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Offline Tower

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Sparrows stone.
« on: May 28, 2012, 09:17:51 pm »
A few months ago Sparrow sent me a box of rocks. I'm not sure what it is but it knaps like obs. A material I'm not familar with. WAY differant that flint. His is the brown & I threw in a flint point . I know the pics arn't the best so I took a few.  Again sorry for the quality. Tower
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Sparrows stone.
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2012, 09:19:42 pm »
Great reproductions!  That looks like some nice stone there.  Love them all.

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Re: Sparrows stone.
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2012, 09:26:32 pm »
Here are some other pics
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Re: Sparrows stone.
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2012, 09:27:57 pm »
Tower  It is common Opal.Nice points ! Thanks for posting the pic's. ( I thought you might do something interesting with it ) 'Frank
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Re: Sparrows stone.
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2012, 11:26:29 pm »
Really nice work there Tower! You are a replication machine.

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Re: Sparrows stone.
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2012, 12:43:27 am »
Nice work Don!
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Re: Sparrows stone.
« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2012, 09:57:03 am »
Interesting looking rock. Common opal, looks rusty or something.. Nice replica's Don, bet that was fun..
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Re: Sparrows stone.
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2012, 10:49:48 am »
Great job Don.  Not all pix opened for me, but that was the first andice I can remember seeing from you.  great work as usual. dpg
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Re: Sparrows stone.
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2012, 11:41:25 am »
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Offline Will H

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Re: Sparrows stone.
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2012, 12:42:38 pm »
Excellent work! Ive knapped opal a couple times. It is some soft stone huh... You did it justice ;)
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Re: Sparrows stone.
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2012, 01:51:45 pm »
Nice work Tower! I like the points layed next to the pictures.
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Re: Sparrows stone.
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2012, 12:03:38 am »
Good looking point there Tower like always. 
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