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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: jamie on May 10, 2009, 05:38:00 pm

Title: quartz and a baseball bat
Post by: jamie on May 10, 2009, 05:38:00 pm

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/003.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/002.jpg)

Title: Re: quartz and a baseball bat
Post by: piper on May 10, 2009, 08:49:44 pm

Man that turned out very nice ..THANKS for letting us see a pic.

  Curt

Title: Re: quartz and a baseball bat
Post by: mullet on May 10, 2009, 09:59:20 pm

 Nice, Jamie. It's easier to get Nice rock. ;)

Title: Re: quartz and a baseball bat
Post by: cowboy on May 10, 2009, 11:12:02 pm

Jamie, I'd like to see your knapping technique - though I think I already know what it is. Like you always say - that's awesome dude ;D.

Title: Re: quartz and a baseball bat
Post by: jamie on May 11, 2009, 05:12:10 am

thanks guys.paul, hit it till it breaks or the bruising on my leg cant take it anymore.  ;D pretty much the same thing with pressure flaking too .

Title: Re: quartz and a baseball bat
Post by: DanaM on May 11, 2009, 07:38:07 am

Great point from man rock jamie, ooga booga grunt eh :)

Title: Re: quartz and a baseball bat
Post by: Dingleberry on May 11, 2009, 09:29:59 am

Deadly point Jamie.  I wanna learn how to work that stuff; plenty around here.

Title: Re: quartz and a baseball bat
Post by: Hillbilly on May 11, 2009, 10:42:27 am

Good job Jamie-we'll turn you into a man-rock knapper yet. :)

Title: Re: quartz and a baseball bat
Post by: jamie on May 11, 2009, 10:52:27 am

thanks again. this stuff was pretty good to work with. ruined an antler tine but better than some of the other stuff ive tried. im gonna go out tomorrow and see if i can dig up some more. gotta hit the beach soon cause its loaded with cobbles like this.

Title: Re: quartz and a baseball bat
Post by: ricktrojanowski on May 11, 2009, 09:46:13 pm

That is one of the nicest quartz points I have seen yet.  Nice job Turtle. ;D

Title: Re: quartz and a baseball bat
Post by: Blacktail on May 11, 2009, 11:18:50 pm

great point jamie.i had some quarts from here in central oregon...i popped it open and it looked kind of grainy.so i junked it..now after seening your point i might have to give it a try....i do have a question.the more grainy the rock is does it make it harder...i thought it was pritty tuff stuff...john

Title: Re: quartz and a baseball bat
Post by: venisonburger on May 11, 2009, 11:47:02 pm

Cool point, when ya gonna finish the turtle?
VB

Title: Re: quartz and a baseball bat
Post by: jamie on May 12, 2009, 05:30:15 am

grainy definetly doesnt help . but i watched hillbilly bust into some nasty stuff and then get fired up over a piece of ct quartz. so i had to get into the local stuff.

thanks dick  >:D

vb i already posted the turtle. its been given away too

Title: Re: quartz and a baseball bat
Post by: ricktrojanowski on May 12, 2009, 09:38:10 pm

Quote from: jamie on May 12, 2009, 05:30:15 am

grainy definetly doesnt help . but i watched hillbilly bust into some nasty stuff and then get fired up over a piece of ct quartz. so i had to get into the local stuff.

thanks dick  >:D

vb i already posted the turtle. its been given away too

;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: quartz and a baseball bat
Post by: Hillbilly on May 12, 2009, 10:15:14 pm

Quote from: ricktrojanowski on May 12, 2009, 09:38:10 pm

Quote from: jamie on May 12, 2009, 05:30:15 am

grainy definetly doesnt help . but i watched hillbilly bust into some nasty stuff and then get fired up over a piece of ct quartz. so i had to get into the local stuff.

thanks dick  >:D

vb i already posted the turtle. its been given away too

;D ;D ;D

Turtle thief. ;D I can't call you a turtleknapper-that's Jamie....;D ;D