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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Bryce on October 13, 2013, 10:37:16 pm

Title: Back from the Buttes :D
Post by: Bryce on October 13, 2013, 10:37:16 pm
I've been meaning to get out to Glass Buttes for a few months now and when I watched Billy's video it gave me the little push I needed.
Now I knew it was going to be cold. 20 deg or so. But I was not counting on the wind!
Either way, I brought my brother along and we spent maybe 30 mins gathering materials the rest of the time we goofed off and watched the coyotes, deer, and pronghorn run around the high desert. While digging in the side of rock face a rattler (too cold to even way his tail) scared the crap out of me and I went on my mary way. We found a lot of rainbow and mahogany obsidian but very few large chunks that were true jet black. In the following morning we ran into a couple guys hunting pronghorn and they pointed us in the direction of some nice large jet black stones.
And we spent 10 mins filling a tote. If you live anywhere near this place, let me tell you it's worth the trip :)
Now it's time to get better at this knapping thing;)

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Title: Re: Back from the Buttes :D
Post by: Bryce on October 13, 2013, 11:10:18 pm
Here's what one tote looks like laid out :)
(I think I over did it a bit)







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Title: Re: Back from the Buttes :D
Post by: Lemos on October 14, 2013, 01:22:20 am
Nice haul. I think your short of your annual haul limit though ;) you should head back and get more, and a picture of the little rattler that ran you off >:D
Title: Re: Back from the Buttes :D
Post by: Bryce on October 14, 2013, 02:06:35 am
lol the snake wasn't much maybe 10" long. If i had the camera with me I would have taken a picture would of liked to know what kind it was.
Title: Re: Back from the Buttes :D
Post by: PrimitiveTim on October 14, 2013, 02:31:27 am
Agh!  I wish I had access to that kind of material though I'm glad I never have to deal with 20 degree temps :D

Quote from: Bryce (Pinecone) on October 14, 2013, 02:06:35 am
lol the snake wasn't much maybe 10" long. If i had the camera with me I would have taken a picture would of liked to know what kind it was.
most likely a prairie rattler....
Title: Re: Back from the Buttes :D
Post by: Trapper Rob on October 14, 2013, 05:29:21 am
Nice haul.
Title: Re: Back from the Buttes :D
Post by: knapperhead on October 14, 2013, 10:19:58 am
I'm jealous....nice haul
Title: Re: Back from the Buttes :D
Post by: Parnell on October 14, 2013, 10:33:43 am
Looks like you have some stuff to trade!  Cool pictures.
Title: Re: Back from the Buttes :D
Post by: Gsulfridge on October 14, 2013, 10:58:45 am
Quote from: Parnell on October 14, 2013, 10:33:43 am
Looks like you have some stuff to trade!  Cool pictures.
+1
Title: Re: Back from the Buttes :D
Post by: cowboy on October 14, 2013, 11:13:21 am
One of these days! Grrrrr
Title: Re: Back from the Buttes :D
Post by: Stringman on October 14, 2013, 11:23:39 am
Wow, Wow, and WOW!!! what a haul, Bryce. Now let's see some points!
Title: Re: Back from the Buttes :D
Post by: Bryce on October 14, 2013, 02:53:07 pm
20 deg isn't all that bad. Personally I prefer it to be colder.

I might throw some up for trade here and there
Title: Re: Back from the Buttes :D
Post by: Ed Brooks on October 14, 2013, 02:56:42 pm
nice haul, I really need to make that run one day. Ed
Title: Re: Back from the Buttes :D
Post by: Lemos on October 14, 2013, 11:34:53 pm
We only have one species of rattler , the western rattle snake or crotalus viridis. There's two subspecies the northern pacific or crotalus viridis oreganus and the Great Basin or crotalus oreganus lutosus.  In that area it was probably the little brown colored northern pacific
Title: Re: Back from the Buttes :D
Post by: Knapper on October 15, 2013, 02:48:25 pm
Really
Knapper
Title: Re: Back from the Buttes :D
Post by: Bryce on October 15, 2013, 06:46:45 pm
Quote from: Ed Brooks on October 14, 2013, 02:56:42 pm
nice haul, I really need to make that run one day. Ed
It's worth it.

I still haven't made it over to the greys river for some agate:(