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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: fats on July 21, 2012, 07:31:36 pm

Title: knapping mich rock
Post by: fats on July 21, 2012, 07:31:36 pm

would like to know what kind of rock here in mich to use can you show  me a picture just starting to knapp

Title: Re: knapping mich rock
Post by: TRACY on July 21, 2012, 09:26:59 pm

Not much up there from my experience in the western half of the state.


Tracy

Title: Re: knapping mich rock
Post by: Lee Slikkers on July 21, 2012, 09:28:06 pm

Quote from: TRACY on July 21, 2012, 09:26:59 pm

Not much up there from my experience in the western half of the state.


Tracy

True that...

Title: Re: knapping mich rock
Post by: JEB on July 23, 2012, 08:32:11 am

Norwood on the west coast and Bay Port on the east coast.

Title: Re: knapping mich rock
Post by: tattoo dave on July 23, 2012, 06:32:54 pm

I'll testify to that west side comment. I live in west mi, not much of anything over here.

Tattoo Dave

Title: Re: knapping mich rock
Post by: JEB on July 24, 2012, 08:39:36 am

just learned yesterday ( and saw the rock) there is good rock somewhere in Escanaba and on Drummond Island.

Title: Re: knapping mich rock
Post by: half eye on July 24, 2012, 09:25:43 am

Jasper in the UP (especially around Ishpiming), and banded chert in the North West from the old jypsum mines.
rich

Title: Re: knapping mich rock
Post by: fats on July 28, 2012, 09:32:18 pm

thanks for the help good reason for a road trip