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Cooking rock
« on: July 30, 2010, 04:13:34 pm »
 I had a lot of spalls and preforms I need to heat treat. I got off work early today so I thought this would be a good time to fire it up. I'm going to walk through it with pictures, step by step. The pictures are pretty self explanatory. 


 pic1 spalls and preforms layed out and sorted by size

 pic2  spalls covered with 2" of silica sand

 pic3 2, 20# bags of Publix charcoal and qt of Publix lighter

 pic4 charcoal piled

 pic5 Charcoal, Hot!..... and we'll check it tomorrow and see if it's done ;D

 

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Re: Cooking rock
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2010, 06:09:59 pm »
Thats too cool Eddie! Reminds me of me back in the day ;D. Only difference is mine was all mesquite flavored....
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Re: Cooking rock
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2010, 07:57:42 pm »
 Ha, ha Paul. Mesquites on the grill at the other end of the yard smoking a Boston Butt. :)
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Re: Cooking rock
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2010, 11:19:49 pm »
LOL as long as its not like that comercial where the guy is BBQing with dog food...Let me know how that works I have used the old oven I also want to try the gas grill but Im thinking leaving it overnight to slowly cool would be better,  Curtschert is sending me a crap load of raw stone might give it a go OH and Eddie PM me an ADDY if u want a few pieces of that ;) ;) ;) I am going back to my little stream tomorrow ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Cooking rock
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2010, 11:23:40 pm »
Pretty cool Eddie.  I can't wait to see the results....will this strategy work with all types or only certain kinds?
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Re: Cooking rock
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2010, 01:07:44 am »
 Russel, yea sure, I'd like to try it. I'll send you a PM.

  Jeff, it will help a lot with that coral I sent you or Cowboy's Perdanales, or chert.
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Re: Cooking rock
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2010, 01:24:08 am »
Bitch at me about a little wood.... ::)
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Re: Cooking rock
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2010, 06:36:21 am »
gonna do the same thing this monday. when i work on the wigwams i always cook a batch up.
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Re: Cooking rock
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2010, 10:16:28 pm »
Wanted to share kinda a funny story...I told the guys at my job, well they asked me what I was doing when I get home and I told them I was going home to cook up a batch of rock..well ur mind can only wonder what they were thinking...I got to eat lunch by myself and later on I explained to them what I was really doing and showed them Eddies pictures...I think they think Im more cray for cooking ROCK...  ::) ::) I have to be one unlucky person at times...LOL 

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Re: Cooking rock
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2010, 10:29:54 pm »
 Russel, they thought the same thing at the Grocery store when I told them what I waqs really cooking. ;D It's been raining, so I'll uncover it all tomorrow.
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Re: Cooking rock
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2010, 10:51:24 pm »
eddie will that work for coastal
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Re: Cooking rock
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2010, 11:45:34 pm »
As most know there is not much to knap in Michigan.  A friend found an indian site and picked up some green colored rock and gave it to me.  he said the stuff was all over the place.  I am a new knapper and know very little about what is good or bad.  This rock is very grainy.  I bought an electric roaster at a yard sale to use to try and cook rock.  I decided to get some Lake Michigan sand and use the cooker placing one peice of the green rock in the cooker along with some Pedernales.  That green rock cooked up real nice and knaps real easy.

The roaster goes to 450 and I left the rock in for 48 hrs and left the lid on to slowly cool down on its own.
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Re: Cooking rock
« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2010, 08:31:45 am »
Ken, It really helps out that grainy Coastal Plains and brings out some nice color also. JEB I use a toaster oven for smaller pieces.
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Re: Cooking rock
« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2010, 06:52:34 pm »
 Here's what it looked like when I dug it up.Only a couple of pieces of coral and Perd's blew up the rest came out with some nice color.

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Re: Cooking rock
« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2010, 11:03:21 pm »
wow that stuffs purty
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