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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: soy on May 06, 2012, 06:19:09 am

Title: rock id
Post by: soy on May 06, 2012, 06:19:09 am

What is it and where do i get my hands on some more >:D
i believe it may have come from texas...it is the first time this frustrating skill was fun after the new wore off. Thanks for any help
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I dont have the stuff i worked only got one bird point but it had brown speckles and i need more

Title: Re: rock id
Post by: Sparrow on May 06, 2012, 11:16:42 am

Yeah !  Ain't it just the way.  I have picked up debitage found along the river that made some of the best material ever for points and have no idea of the source. (Maybe just a flood rock that one of the old ones found and knocked a flake off of)  ( Take what you get and hope to find more someday ) ;D  '  Frank

Title: Re: rock id
Post by: Tower on May 06, 2012, 01:35:45 pm

River rock. Lots of it in TX it can be anything from rootbeer to pedernales. You can pick up a truck load at numerous places in most rivers. Or go to the sand & gravel operations & ask for some Bull rock ( land scape stones). With a little heat it can really change.

Title: Re: rock id
Post by: soy on May 06, 2012, 04:52:19 pm

Not anything cool but i got rock thin on purpose ...broke it once it got there...and xod so with only antler ;D one day i hope to make a killer cross your fingers this is more of the mystery rock
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Title: Re: rock id
Post by: cowboy on May 07, 2012, 09:30:38 am

That's what i was gonna say - looks like some pedernales. Have found fields full of it just a little south of San Antonio..