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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Majuba Tom on May 18, 2014, 08:35:07 pm

Title: Recent chippings
Post by: Majuba Tom on May 18, 2014, 08:35:07 pm
Here is a few photos of the recent stuff I have been doing. The knife I made for my cousin. I used the antler for the handle from the buck he shot last year. He was real surprised when I gave it to him. He had no idea i had made him one.  >:D

Enjoy,
Tom

Title: Re: Recent chippings
Post by: flungonin on May 18, 2014, 09:49:30 pm
Awesome job there. Beautiful knife. What material is the five arrowheads you have posted made from.
Title: Re: Recent chippings
Post by: cowboy on May 18, 2014, 10:50:08 pm
Way to go Tom! Wish somebody'd make me a knife. Some nice stuff there!
Title: Re: Recent chippings
Post by: Majuba Tom on May 19, 2014, 04:03:17 pm
Awesome job there. Beautiful knife. What material is the five arrowheads you have posted made from.

Flungonin the 2 black ones are Obsidian the other 3 are what I would call Agates. Here is a close up pic if anyone wants to hazard a guess at what type of Agates they are or if they have a better idea what the stone types should be called.

Title: Re: Recent chippings
Post by: Bryce on May 20, 2014, 03:39:42 am
That obsidian is treating you nice:D

Someone was telling me that, the material (agate) you sent me is a type of jasper. But who knows!

Makes a dam nice point!

You got some skill dude
Title: Re: Recent chippings
Post by: TRACY on May 20, 2014, 06:46:27 am
Nice work!

Tracy
Title: Re: Recent chippings
Post by: cowboy on May 20, 2014, 10:10:21 am
Looks somewhat like alibates. Pretty rock!
Title: Re: Recent chippings
Post by: Knapper on May 20, 2014, 12:06:52 pm
Whatever it is you did it justice. Nice points
Knapper
Title: Re: Recent chippings
Post by: Majuba Tom on May 20, 2014, 02:29:36 pm
The more I read about the geology of the area that I am collecting from. The closer the material seems to resemble alibates. Here is a link to the geology of alibates http://www.nps.gov/alfl/naturescience/index.htm. So if I call it agatized dolomite I am probably close but it is easier just to call it agate untill I know for sure.

With all that said I am just real lucky to have an area close by on open BLM land that I can collect this type of stone.

Thank you for the kind words.

Tom
Title: Re: Recent chippings
Post by: OneOneNiner on May 20, 2014, 07:03:10 pm
Nice work Tom.
I like your hafting method for the necklaces.
Title: Re: Recent chippings
Post by: Zuma on May 20, 2014, 09:16:19 pm
Stylish and purdy.
Zuma