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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on December 04, 2012, 10:58:12 am

Title: Couple of Florida Stones
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on December 04, 2012, 10:58:12 am

    I got a couple of pretty points made for hunting. They are both FL native stone. the one on the left is a real nice FL chert from Ocala and the other is a super nice piece of Pasco Agatized Coral. The coral has some awesome colors and a few polyps showing, but the pics make it hard to see how cool it is. I ought to keep the coral point in my collection, but it's too sharp and too perfect of a hunting point not to hunt with it.

Title: Re: Couple of Florida Stones
Post by: mullet on December 04, 2012, 12:59:34 pm

Very nice! I've seen that color coral before. The white one sure looks like coral, also.

Title: Re: Couple of Florida Stones
Post by: Adam on December 04, 2012, 02:18:22 pm

Those look amazing!  That gives me something to shoot for.

Title: Re: Couple of Florida Stones
Post by: RidgeRunner on December 04, 2012, 02:27:49 pm

Very nice.
I love them.

David

Title: Re: Couple of Florida Stones
Post by: killir duck on December 04, 2012, 03:11:15 pm

sweet!

Title: Re: Couple of Florida Stones
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on December 04, 2012, 03:32:12 pm

thanks guys.  Eddie, I was thinking the white one was Coral too, but my friend that gave me the nodule was pretty sure it was just really clean chert. I spalled it out and really thought it might be coral.. I heat treated it all under a fire and then made points. I asked him if he was sure what it was and he says "No I am never really sure!" But he is geologist and says they are all made from the same mineral anyways. silicate.... which yeah I guess he is right.   It doesnt have the shell inclusions that the chert I find has...so yeah maybe it is coral.   You would know more about it than I!

Title: Re: Couple of Florida Stones
Post by: Stringman on December 04, 2012, 03:34:43 pm

Very nice work. Love that Florida rock! That coral does get sharp!!!

Scott

Title: Re: Couple of Florida Stones
Post by: Frawg on December 04, 2012, 06:01:01 pm

Fine looking points for sure
Matt

Title: Re: Couple of Florida Stones
Post by: mullet on December 04, 2012, 07:09:23 pm

If it's chert I'd love to have some. I've never seen Fl chert get that porcelain gloss with those colors after heat treating, real pretty. :)

Title: Re: Couple of Florida Stones
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on December 04, 2012, 07:20:22 pm

I told him I wanted more..lol so he is going to see if he can find more. if so i will bring some to share to Dade city this year

Title: Re: Couple of Florida Stones
Post by: Trapper Rob on December 04, 2012, 08:28:43 pm

Nice points

Title: Re: Couple of Florida Stones
Post by: David_Daugherty on December 04, 2012, 10:05:02 pm

Very nice points!!  I would love to try some coral someday.

Title: Re: Couple of Florida Stones
Post by: TRACY on December 04, 2012, 10:12:14 pm

Very nice points! Copper tools??? >:D


Tracy

Title: Re: Couple of Florida Stones
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on December 04, 2012, 10:30:16 pm

tracy :    NEEEEEVVVVEEER!!!! :o     abo to da bone

Title: Re: Couple of Florida Stones
Post by: David_Daugherty on December 05, 2012, 12:10:37 am

When is the Dade city knap in?  I would love to make it down for that.

Title: Re: Couple of Florida Stones
Post by: mullet on December 05, 2012, 09:02:10 am

It's at the Dade City River Park about the end of Febuary. They are calling it a Primitive Arts festival now. Last year had bow building, spinning and a few other lost arts.