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Offline wvbowhntr

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NC Rhyolite first one
« on: June 05, 2011, 05:38:28 pm »
This is my first point from rhyolite.  NClonghunter sent me some.  This is some tough rock but truthfully it knapps allot easier than the kanawha black around here.  let me know what you think.


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Offline nclonghunter

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Re: NC Rhyolite first one
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2011, 05:47:02 pm »
It's a good shape and would be a good whitetail point... :)

One thing I noticed about the Kanawha rock was that it was more layered than the NC rock. Sorta like a layered shale.

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Offline cowboy

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Re: NC Rhyolite first one
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2011, 05:55:33 pm »
Dang, that looks good! Thin too. I've tried several times, just cant get rhyolite to look like that.
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Offline Ncsnipe

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Re: NC Rhyolite first one
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2011, 12:59:02 am »
Looks like a good job to me. The thing I've noticed about rhyolite is that it loves to hinge and stack unless you grind and set up platforms carefully. Then you've got to really hit it to drive the flake off cleanly. If you can do that well with rhyolite, just wait till you get ahold of some good rock.

Offline JackCrafty

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Re: NC Rhyolite first one
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2011, 02:48:05 am »
Darn good for a first try!  :)
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