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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: mullet on December 17, 2009, 04:59:19 pm

Title: Hillsborough
Post by: mullet on December 17, 2009, 04:59:19 pm

 I got a chance to stop by Claudes today and take him some rock I had. If I have something different I always share with him. I also had a piece of St Marks pinhead coral that I'd been trying to get all the crud off without destroying this" hard to come by coral." I asked Claude if he thought there might be enough to get a point out of it and this is what he came up with. This piece is really translucent and has bands of tiny, pinhead, polyps.

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Title: Re: Hillsborough
Post by: Lobo69ss on December 17, 2009, 05:42:18 pm

  Sweet looking point, you need my adress??

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Post by: leapingbare on December 17, 2009, 06:11:20 pm

Nice!

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Post by: sailordad on December 17, 2009, 07:10:35 pm

very nice point
awexome material

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Post by: jamie on December 18, 2009, 07:11:53 am

awesome

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Post by: Pappy on December 18, 2009, 07:51:53 am

Very nice. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: DanaM on December 18, 2009, 10:07:47 am

Awesome point eddie, guessin that one is going in a case eh :)

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Post by: Stoker on December 18, 2009, 10:53:04 am

That's purdy
Thanks Leroy

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Post by: Michael C. on December 18, 2009, 04:08:44 pm

That is cool over the flashlight, when they are translucent like that it never fails to impress me.

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Post by: FlintWalker on December 18, 2009, 05:46:32 pm

Man! I love that rock!  I've came across a few small pieces of Sonora that was very similar to that. Kinda reminds me of smoky quartz.

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Post by: Bone pile on December 19, 2009, 10:02:56 am

Yeah thats some nice coral,I need to get up there soon
bone pile

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Post by: Justin Snyder on December 19, 2009, 10:50:31 am

Nice looking point. That coral looks almost like banded obsidian, but it is a touch harder.  ;)

Title: Re: Hillsborough
Post by: mullet on December 19, 2009, 04:59:54 pm

 I still think it's Alafia Ledge rock, but I'm not going to argue with Claude. I've been knocking on that piece since last February, a little at a time so I didn't lose it. It was amazing, Claude, in 20 minutes, knocked that piece out , and it is Raw, uncooked coral.

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Post by: piper on December 20, 2009, 10:33:29 am

That looks like ledge to me..But eather way I wish i had a truck full... Claude should know also he is the master of knappin and a very likeable fellow..very nice point and photo..Hope you have a nice Christmas  and a safe new year...its good to have you as a friend Eddie

  Curt

Title: Re: Hillsborough
Post by: jcinpc on December 20, 2009, 07:16:38 pm

ledge has more of a fractured look backlit on alot of pieces. The swirls are definatly pihead beautiful piece

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Post by: mullet on December 20, 2009, 11:15:26 pm

 Thank you Curt, It was in that stuff that Rick put in my truck the day I met you at his house. Claude told me Rick came by and heard about this blade and wants to see it baaad. ;D  Buddy, I hope you have a Merry Christmas also and hope to see you in Zephyrhills next year.