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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Marc St Louis on June 25, 2010, 11:55:16 pm

Title: Knife
Post by: Marc St Louis on June 25, 2010, 11:55:16 pm

I made this the other day and just finished it today, I made it for a gathering of all the Algonkins in Ontario.  Don't know what the stone is, very white and flakes well and no it is not Johnstone.  Maybe somebody out there knows what it is?   The sheath is brain tanned Deer hide.

(https://i.imgur.com/kZvq6Qj.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/wTNZYel.jpg)

Title: Re: Knife
Post by: mullet on June 25, 2010, 11:58:14 pm

 Wow, Marc! That is swet. You must have been a Closet Knapper all these years. Is that rock Novaculite?

Title: Re: Knife
Post by: Marc St Louis on June 26, 2010, 12:09:25 am

I just got lucky Eddie  :).  I don't know what type of rock it is but would like to find out.  I got it from an older guy that used to make bows here, he did a bit of knapping also.

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Post by: TRACY on June 26, 2010, 07:46:52 am

Very nice knife Marc! looks like novac or stuff I got from Missouri

Tracy

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Post by: Marc St Louis on June 26, 2010, 09:39:07 am

Thanks guys

The stone is bone white but does become a bit translucent at the tip and at the base.  You can see the line where it changes at the base in this picture

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Marc-St-Louis/Knapping/Stone%20Knife/Deer%20Jawed%20Knife/Blade.jpg)

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Post by: Lombard on June 26, 2010, 09:52:32 pm

Very nice blade, and I like the way it is hafted.

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Post by: cowboy on June 26, 2010, 10:49:20 pm

Great looking knife Marc! Don't know what kind of rock it is, lot's of whiteish stuff around here but doubt that came from TX.

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Post by: ricktrojanowski on June 27, 2010, 07:46:44 am

Very nice knife, I really like the handle.

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Post by: Marc St Louis on June 27, 2010, 12:34:40 pm

Thanks guys.

I have finished dressing up the sheath.  Doesn't look too bad if I say so myself

(https://i.imgur.com/AiCdFSf.jpg)

Title: Re: Knife
Post by: Sparrow on June 27, 2010, 02:40:23 pm

That be prime looking work. (Gets a guy thinking outside the box) Good pic's. I've got some snow white petrified wood from saddle mountains here in Washington, that looks alot like that material. ' Frank

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Post by: jamie on June 27, 2010, 05:53:34 pm

great work marc. you been hidin another talent from us

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Post by: Pappy on June 28, 2010, 08:47:27 am

Sweet,don't know what is is but I like it. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: brownhillboy on June 29, 2010, 12:56:58 pm

Very cool! 8)  Looks great!

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Post by: leapingbare on June 29, 2010, 06:38:13 pm

Cool knife,
I'd say its keokuk. Need a close up photo to know for sure.

Title: Re: Knife
Post by: Marc St Louis on June 29, 2010, 09:29:19 pm

Thanks guys

I do have a close up of the blade but I could post a close up of the raw stone, I have 2 or 3 pieces left

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Post by: leapingbare on June 29, 2010, 10:04:01 pm

yea let me see the other pieces. that would give me and others a better idea.

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Post by: mullet on June 29, 2010, 10:16:39 pm

 I'd bet you are right, Jesse. That stuff knaps sweet.

Title: Re: Knife
Post by: Marc St Louis on June 30, 2010, 04:27:46 pm

These are the 2 pieces I have left



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Title: Re: Knife
Post by: leapingbare on June 30, 2010, 04:58:16 pm

its novaculite :)
Comes from around Hot springs arkansas.

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Post by: leapingbare on June 30, 2010, 05:01:21 pm

Top photo is a dead give away.
 Notice the change in the material from were its chipped, only novaculite changes that much with heat. Also notice the little zigzag inclusion top right of the piece, thats very common in novaculite and the little pink specs are also common in novaculite :)

Title: Re: Knife
Post by: Marc St Louis on June 30, 2010, 06:15:07 pm

Thanks.

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Post by: AncientArcher76 on July 02, 2010, 01:05:56 pm

Wow Marc love it and I am a huge Rattlesnake fan absolutley beautiful sheath as well!!! 

I'll take 2!!! ;)

Thanks Marc

Russell

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Post by: WOODSLORE on July 05, 2010, 12:52:39 pm

Thats one awesome knife! ;D ;D
 Oh and that rock is definitely Novoculite I use it all the time.

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Post by: cowboy on August 05, 2010, 02:04:22 pm

Yup, novac...

Title: Re: Knife
Post by: Marc St Louis on August 05, 2010, 03:41:30 pm

Thanks guys.  The knife is gone now but I plan on making more.

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Post by: NTD on August 06, 2010, 01:01:51 am

Threw me for a loop there with the Sheath Marc.  I saw the rattles and was thinking boy that sure doesn't look like rattler skin.  Burmese or Rock python skin, right? 

The whole package looks nice though.