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Offline Chippintuff

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Re: can cooking hornstone improve knappability?
« Reply #15 on: June 26, 2015, 10:21:04 pm »
I have chipped Georgetown, and it does not look like that to me. It also does not chip like any Georgetown I have chipped. Some Georgetown can be cooked, but if it is that dark, it won't take much heat at all. Maybe 350 x 6 hours? Definitely not more than that.

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Offline TRACY

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Re: can cooking hornstone improve knappability?
« Reply #16 on: June 27, 2015, 07:23:14 am »
Hmmmm? Looks similar to hornstone but it's a lot darker and grainier than anything I've found here in indiana or Kentucky. You did a nice job flaking it! Doesn't look like Georgetown either. Ft. Payne ?


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Offline Chippintuff

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Re: can cooking hornstone improve knappability?
« Reply #17 on: June 27, 2015, 12:05:23 pm »
I have chipped some Ft. Payne, and this does not flake like it. For me, it is a unique piece. Now that I know what to expect, I may be able to do a good job with it.

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