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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: criveraville on April 08, 2011, 06:39:30 pm

Title: Can you knap petrified wood and granite?
Post by: criveraville on April 08, 2011, 06:39:30 pm

I have lots of it.. just curious

Title: Re: Can you knap petrified wood and granite?
Post by: jamie on April 08, 2011, 06:41:38 pm

some of the wood is knappable. granite if you like to punish yourself.

Title: Re: Can you knap petrified wood and granite?
Post by: JackCrafty on April 08, 2011, 06:48:42 pm

You can prolly knapp petrified wood with granite (hammerstone).  ;D

Title: Re: Can you knap petrified wood and granite?
Post by: criveraville on April 08, 2011, 07:01:45 pm

Ok.. Thanks guys... Nope,,, i dont like to punish myself ::) ::)

Jackcrafty you is funny

Title: Re: Can you knap petrified wood and granite?
Post by: sailordad on April 08, 2011, 08:16:52 pm

some petrified wods are real nice for knapping
other suck hind tit on a bore pig
granite it  like those "other" petrified woods i mentioned  ;)

but granite is good for peck / grind work for making celt type tools
seen a real nice coolection of artifact cetls a few weeks back,them gus had some serious patients

Title: Re: Can you knap petrified wood and granite?
Post by: Sparrow on April 09, 2011, 12:49:51 am

I have knapped some agatized wood that was as buttery and sweet as any rock you've ever flaked,  and some that was mean..,would only flake in one direction and just hinge in the cross grain. '  Frank

Title: Re: Can you knap petrified wood and granite?
Post by: criveraville on April 09, 2011, 11:11:21 am

Thank  you sailordad and sparrow. Sounds like a trial and error deal  ;D

Title: Re: Can you knap petrified wood and granite?
Post by: bubby on April 10, 2011, 12:37:12 am

I know ya can knapp agatized petrified wood, works pretty good to, Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade016.jpg)

Title: Re: Can you knap petrified wood and granite?
Post by: criveraville on April 10, 2011, 01:09:42 am

That's a nice looking piece of jewelry there bubby. I works with lots of teachers that would love to get their hands on that