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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Blacktail on June 23, 2012, 07:02:35 pm

Title: who knows polish flint
Post by: Blacktail on June 23, 2012, 07:02:35 pm

i am looking for info on polish flint...how does it chip and IF it needs to be cooked and at what temp...thanks john

Title: Re: who knows polish flint
Post by: Tower on June 23, 2012, 09:14:53 pm

Knapped it once & liked it a lot. I picked it up on E bay. I made a very nice point, I'd show it but I gave it away.

Title: Re: who knows polish flint
Post by: bubby on June 23, 2012, 09:30:58 pm

i got a slab of it one time, i thought it was hard and cooked it some, i think i gave some point sized pcs to cowboy, i didn't have much luck with it but it's pretty stuff, Bub

Title: Re: who knows polish flint
Post by: Blacktail on June 23, 2012, 11:51:52 pm

thanks for the info..buddy do you remeber what you cooked it at...

Title: Re: who knows polish flint
Post by: bubby on June 24, 2012, 04:18:11 am

turned the turkey roaster up to 450, max heat on it, went about 24 hrs and turned it off, Bub

Title: Re: who knows polish flint
Post by: Blacktail on June 24, 2012, 02:59:19 pm

ok...thanks for the help...john

Title: Re: who knows polish flint
Post by: cowboy on June 27, 2012, 04:10:10 pm

Think i worked one of those peices bub. from what i can remember it worked smooth as silk but turned into one of my half points >:(.

Title: Re: who knows polish flint
Post by: bubby on June 27, 2012, 05:52:53 pm

smooth as silk to you, but i'm still trying to get used to this hard rock, it's a slowwww process ;D, Bub