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Offline gstoneberg

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Big nodule from Cowboy (correction)
« on: September 08, 2013, 02:40:43 pm »
I'm pretty sure I got this monster chunk of flint from knapper.  I've been walking by it for months and yesterday I picked it up and knocked a few spalls off it.



Interestingly, it was hard on the hammerstone I use to do spalling these days.



I took one of the spalls and made a simple triangle point from it.   It was pretty tough stuff raw, but I think this point will hunt nicely if I can get it hafted up.



Once I get another hammerstone I think I'll spall that whole thing out and heat treat it all.  I need to get the points a little thinner for the cane shafts I have.  Starting to get the itch to go hunting and it's less than a month off.

George
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Offline Gus

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Re: Big nodule from Knapper
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2013, 03:27:59 pm »
Dang Sir, that's a Beauty!

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Offline Mike_H

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Re: Big nodule from Knapper
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2013, 03:38:08 pm »
Good looking stone.

My local stuff does the same thing to my hammerstones. Lol! ;D
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Re: Big nodule from Knapper
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2013, 04:24:55 pm »
George that sure looks likee that rock i handed ya when u came by the house. anywho that should make a fine hunting point as tough as that stuff is.
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Big nodule from Knapper
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2013, 04:48:51 pm »
Could be Paul, my memory stinks.  I had 2 really large chunks - maybe Knapper gave me the other one?  It is pretty tough raw, I'm hoping I can slick it up a little with heat.

George
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Offline Knapper

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Re: Big nodule from Knapper
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2013, 05:31:23 pm »
That is a nice chunk of rock ,sorry I didn't give it to ya George,cause that would mean that I had some, but that's one nice point!!!
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Big nodule from Cowboy (correction)
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2013, 05:47:44 pm »
Dang, I would have sworn I got it from you in Burlington.  I'm losing it I guess.  O well, it's a nice chunk of rock wherever I got it...

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Re: Big nodule from Cowboy (correction)
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2013, 08:55:04 pm »
Or was it knapper? Haha. No matter as long as you get points from it :). Swing by the house for a tune up and we'll load ya up.
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Re: Big nodule from Cowboy (correction)
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2013, 09:01:31 pm »
Maybe you got it from me ;D ;) Not! ;) Nice looking point, George.
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Re: Big nodule from Cowboy (correction)
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2013, 09:38:23 pm »
LOL, would have been hard to get that baby in my luggage Eddie.  I do still have a nice chunk of coral of yours though.  I heat treated it once but it didn't help at all.  That stuff is HARD!  I think if I could get some spalls knocked off it I could heat treat smaller pieces.

Thanks Paul, I'll have to schedule something.  Now that Jack is coming over every Saturday to work on a bow I don't have as much free time as I used to.

George
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Re: Big nodule from Cowboy (correction)
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2013, 01:36:13 pm »
Looks like a chunk of Tower rock.   ;D
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Big nodule from Cowboy (correction)
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2013, 03:43:58 pm »
Hmmm, that could be as well.  Goodness knows Don brought over some nice stuff from his pickup bed most every time I've seen him.  We need to do another Texas PA knapping get-together once it gets a little cooler.

George
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: Big nodule from Cowboy (correction)
« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2013, 04:57:13 pm »
pretty point and that is one big arse lump of flint!!1 :o
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Re: Big nodule from Cowboy (correction)
« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2013, 11:15:41 am »
Im in, would be ready to get together with you guys anytime!
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Re: Big nodule from Cowboy (correction)
« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2013, 12:09:07 pm »
You can count me in to.
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