy! I can imagine your blisters :). That's a lot of good lookin stuff there...

Title: Re: It took all weekend
Post by: criveraville on March 07, 2012, 11:21:04 pm

You sure were busy! I like em all :D Is that "my" rock I see??

Cipriano

Title: Re: It took all weekend
Post by: TRACY on March 08, 2012, 12:07:30 am

Good looking bunch of stone tools Madcrow!

Tracy

Title: Re: It took all weekend
Post by: maddog314 on March 08, 2012, 12:28:28 am

Great stuff love them ALL!!!
Micah

Title: Re: It took all weekend
Post by: madcrow on March 08, 2012, 01:08:07 am

Thanks for the kind words.  Yes Cipriano, that is some of the concrete,  I mean rock you sent me.  I'm glad I have plenty of dogwood to smack it with.

Title: Re: It took all weekend
Post by: criveraville on March 08, 2012, 01:11:39 am

lol.. You done good amigo. If you want more just PM me :)

Cipriano

Title: Re: It took all weekend
Post by: gstoneberg on March 08, 2012, 01:19:06 am

Cip, I tried some of that stuff the other night.  Good night is that hard!!  Madcrow I have no idea how you got that to work.  Very impressive.  I'm taking some of that to cowboy when I see him> >:D >:D

George

Title: Re: It took all weekend
Post by: criveraville on March 08, 2012, 01:24:29 am

That's right George. I done beat you to it. I took Paul a big chunk of that and he said it was sweet as honey  8)

Cipriano

Title: Re: It took all weekend
Post by: cowboy on March 08, 2012, 12:02:23 pm

And ya gotta keep in mind - some of this TX stuff is REALLY hard! Cipi: i bi-faced out all those spalls off of your biggun, just waiting to cook it. I won't touch it again till it's cooked :). Bring it on George! We'll make an arrahead or two. Sorry Madcrow, little side jaunt here :laugh:.

Title: Re: It took all weekend
Post by: madcrow on March 08, 2012, 01:43:09 pm

That's OK Paul.  Have fun.  I haven't heated any of that rock.  Its more fun when it fights back.

Title: Re: It took all weekend
Post by: bowtarist on March 08, 2012, 02:42:48 pm

Nice work Madcrow!!  Like em all! dpgratz

Title: Re: It took all weekend
Post by: Will H on March 08, 2012, 04:23:36 pm

Nice :) I always like seein em hafted up :)

Title: Re: It took all weekend
Post by: Jimbob on March 09, 2012, 10:17:13 am

Thats some nice work, especially for that green rhyolite it is some tough stuff.

Title: Re: It took all weekend
Post by: iowabow on March 09, 2012, 12:22:44 pm

those look really great!

Title: Re: It took all weekend
Post by: jonathan creason on March 09, 2012, 12:48:54 pm

My whole upper body hurts just looking at all that rhyolite.  Very fine work.

Title: Re: It took all weekend
Post by: madcrow on March 09, 2012, 05:50:18 pm

Thanks everybody.  Jimbob, the green is some sweet rock compared to the grey.  Jonathan,  all it takes is two folded t-shirts and a leather pad to cushion the blows.  Next time I will try pressure flaking some of it.