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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Sasquatch on February 10, 2016, 11:01:51 am

Title: Chippintuff Montel
Post by: Sasquatch on February 10, 2016, 11:01:51 am

posting this for him.

Title: Re: Chippintuff Montel
Post by: Chippintuff on February 10, 2016, 12:23:52 pm

Thanks Nathaniel.

WA

Title: Re: Chippintuff Montel
Post by: Trapper Rob on February 10, 2016, 02:21:27 pm

Nice. What kind of stone is it?

Title: Re: Chippintuff Montel
Post by: Tower on February 10, 2016, 03:25:12 pm

That thing sure is purddy!!

Title: Re: Chippintuff Montel
Post by: Chippintuff on February 10, 2016, 07:10:19 pm

About the type of stone, I think it was part of some I got from Waco, TX. It was too difficult to be a practical material until I cooked it. First time it was cooked at 450 X 12 hrs. Second time it was cooked at 480 X 14 hrs, and it works very well. I had a hard time getting the flake scars to show, and those photos make it look like the flake scars are pretty deep, but actually it is hard to tell where the scar lines are. I snapped the second piece in half after I got it thin. Thanks for the compliments.

WA

Title: Re: Chippintuff Montel
Post by: Dalton Knapper on February 10, 2016, 08:37:41 pm

It's very nice and an appropriete point for central Texas material. Great form, and a piece you can take pride in making. I don't think it's Edwards, but may be one of the Uvalde gravels, which is a cornicopia of stuff.

Title: Re: Chippintuff Montel
Post by: mullet on February 10, 2016, 09:52:03 pm

Boy, I like that.