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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: piper on October 30, 2009, 10:05:57 pm

Title: deep south clay
Post by: piper on October 30, 2009, 10:05:57 pm

When you mix a grinder and flint river slab you get a CLAY COUNTY F.O.G.

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Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: cowboy on October 30, 2009, 10:13:28 pm

dang nice piper! man I wish I had one of them saws ;).

Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: recurve shooter on October 30, 2009, 10:34:13 pm

verry nice!!!!!

Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: FlintWalker on October 31, 2009, 12:42:23 am

That's a heck of a piece of knappin!  MAN! That thing is pretty!

Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: nugget on October 31, 2009, 01:29:02 am

WOW!  Very nice.

Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: StevenT on November 03, 2009, 11:39:19 am

Dang, now you got me wanting a saw and grinder!!!!  Nice point!

Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: Bone pile on November 03, 2009, 03:42:16 pm

Good one Curt ,did that dark color come from heating?
Bone pile

Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: sailordad on November 03, 2009, 06:03:13 pm

sweet looking rock,awesome point

what would that type of point be?

Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: mullet on November 03, 2009, 10:02:33 pm

 Tim, ::)  the type is in the  title up top. It's a Clay County point. Just kidding, It's a Florida style point. The period is Stemmed Archaic, 3000-3500.

Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: Jaeger on November 04, 2009, 07:08:54 am

nice !! gotta give FOG a try.

Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: StevenT on November 04, 2009, 09:46:54 am

OK, I have to ask. Do you cut your own slabs and if so what kind of wet saw do you use. And what are you using to do the grinding? Do you have any pics you can show of your cutting/grinding setup you could share? I would think grinding stone would be an art all in itself and you obviously have that mastered. I haven't seen a lot of discussion on FOG techniques, so any info would be usefull.

Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: Stoker on November 04, 2009, 05:15:58 pm

Great Point  I agree with StevenT  I'd like to see a FOG build along thad be cool
Thanks Leroy

Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: piper on November 04, 2009, 06:19:17 pm

OK

  Bone... Yes after I cooked it... it got Dark But from the 3 rd slab on it did not turn dark at all..

  Sailordad on the poster of deep south points i have it calls it a Clay County ..

  StevenT..Yes I cut my own slabs..Its is a old rock saw thats runs in a oil bath...I made a grinder out parts and piece's laying around the house and order the Diamons wheel of Ebay...Yes  cutting out the preforms and grinding them to shape is a job in its self...I will try to get some pic's this week end if I have the time...If yall live around Western North Carolina come on to the house and we can cut ,cook,grind and eat and have a good old time...I got rock just bring your tools

    Thanks Curt

 

Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: StevenT on November 05, 2009, 10:40:04 am

Just wondering how far away you are.....   What city in Western NC?

Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: piper on November 05, 2009, 01:33:14 pm

Rutherfordton N.C.

Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: StevenT on November 05, 2009, 02:27:46 pm

Your over there close to were the NC knap-in was. Did you make it to the knap-in?

Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: Hillbilly on November 05, 2009, 04:38:24 pm

Nice'un, Curt!

Title: Re: deep south clay
Post by: piper on November 05, 2009, 08:44:51 pm

SteveT I live on the last high hill coming East out of the applation....and I kind da like it.....not to hot and not too cold most of the time....all we need is some good flint....


 hillbilly  Thanks  I need to get off this river butter and get me some man rock......

   Curt