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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: mullet on May 23, 2010, 04:12:07 pm

Title: Lucky
Post by: mullet on May 23, 2010, 04:12:07 pm

I had to play with some of that coral. Here's a blade of raw coral and with all the inclusions I think I was lucky to get anything out of it. It has a slight, natural bend in the middle I was afraid to try and get out since it was all coral cortex . So I left it. Oh, it was a Dalton till I dropped it going in to get the camera, but it's still sharp.

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Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: cracker on May 23, 2010, 04:31:52 pm

Cool lookin piece Eddie lets see some more.Ron

Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: mullet on May 23, 2010, 04:38:33 pm

Thanks Ronnie.

Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: El Destructo on May 23, 2010, 04:41:55 pm

looks good with the Cortex still in it...gives it some Character...and a neat design too..

Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: RG on May 23, 2010, 04:44:24 pm

Cool Eddie

Ron

Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: FlintWalker on May 23, 2010, 05:07:37 pm

Is that some of that ledge rock?  Whatever it is...I like it!

Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: mullet on May 23, 2010, 05:16:38 pm

 No Shannon, it's some of that blue coral.

Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: Bone pile on May 23, 2010, 05:19:14 pm

Man you didn't waste any time,I did get a bucket full spalled out to start heating.That thing looks cool ,good job
Roger

Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: mullet on May 23, 2010, 05:24:42 pm

 Thanks Roger, I had to beat on some of it. I'll probally break it. I just decided to try and get that curve out.

Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: stickbender on May 23, 2010, 06:21:38 pm

     Cool ! 8)  I bet it is sharp!  :o The cortex on it looks like a map.  Is there an x on it? ;D  Good luck on getting the curve out.
 8)
                                                                     Wayne

Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: mullet on May 23, 2010, 07:35:39 pm

 Yep, Wayne. The x is a third up from the bottom. That's where I broke it. I should have left it alone. ;D

Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: cowboy on May 23, 2010, 08:21:48 pm

Looks good Eddie! Man you guys fired me up with that run. I hear near this next job I'm going to that they have a "trash" pile of flint and other assorted rocks that are useless. If I find it, i'll post some pics.

Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: stickbender on May 23, 2010, 08:23:06 pm

     Well now you have a couple of arrow heads...... 8)  I don't know that any of us would have left it alone.  Should have sent it to smarty pants, (Shannon) and see what he could have done with it. ;)  I had a nice knife blade going the other night, and I just had to see if I could get a knife blade with just percussion, like Claude does, Well I was almost about to achieve it, :o when that last little ridge, I probably could have pressure flaked out, decided to cause a break in the middle. :(  Oh well.  Do you heat treat the whole rock, the spalls, or slabs, or a combination thereof?  And at what temp. for how long?

                                                                              Wayne

Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: mullet on May 23, 2010, 09:05:03 pm

 Wayne, you can spall it out and cook it around 400- 450 dgs.

Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: n2everythg on May 23, 2010, 09:16:41 pm

nice blade.
Man I wish I could float down a river here and collect beautiful rock like that.
Looks like a fun weekend.
wade

Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: leapingbare on May 23, 2010, 11:48:05 pm

purdy

Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: jcinpc on May 24, 2010, 12:46:20 am

I love that cortex on there Eddie, I will put all the tabs aside for you and Roger since I dont knap. I havent even spalled any of the bigger stuff yet,I have been spalling the cortex off of some of the smaller pieces and put aside some of the ledge to slab later. I will cab a piece tomorrow to see what it does

Title: Re: Lucky
Post by: mullet on May 24, 2010, 11:08:10 am

 Wow, Jeff. Thanks. I'd like to see a piece cabbed out. I need to get my other grinding wheel set going.