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Offline RickB

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Flint River Points
« on: June 27, 2015, 06:08:22 pm »
Here are four points that I made about a week ago. First three are made from Flint River and the last one is Knife River Flint. All were heat treated. Rick B

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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Flint River Points
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2015, 08:01:05 pm »
Very nice.
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Offline Chippintuff

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Re: Flint River Points
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2015, 08:04:12 pm »
I second the nice. They are very exact and clean.

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Offline TRACY

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Re: Flint River Points
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2015, 10:23:45 pm »
Cool stuff Rick!

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Offline beartail

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Re: Flint River Points
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2015, 11:30:43 pm »
nice work. I love flint river.
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Re: Flint River Points
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2015, 08:59:38 am »
Nice work all around, but I didn't realize you could heat knife river?!?
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Offline RickB

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Re: Flint River Points
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2015, 10:49:12 am »
Scott, I made a friend during my trip to ND last year who heat treats his Knife River Flint. The point in the photo was made from one of the pieces I traded him for. These two photos are of an unfinished piece I'm working on that was raw. It was tough and I was having trouble with cortex so I tried using the formula below. As soon as the rock got to 350° I cut the heat off and let it cool down. Made it slick and a lot easier to work. Rick B





Borrowed from another site:

Knife River Flint (ND)
I have had success with flakes and THIN spalls with 25°F/Hr to 350°F, when 350°F is reached, bring down temp. 25°F/Hr. Lower grades cook better than high grade.
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Offline Majuba Tom

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Re: Flint River Points
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2015, 12:20:09 pm »
Great work! Real nice looking.
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Offline Zuma

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Re: Flint River Points
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2015, 11:27:54 am »
Nice lookin ;) Rick
I have been knapping it raw except for a piece that
got mixed with some jasper I treated. It sure makes a difference.
Zuma
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Re: Flint River Points
« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2015, 12:41:10 pm »
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