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Offline JackCrafty

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A Visit with TOWER
« on: June 10, 2012, 05:53:40 pm »
Yesterday I went to visit Mr. Tower to take advantage of his tremendous generosity and hospitality! ;D >:D

He lives near an area that is rich in ancient history and lithic resources!!




Here he is (on the right) with his brother testing the quality of some of the many hundreds of chert nodules on the surface...


Some arrowheads we knapped when we got back...


And my stash of rocks that I took home with me.
Here they are stacked next to my knapping pit. 
Lots of really big nodules in there! Look at the cinder blocks on the left for size comparison.



Can't thank you enough, Don!!  It was a great day!!  I even got to eat BBQ with his family. ;D ;D ;D
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Offline JEB

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Re: A Visit with TOWER
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2012, 07:21:21 pm »
Tower took chris and I there last march.  The Tower brothers are good people who are very generous.  We met on a crappy rainy day the the brothers  still wanted to take us out for some rock.
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« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2012, 08:01:59 pm »
Looks like an absolute good time! Patrick, that ought to hold you over for a two or three more videos >:D

Tracy
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Re: A Visit with TOWER
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2012, 08:29:29 pm »
Looks like a great day! Don't suppose you got some video?  ;D

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Re: A Visit with TOWER
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2012, 08:37:40 pm »
Man, I bet that was a blast.  You all are lucky.  I'd a liked to be sittin/watchin/an listenin in that debitage pit that day.  Thumbs Up! dp
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Re: A Visit with TOWER
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2012, 10:22:48 pm »
Thank you for comming! I had a blast watching you knap. Your tip are sooooo sharp, that's something I need to work on. My truck thanks you too. She sits 6" higher & get 5 more MPG.  Can't wait to see some points from it. Tower
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Re: A Visit with TOWER
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2012, 10:44:09 pm »
I'm spalling rock and making points as we speak... ;D

Vids comming in the next few days.
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Offline Blacktail

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Re: A Visit with TOWER
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2012, 01:59:44 am »
thanks for sharing pat..i love rock runs and texas has alot of rock that are differant...john
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« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2012, 03:48:24 am »
Wow, looks like a great time!! 
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Re: A Visit with TOWER
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2012, 04:03:34 am »
You guys look to have had way too much fun.  Now that my F150 has its new engine I need to bribe Paul and go on a rock run.  I was up in Nebraska this weekend and spent an hour or so going through my hosts rock garden.  Got a piece of petrified wood, 1 lonely piece of flint (looks like Pappy-ite) and 2 hammerstones.  I'm not as good as you and Don. :(

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Re: A Visit with TOWER
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2012, 08:12:41 am »
Man, i love hitting the creeks down thataway! Looks all hot and sweaty and stickery just the way it's sposed to :). George: if we get a wild hair and the time - lets go..
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Re: A Visit with TOWER
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2012, 11:57:18 am »
Great run!!!  I love the way you guys just knapped out some points while you were there :P The skill on this site is impressive!  Looks like you had a lot of fun....thanks for sharing ;)
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Re: A Visit with TOWER
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2012, 12:19:20 pm »
Looks like fun wish I could hang out sometime with you all.
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Re: A Visit with TOWER
« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2012, 12:51:56 pm »
Looks all hot and sweaty and stickery just the way it's sposed to... :)

Yup, very stickery.  I sure don't miss the humidity!



Edit:

I forgot to mention that the arrowhead on the far left is one that Tower made in under 15 minutes!!

Drat!... that's going to be a tough speed record to beat. :-\
« Last Edit: June 11, 2012, 12:59:03 pm by jackcrafty »
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Re: A Visit with TOWER
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2012, 01:48:13 pm »
Good Looking Rock and Beautiful Points Y'all!
And definitely looks like a fun time... :)

-gus
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