thanks guys. i dont want anybody to take this the wrong way. i have nothing but respect for the work you guys do . i think what was shown by his statement is a loss of skills. he knaps , goes to knap ins, and he's learning how. problem is he's never seen anybody do it with antler or stone. or if they did they made some big bulky yet functional blade. the whole event pushes me to learn even more aboriganal technique.
justin i never worked agrillite so i cant say. normanskill and onondaga are really compressed shale. so low-grade and mid-grade material like this point stack very easily. there is some high grade stuff that is fantastic though and id compare it to rainy buttes (petrified wood)
