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Offline lenador

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Re: Just one simple question about flint knapping.
« Reply #15 on: October 15, 2014, 09:07:13 am »
But to add to the interest of finding knappable rock where I am, IL state rock is flourite.
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Re: Just one simple question about flint knapping.
« Reply #16 on: October 15, 2014, 01:57:55 pm »
I found some knappable rock... Small though.

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Re: Just one simple question about flint knapping.
« Reply #17 on: October 15, 2014, 02:05:16 pm »
There ya go! Now search up stream from the place you picked the rocks up and try to find a spot where it's coming out of the bank.
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Re: Just one simple question about flint knapping.
« Reply #18 on: October 15, 2014, 02:14:01 pm »
Unfortunately I found these in a landscaped area at work haha.
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Re: Just one simple question about flint knapping.
« Reply #19 on: October 15, 2014, 02:34:46 pm »
 8) :o ;D
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Re: Just one simple question about flint knapping.
« Reply #20 on: October 15, 2014, 02:48:34 pm »
I figure if I can get it to split just right I can make 2 arrow heads from it.
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Re: Just one simple question about flint knapping.
« Reply #21 on: October 15, 2014, 11:48:25 pm »
Awesome!  Find out where they got that rock for landscaping, and pay the rock yard a visit.  There's probably a LOT more where that came from.  Landscaping yards are one of my favorite places to find rock.
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Re: Just one simple question about flint knapping.
« Reply #22 on: October 16, 2014, 12:01:27 am »
I found a bunch of the same white smooth rock. It fractures nicely.  The most interesting is that it all seems to have limestone on the outside which is everywhere out here.
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Re: Just one simple question about flint knapping.
« Reply #23 on: October 18, 2014, 12:58:40 pm »
After some intense research I found that the river valleys here that I grew up in should have a fair amount of chert. Pecatonica chert, shakopee chert and oneota chert. The types I've found are all oneota chert.
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Re: Just one simple question about flint knapping.
« Reply #24 on: October 19, 2014, 09:04:59 am »
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