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Offline YosemiteBen

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Sno flakes again...
« on: October 25, 2015, 02:06:32 pm »
Over the last year there were at least two posts about snoflake obsidian. This is a point I did some time back. It is true sno flake with cristobalite crystals. Other obs referred to as sno flake has either ash pockets or pumice pockets and really can not be knapped at all. The cristobalite is a challenge to spall but can be sawn and worked ok. This one is from a slab.
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Re: Sno flakes again...
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2015, 03:14:51 pm »
Beautiful piece, Ben!
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Offline mullet

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Re: Sno flakes again...
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2015, 07:16:49 pm »
Nice, Ben. I've only tried the crap, ashie, stuff.
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Sno flakes again...
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2015, 07:23:31 pm »
That's really cool, Ben.  Never seen that before.
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Offline flungonin

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Re: Sno flakes again...
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2015, 12:52:07 am »
Nice points.
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Offline Tracker0721

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Re: Sno flakes again...
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2015, 01:33:00 am »
That's amazing! What I'd trade for a dozen that looked like that tipping my hunting arrows. Like hunting in the snow so it'd be some natural camo
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Offline Sparrow

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Re: Sno flakes again...
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2015, 11:11:06 pm »
Your running some pretty flakes there Hombre !
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Re: Sno flakes again...
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2015, 10:25:09 pm »
Nice job, tried it once unsucessfuly. May have to try again.John
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Offline Knapper

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Re: Sno flakes again...
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2015, 09:24:04 am »
Not to steal your post, but I have only ever made one as well, and it was from a slab. Knifes for the men in my life,,, a Christmas gift. 2013.
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