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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Swamp Bow on February 16, 2010, 08:59:30 pm
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Anyone going to the Dade City Knapp-in in FL this weekend?
Swamp
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should be alot of the south and central Fl. crowd there, we represented at Sopchoppy with a good crowd. The worst weatherI have seen though. Ice and snow just 30 miles north, rain and cold wind hurt the crwod nukbers though
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well i wont be there,damn i went to fla. to soon.just got back home on sunday
we have a knapp ine here in mn. this week end too,but the temps aint gonna hurt our attendance
were used to the cold,you guys should come up here for the kanpp in
theres gonna be an ice knapping contest
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Weather is supposed to mid 70's mostly sunny. I hope to be there. Hope to meet some of the Fl crowd since I'm not sure if I will be able to make the TBOF shoot.
Jcinpc you gonna make it?
I think I'd spall my fingers if I tried to go to MN. :'(
Swamp
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I'll be there as far as I know.The weather has to be better than last weekend. I think I made two points before my fingers froze up,don't like wearing gloves .If you get up there stop and say"Hey"and bust up a rock. I'll be hanging around Claude somewere trying to learn a thing or two before he moves on out of here.
Bone pile
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I will be heading up that way. I also, want to see Claude before he takes off. I don't know if I will be there all three days, but I will be there probably Sat. at least. I have to to drive three hours each way to get there. Hey, Roger, I am coming across 60, which is the best route to get there? Thanks,
Wayne
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I plan on Saturday as well. I'll be the tall, long haired, bearded guy with a John Deere hat on. So far the forecast looks pretty good. Looking forward to it.
Swamp
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Still plannin on it...I'll give you a call Bjorn.
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Not me, This dummy went to it last weekend. :D Wayne, take 60# to Bartow, then north on SR98. Take it all the way to 301 and then north on 301,98 till you get to the Y in the road. Take the 301,98 bypass to the right till you see the sign for the River Park at river road at the Pizza Hut. Then follow the signs, they were there last Saturday.
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I will only be there Sunday, I have a scout thing with my son on Sat. Everyone seems to want to try to sell coral nowadays so there should be some there
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Dang, Eddie, old age is catching up with you huh? ;D Thanks for the directions. I wasn't sure. I couldn't remember if I turned off at Barto or not. So are you in SA yet? JCNPC, I might try to make it on Sunday also, I want to get some Coral also. I want to send some to Shannon. Swamp Bow, you sound like half of those guys who show up there. ::) I will look for the JD hat. I will be wearing a camo Fire Dept. Hat. Medium height. Just look for the person there, who looks like he hasn't a clue as to what is going on there, and that will be me. ;D
Wayne
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Just look for the person there, who looks like he hasn't a clue as to what is going on there, and that will be me. ;D
Wayne
In that case we could be twins! ;D
Swamp
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Dang, Swamp Bow, I hope not, it's bad enough one of us looking this bad, let alone two of us...... ;D
Wayne
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I was going to feel kinda sorry for myself when I showed up not having much of a clue and all that, but if there are two of us, I think we should feel sorry for the rest of the people there!
Swamp
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Yepher, Swamp Bow, we can play lithic tourists...... ;D
Wayne
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Lets see,tall,long hair and a beard.If I wear my John Deere hat I could go as a Swamp impersonator 8)
I'm heading up in the AM want to be through Tampa before the crazies get out
Bone pile
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Lets see,tall,long hair and a beard.If I wear my John Deere hat I could go as a Swamp impersonator 8)
I'm heading up in the AM want to be through Tampa before the crazies get out
Bone pile
Why would you want to do that to yourself? ;D
Swamp
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I'm the medium height guy with no hair that will be arriving with the tall guy with long hair.
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Hey Wayne, yep! I'm in Patrosinio, city of coffee. I always wondered what it looked like. They grow it in rows like our oranges. This place is pretty. Ya'll have fun, tell Claude I said Hi, By and thanks for what he left me. I missed him when I got back.
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Yeah, Eddie, the coffee bean gets purple, and they pick it, and then spread it out after mushing the purple gunk off, and let it dry, and then clean it up, and roast it. I used to have a couple of Jungle coffee bean plants, that I got from a friend of mine, who's Brother used to be the county agricultural agent, and he used to travel around the world, getting plants and such. You can adjust the flavor, by how dark you roast it. 8) It is actually in two pieces, like a peanut. You should try to bring some beans, back and plant them. I think I still have some here somewhere. Well enjoy the coffee, and look for that jasper...... ;)
Wayne
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I'm working with a Geological consultant down here and got a 2 hour class in Brazil's Geology. Nothing where 'im at but sedintary rock, I did see some small pieces of quartze. The Agate is in Southern Brazil. And the farmer told me the bad coffee falls on the ground when shaken and the good coffee is what stays and has to be handpicked.
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Did anybody go today? Any pictures? I'm Jones 'n. :P ;D
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I went but never took a pic, alot of vendors but NO CROWD. Good time there
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Wow! No crowd? Those guy's don't promote enough. We ought to start one at Lithia Springs or the new state park on south 39, Jeff. I also have an "In" in Ft.Meade with the Leisure Services Program, from teaching Karate there for 12 years. My Senior student still teaches there, They have a great park on the river.
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Sorry, no pics. I did have a great day though. Parnell and I drove up together and spent the day, it was great meeting some of the PA gang. Nice bunch of guys.
Swamp
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heard the head park ranger is taking over next year and willl advertise it
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Swamp Bow, it was a pleasure to meet you and Parnell. :) I am going to try to make it tomorrow, I want to get some corral, and I want to send some to Shannon. Jcinpc are you going to have any slabs, or heat treated stuff? 8)
Wayne
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Thanks Wanye. Had a blast.
Swamp
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Wayne, post pictures of those points Claude made for you.
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Ok, Eddie, I will try. Don't know if they will come up or not, but I will put my limited computer skills to the task.
Wayne
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Really enjoyed it and great to meet some of the crew. Sorry Eddie, I didn't think of taking any pictures, either.
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Wayne, I didn teven go Sun. The crow d Sat urday was just so thin. I went digging today instead and scored a nice 8 1/4 bone pin and a bunch of pottery. My buddy got 2 hernando`s an awl and a sweeeeeeeet little antler bopper, about twice as big as your thumb and about 4 inches long
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Yeah, I went Sunday, to see about getting some coral, but you were not there. I went Saturday, and just made a cursory passing of the vendors, and didn't see you, and spent most of my time with Claude. Glad you found some great finds. I would love to get together with you sometime, and do some digging, before I leave for Montana, sometime around June, or July.
Wayne