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1442
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cooked gravel Evans point
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January 08, 2017, 05:23:07 am »
Found this piece of gravel that the natives cooked, so I made a point type that is found in the area where it came from and commonly made of cooked gravel like this.
Evans point it's called
This is the gravel, and they cooked it perfectly.
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Re: cooked gravel Evans point
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January 08, 2017, 05:24:08 am »
Here's the finished point
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Chippintuff
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January 08, 2017, 06:30:33 am »
Nice work and pretty rock.
WA
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Stringman
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January 08, 2017, 08:55:02 am »
Nice colors! Never seen that point style before, but it looks great!
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nclonghunter
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January 08, 2017, 10:30:15 am »
That is a beautiful point and good story.
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Re: cooked gravel Evans point
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January 08, 2017, 11:16:19 am »
thanks.
I have several pieces of rock that I've picked up from these camp areas and it is rare to find one that works well because they used everything they could and if they left one it normally has problems that make it not good to knap.
The test flake they took on this one happened to be on the end with the grainy material and they didn't proceed. I guarantee if they'd taken a flake off the other end, this rock would have been worked into a point.
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Trapper Rob
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January 08, 2017, 01:11:12 pm »
Nice looking point & nice color also.
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selfbow joe
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January 08, 2017, 03:17:07 pm »
Nice one!
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Tower
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Re: cooked gravel Evans point
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January 08, 2017, 05:03:26 pm »
Sweet Point!!Spot on for an Evans. I still get amazed at the colors a lil gravel can have in it !!
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nclonghunter
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Re: cooked gravel Evans point
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January 08, 2017, 07:43:00 pm »
Makes me wonder if a natural occurring forest fire could have cooked surface rock and that is how the first heat treatment happened. If they randomly picked up pieces in a burned area and discovered a change in its color and quality....just sump'n to ponder.
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bjrogg
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January 08, 2017, 08:03:52 pm »
That is a really cool point beautiful looking material and a very efficient use of it. My dad lives 1/2 mile from a gravel pit. It is on my late great uncles farm and he found many points and tools on this farm.
One of the reasons I got interested in knapping. I have found some knapable stone in our field but don't really know what to look for in this pit for stone. Any tips? I'm always looking for stones to hit
Bjrogg
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Chippintuff
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January 09, 2017, 09:55:27 am »
Smack two of them together and see what kind of flake scar is left on them. Generally the slicker it is, the easier it is to knap. Just throw the grainy stuff down.
WA
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bjrogg
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January 09, 2017, 10:56:49 am »
Thanks chip we used to farm a 40 acre patch with a gravel pit on it. The owner always screened the gravel and dumped the rocks over the hill. The farm was sold but I have permission to look for stone there. Didn't want to disturb them during hunting season but I'll have to check it out next summer.
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Re: cooked gravel Evans point
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January 09, 2017, 08:51:39 pm »
Thanks
taking test flakes is the best way to know what your taking home.
A turkey roaster can make good flaking rock out of tough gravel and bring out more color too.
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