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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Sparrow on May 06, 2012, 01:20:06 am

Title: Knapping the Dacite
Post by: Sparrow on May 06, 2012, 01:20:06 am

Got to do some knapping today in the sun. Got a nice shooter done.  '  Frank

Title: Re: Knapping the Dacite
Post by: Bevan R. on May 06, 2012, 01:33:47 am

Looks great! That some of the dactite you got at GB?

Title: Re: Knapping the Dacite
Post by: Sparrow on May 06, 2012, 11:09:24 am

That's the stuff !  I am making preforms outa all the waste flakes I picked up at the pits.(There are three buckets of them) A few have had some fractures,but most are good, sound flakes.  '  Frank

Title: Re: Knapping the Dacite
Post by: Bevan R. on May 06, 2012, 11:39:57 am

I'm going to have to get directions to that part of GB from you sometime. I've been there several years ago and I am now planning a future trip.

Title: Re: Knapping the Dacite
Post by: cowboy on May 07, 2012, 09:32:55 am

Looking good Frank! I'd sure like to make it to the buettes one day before i die just to see if nothing else :). I do like knapping that dacite - like butter..

Title: Re: Knapping the Dacite
Post by: Tower on May 08, 2012, 09:48:08 pm

Those are nice. Just getting into dacite. I like it a lot better than Obs. Knap-on

Title: Re: Knapping the Dacite
Post by: Bone pile on May 09, 2012, 08:14:06 am

Lookig good there Sparrow,dacites' one of my favorite to hit .keep 'em coming
Roger

Title: Re: Knapping the Dacite
Post by: soy on May 09, 2012, 07:37:16 pm

Seen some of that for sale @a mtc (not advertising ) is it easy for a beginner or shuld i save the$?...sweet points btw ;)

Title: Re: Knapping the Dacite
Post by: Sparrow on May 09, 2012, 09:19:47 pm

Soy, it is the sweetest stuff to knap I know.  '  Frank

Title: Re: Knapping the Dacite
Post by: jamie on May 10, 2012, 08:14:39 am

well done frank, looks vicious