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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: caveman2533 on February 15, 2014, 10:59:40 am

Title: Blades of jasper
Post by: caveman2533 on February 15, 2014, 10:59:40 am

I was given two chunks of PA jasper this summer to cut and slab and knap for a guy. I can keep half of the slabs. This what I came up with for his half.  This shows the value of slicing up a piece of good, rare rock. All these average about 4 inches long. Those are quarters in the picture.
(http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/caveman2533/Flintknapping/IMG_3643_zps69e394f7.jpg) (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/caveman2533/media/Flintknapping/IMG_3643_zps69e394f7.jpg.html)

(http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/caveman2533/Flintknapping/IMG_3635_zpsf1f9c0a8.jpg) (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/caveman2533/media/Flintknapping/IMG_3635_zpsf1f9c0a8.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Blades of jasper
Post by: Ahnlaashock on February 15, 2014, 11:19:19 am

Lots of practice for you I see! 
I wish my slab saw was repaired!  The usable return on the local stone would be at least three times as high.

Title: Re: Blades of jasper
Post by: Outbackbob48 on February 15, 2014, 12:25:43 pm

Steve, the Pa. jasper looks like some high quality stuff, Bob

Title: Re: Blades of jasper
Post by: caveman2533 on February 15, 2014, 12:35:31 pm

The ones with the yellow and red in them were very tough on the yellow. It has all been heated to 500 degrees. And the lighter stuff was still tough. these were two rocks that were not really that large to start with. But cutting them on a bias angle allowed a bit wider  slabs and   remember this is only HALF of them.

Title: Re: Blades of jasper
Post by: Trapper Rob on February 15, 2014, 03:44:13 pm

Those are really looking good Steve.

Title: Re: Blades of jasper
Post by: Majuba Tom on February 15, 2014, 07:04:03 pm

They look great. I really like Jasper.

Title: Re: Blades of jasper
Post by: JackCrafty on February 15, 2014, 10:37:45 pm

NICE!!

Title: Re: Blades of jasper
Post by: Tower on February 16, 2014, 11:19:43 am

Those are nice & good lookin stone to boot!

Title: Re: Blades of jasper
Post by: mullet on February 16, 2014, 08:56:34 pm

That looks like some of the same stuff Zuma gave me this weekend. It chipped real nice.

Title: Re: Blades of jasper
Post by: caveman2533 on February 16, 2014, 10:11:42 pm

His was probably the Flint Run jasper from VA. It is nearly the same stuff.