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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Bill Skinner on August 20, 2009, 10:28:53 pm

Title: new knapping injury
Post by: Bill Skinner on August 20, 2009, 10:28:53 pm

Me and another fool went on a rock run around Tallahatta Springs.  We got in a creek and felt around on the bottom, then dug through coarse sand to pull up chunks of rock.  We were in 3-4 feet of water.  Stayed in from 10 till about 4 with breaks to lug buckets up the bank to the truck.  We got about 1/2 ton of rock.  All was well until the next day.  Woke up with my hands tingeling.  I had gotten them soft and ground all the tough skin off.  My hands are still as soft as a baby's a week later.  Bill

Title: Re: new knapping injury
Post by: DanaM on August 21, 2009, 06:39:45 am

No more callouses :o It shouldn't take long to toughen em back up :)
On the upside the lady in your life probably likes it ;) :D

Title: Re: new knapping injury
Post by: Jaeger on August 21, 2009, 10:00:36 am

ouch! sand blasted hands .

Title: Re: new knapping injury
Post by: Staver on August 24, 2009, 03:37:26 pm

Think how tuff those hands are gonna be after workin that rock!!  What kinda rock did you get?  Joe H

Title: Re: new knapping injury
Post by: Bill Skinner on August 24, 2009, 04:31:17 pm

I got some Tallahatta quartzite.  Actually, Troy got most of it, he has to drive several hours to get down here and then another 45 minutes or so to reach the place where we got the rock.  Bill

Title: Re: new knapping injury
Post by: cowboy on August 24, 2009, 10:06:35 pm

Sounds like a cool adventure - got any pictures?