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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Dacite - Love It
« Reply #15 on: August 13, 2012, 08:21:16 pm »
Thanks everybody.  I went back out last night and got a rude reminder of how easy the dacite was.  First I busted into a chunk I got from Cipriano and was pleasantly surprised with what was inside...



From there on it went downhill as it was so round on one side I could not get an angle to thin it.  I pretty much have a flint tennis ball now. :-[



So I grabbed a larger cobble and had a nice preform started, hoping for a blade when...



I snapped it.  I think I hit just a little too high and with raw flint like that I was really swinging. Interestingly enough, I got the thinning flake I wanted, which also broke in half.  Weird.  I'm sure missing that dacite now.  Might go look for another piece of it. :)

George
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Re: Dacite - Love It
« Reply #16 on: August 13, 2012, 09:18:39 pm »
MAN, I bet that felt good when you drove that ridge off!!  Great Looking Point Too!   dpg
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« Reply #17 on: August 14, 2012, 12:33:04 am »
George, that Dacite looks good. 
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Dacite - Love It
« Reply #18 on: August 14, 2012, 03:22:45 pm »
That's a nice one George!  I haven't tried dacite yet.  I might have to get some.  Josh
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Offline gstoneberg

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« Reply #19 on: August 14, 2012, 08:20:34 pm »
Thanks guys. Roger really captured the essence of dacite, it's black butter for sure.  It is easily the nicest to work stone I've used. It makes me feel like a better knapper than I am.  Good stuff, get some if you can.

George
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