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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Mike_H on August 19, 2013, 08:01:48 pm

Title: Went on my fiert ever rock run!
Post by: Mike_H on August 19, 2013, 08:01:48 pm

 Didn't grab a lot but I'm happy.

(http://images.yuku.com.s3.amazonaws.com/image/jpg/fe13607f60ee1cc2107fb3e5dee4aaff7bc6f09b_r.jpg)

Title: Re: Went on my fiert ever rock run!
Post by: TRACY on August 19, 2013, 08:05:28 pm

Nice haul! I've got some like that from a buddy and really like the way it knaps.

Tracy

Title: Re: Went on my fiert ever rock run!
Post by: Trapper Rob on August 19, 2013, 09:52:15 pm

Nice haul.

Title: Re: Went on my fiert ever rock run!
Post by: koan on August 19, 2013, 10:27:35 pm

Nice haul! If you get up round Columbia give me a holler. I'll send ya home with some obsidian and maybe some other... Brian

Title: Re: Went on my fiert ever rock run!
Post by: Mike_H on August 20, 2013, 10:49:48 am

Thanks for the comments.


Brian, not sure if I'll ever make it out that way, but if I am, I'll give ya a shout.

Title: Re: Went on my fiert ever rock run!
Post by: cowboy on August 20, 2013, 09:40:53 pm

Looks like a darn nice first haul to me, got me a little excited! It seems I like gathering as mich as knapping. Good luck with those rocks.

Title: Re: Went on my fiert ever rock run!
Post by: Mike_H on August 20, 2013, 09:51:28 pm

Thanks cowboy.  The stone is good but a bit hard.  I'm trying a heat treat to see if Icwn imcrease workability, I'll post results tomorrow or Thursday.

Title: Re: Went on my fiert ever rock run!
Post by: koan on August 20, 2013, 09:52:27 pm

 8) I even got a little of that Cowboy stuff... I cant hit that stuff hard enuff to break it, lol

Title: Re: Went on my fiert ever rock run!
Post by: Mike_H on August 21, 2013, 12:10:02 pm

Heat treat seemed ok, but it just doesn't look any better than before but it does seem to flake a little easier.