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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: cowboy on February 08, 2009, 08:41:30 pm

Title: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: cowboy on February 08, 2009, 08:41:30 pm
Had to give em a try after chatting with Mullet about it. Their not paper thin but plenty thin enough - after percussing about six of em in half I had to back off a little. Need to spend a little time with isolated platforms ::).

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Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: cracker on February 08, 2009, 08:48:17 pm
Nice lookin work there brother.Maybe one day I'll be able to do that.Ronnie
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: hawkbow on February 08, 2009, 09:34:47 pm
perfect as usual  ;D love to see your work... keep em coming Hawk a/ho
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: sailordad on February 08, 2009, 09:59:37 pm
very very nice work :o

makes my points look like the south end of a north bound mule ;)
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: FlintWalker on February 08, 2009, 10:00:03 pm
I think you seriously underrate your ability some times.  Awesome!
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: ricktrojanowski on February 08, 2009, 11:02:01 pm
WOW!!!  Beautiful work
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: PeteDavis on February 08, 2009, 11:18:40 pm
Nice, very nice blades Paul.
Q:What material?
Q:What reference are you using there?
PD
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: xin on February 08, 2009, 11:20:31 pm
Cowboy, Beautiful work!!!   What kind of chert and is it heated or raw?
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: FlintWalker on February 09, 2009, 12:47:37 am
Pete, It looks like an Overstreet Indian Arrowhead Guide.   ;)
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: Keenan on February 09, 2009, 04:48:09 am
Beautiful points Paul. your sure got some talent Bro.
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: Pappy on February 09, 2009, 06:46:07 am
Sweet,man you do some good work.
   Pappy
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: DanaM on February 09, 2009, 07:24:38 am
Great points Paul, they would look nice in my display case :D
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: GregB on February 09, 2009, 08:34:23 am
Those are are really nice!
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: cowboy on February 09, 2009, 09:16:08 am
Thanks all. Your right Shannon: it is the Overstreet ID and price guide. Pete: I think my wife bought that one on ebay. This is raw Georgetown chert I picked up on a jobsite entrance. Most all of our jobsite entrances are paved with rip-rap which is about six to eight inch stone and down south (hill country) it always has some chert mixed in.
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: TRACY on February 09, 2009, 10:51:15 am
Those are awesome! You definitely have the knack for it ;)

Tracy
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: Hillbilly on February 09, 2009, 12:38:23 pm
Those are killers, Paul! I love those Hillies. They're harder to make than they look like, aren't they? I've busted several of them too trying to get 'em really thin. Here's the best ones I've turned out so far:

(http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=10911.0;attach=19304;image)
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: cowboy on February 09, 2009, 02:45:39 pm
Those are some beauties Steve! and yep their a little harder to work than you'd think trying to get a fairly wide peice thin with percussion. I need to get some more colorful rocks like you have there :).
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: Sparrow on February 11, 2009, 02:04:03 am
 Those are fine looking points fella's.(I'd trade for 'em)   Frank
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: Bone pile on February 11, 2009, 08:14:34 am
Here's a couple I made a while back,I just like the color on these corals.I have'nt found any coral with this red in it for awhile.
(http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk33/Bonepile/4_corals_2.jpg)

Bonepile
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: cowboy on February 11, 2009, 08:34:03 am
Those are cool Roger - nice points. A lot of the rocks around here will take on a reddish hugh when heat treated, is it not the same for coral? I've only worked one peice of coral but come to think of it, it stayed kinda yellow.
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: Bone pile on February 11, 2009, 09:49:48 am
Cowboy
Yeah those are heated,the heat really brings out the color in most corals and makes it easier to work.Hopefully there will be some coral to be had at the Dade City knapp-inn next week.There is alot in that area ,hope the price is reasonable with way things are now not much rock money(might have to sell a couple points to support the habit ,LOL)
Bone pile
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: Hillbilly on February 11, 2009, 12:54:04 pm
Awesome points, Roger. Coral is cool.
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: AKAPK on February 12, 2009, 01:24:44 am
 :)
Title: Re: Couple of Hillsborough's
Post by: jamie on February 12, 2009, 04:45:08 am
WOW!!!! not thin??