did some today

[Timo]

Hot rocks will make you a faster knapper. Did you run a drying cycle? That is a fast man!

[leapingbare]

naw my sand is dry and my rocks are dry..
the 2nd batch came out good.. i dont know what all the fuss is about havein to ramp it up so slow.
it might just be the rock i'm cookin but i had 2slabs of agait in this batch and they done fine.

[mullet]

  I'm like you Jesse. I crank the toaster up to 450 or 550 and let her go to work. I don't have time for all that ramping.

[leapingbare]

yea mullet i recon some rock you can get away with it.

[jamie]

Jess, do you cook that yellow tenn chert?

[leapingbare]

i do jamie, i cook it at 500* let it sock for 3hrs.
its changes alot.

[jamie]

i hope so its like chippin talc when its raw. i knocked out a few raw but most of em step something fierce.

[john t]

came out good, none busted and I've been brave with it.. rampin up to 500* in about 3hrs.. holding for 3hrs and cooling for 3hrs.. i was knappin hot rocks last night.
got a 2nd batch cooling right now.

sure am glad you are cooking flint  because i dont have any way to cook it any more since i gave you my kiln.bring some with you saturday if you have any left, i am planning on coming up. got a couple more daltons to show you.just found out how to do this computer stuff.

[leapingbare]

sure thing john, got some with your name on it.