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Offline bushman

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Types of Knapp able rock
« on: August 28, 2011, 03:38:15 am »
Someone asked me what type of rocks are Knapp able and it got me to thinking how many different kinds of rocks there are. I know of:
Obsidian
Flint
Chert
Agate
Jade
Serpentine
Basalt
Coral
Fused Shale and Fused mud stone
Quartz
What types do you know of? Thanks.
Bushman
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Offline Outbackbob48

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Re: Types of Knapp able rock
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2011, 01:33:47 pm »
Bushman, how about petrified wood, never tried it but others have. Bob
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Re: Types of Knapp able rock
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2011, 01:40:13 pm »
Rhyolite, dacite, quartzite, silicified sandstone, silicious limestone, jasper, argillite, felsite, chalcedony, novaculite, porcelinite, and the list goes on and on.
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Re: Types of Knapp able rock
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2011, 10:22:04 pm »
You can take Jade off that list. It was ground and polished.
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Offline julieb

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Re: Types of Knapp able rock
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2011, 12:23:25 am »
I'm kinda partial to flint/chert. and the occasional obs and dacite. I'm sure theirs too many to list but that's what i've messed with so far - cowboy..
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Offline bushman

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Re: Types of Knapp able rock
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2011, 02:08:21 am »
Ok I will scratch jade from that list. I forgot about petrified wood, opal, and also opalized or agatized materials. Thanks for the replies, anyone else with different types of rocks?
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Offline StevenT

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Re: Types of Knapp able rock
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2011, 12:11:25 pm »
Closest thing you will find around here is Thunderstone and Johnstone. And I don't like either one.  :D :D
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Re: Types of Knapp able rock
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2011, 06:38:46 pm »
Cool Topic.

Thank You.

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Offline Blacktail

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Re: Types of Knapp able rock
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2011, 02:24:02 am »
plain old glass...has any one chipped ice...john
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Re: Types of Knapp able rock
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2011, 12:15:41 am »
anything will knap, just gotta hit some rocks harder than others  >:D
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Offline bushman

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Re: Types of Knapp able rock
« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2011, 01:38:19 am »
Quote from: blacktail on August 31, 2011, 02:24:02 am
plain old glass...has any one chipped ice...john
I have tried to knapp ice before but it melted too fast on me. Anyone try hard candy or chocolate before?
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Offline nclonghunter

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Re: Types of Knapp able rock
« Reply #11 on: September 01, 2011, 10:45:37 am »
To over simplify, anything hard enough to give a conical break and breaks sharp..
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