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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Knapper on March 07, 2014, 02:30:55 pm

Title: Novaculite point
Post by: Knapper on March 07, 2014, 02:30:55 pm

Just found a good stash of novaculite across the boarder. Heres a little point from it before cooked.
Knapper

Title: Re: Novaculite point
Post by: seminolewind on March 07, 2014, 03:02:42 pm

Gotta love that nova ! I didn't know it knapped in the raw I heard you have to cook it at really high temps. Well I've never cooked anything other than food so what would I know. Nice point ! Nova is some of my favorite material especially the black !

Title: Re: Novaculite point
Post by: Zuma on March 07, 2014, 06:55:06 pm

Very nice.
Looks like high quality porclain
Zuma

Title: Re: Novaculite point
Post by: Ahnlaashock on March 07, 2014, 08:47:16 pm

Opal looks a lot like that. 

Title: Re: Novaculite point
Post by: Dalton Knapper on March 07, 2014, 09:11:28 pm

Good work. My attempts at raw Novaculite were much, much worse. I am pretty sure it was done in old times, but yours is a great example of conquering the stone raw.

Title: Re: Novaculite point
Post by: Knapper on March 09, 2014, 12:31:45 pm

Thanks guys, but as always photograph helps. The rock has little hinges at most fractures but a little water before the picture helps to hide it and helps with esthetics.
Knapper

Title: Re: Novaculite point
Post by: Trapper Rob on March 09, 2014, 01:49:28 pm

Nice one.