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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: Zuma on May 30, 2015, 10:58:38 am

Title: A hunk of slate from the creek
Post by: Zuma on May 30, 2015, 10:58:38 am

Got this hunk of slate from the creek and split, ground,
 sanded and drilled. Kinda fun.
Zuma

Title: Re: A hunk of slate from the creek
Post by: Trapper Rob on May 31, 2015, 08:48:03 am

Looks nice Zuma.
what do you use to grind it with?

Title: Re: A hunk of slate from the creek
Post by: Pat B on May 31, 2015, 09:02:13 am

Cool.   is that your bolo tie slide?   ;D

Title: Re: A hunk of slate from the creek
Post by: Zuma on May 31, 2015, 02:03:34 pm

KY sandstone rob. I did cheat and finish with steel wool.
Maybe a smaller one Pat.  :)
Zuma

Title: Re: A hunk of slate from the creek
Post by: Silver John on June 02, 2015, 01:14:28 pm

Very nice.

Title: Re: A hunk of slate from the creek
Post by: caveman2533 on June 02, 2015, 09:57:05 pm

Very nice piece.

Title: Re: A hunk of slate from the creek
Post by: Zuma on June 10, 2015, 04:08:27 pm

Thanks Silver and Steve.
Making soft stone objects the abo way is a
lot easier than than it might seem.
I found half a gorget along the river bank one day.
Right there with it was a paddle drill that fit the hole.
I brought some local river pebbles (like the material
the gorget was made from) home.
I had planned to make a drill and try it on the pebbles.
I washed my finds and put them on the kitchen table
and went shopping. When I returned home my 10 year
old daughter was home from school and had already
bored a hole through one of the pebbles with the artifact.
I couldn't get upset with her. She learned me. lol
Zuma

Title: Re: A hunk of slate from the creek
Post by: Jodocus on June 24, 2015, 12:42:52 pm

Beautiful work with that rock. And congratulations on your handy daughter.

Title: Re: A hunk of slate from the creek
Post by: swamp yeti on August 03, 2015, 03:03:13 pm

Lot of nice banded slate in those Virginia creeks,nice job.