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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: jamie on September 22, 2012, 08:32:34 pm

Title: quartzite
Post by: jamie on September 22, 2012, 08:32:34 pm

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/IMAG0064_zps36ac7fa5.jpg)

Connecticut quartzite. Dogwood billet and a soft hammer stone. 4/1 ratio

Title: Re: quartzite
Post by: RickB on September 22, 2012, 09:13:20 pm

Nice work Jamie. I have some quartz that I'm fixin' to work on soon. Rick B

Title: Re: quartzite
Post by: Tower on September 22, 2012, 10:00:09 pm

Man that looks like tough stuff. You seemed to show it who was boss. Nice point Jamie. Can it be worked with copper boppers? I think I've found some red quartzite.

Title: Re: quartzite
Post by: jamie on September 22, 2012, 10:41:41 pm

Thanks guys. Wood seems to work best on grainy material. I think you would need a heavy platform with copper. Give it a shot.

Title: Re: quartzite
Post by: vinemaplebows on September 23, 2012, 02:46:55 am

Jamie,

             Nice! I have tons of great "easy" stone, but I always reach for the stuff thats a challenge first!!! ;)

Title: Re: quartzite
Post by: jamie on September 23, 2012, 11:08:00 am

Post it up vine. Love seeing alternative knapping material. We have a long going discussion going on paleo about wood and man-rock. Pete Davis is knocking out some incredible pieces with antietem quartzite and cacapon. Others are working with argilite, dolomite, rhyolite, and basalt.

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Post by: Outbackbob48 on September 23, 2012, 03:56:38 pm

Jamie, great lookin point on some tuff material, I watched Steve Nissely tame some hard lookin argulite with a pc of wood at the ridge. He made it look easy :o :o.

Title: Re: quartzite
Post by: jamie on September 23, 2012, 04:40:06 pm

Was he working on that huge laurel leaf, bob? That thing is amazing

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Post by: Jimbob on September 25, 2012, 06:11:00 pm

Jamie, I commend you for getting somthing like that out of quartzite!!  I hate that stuff.

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Post by: bowtarist on September 27, 2012, 10:18:28 pm

nice! dp

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Post by: TRACY on September 28, 2012, 10:59:40 pm

Criminy! That is some tough looking rock. You da man Jamie ;)

Tracy

Title: Re: quartzite
Post by: JackCrafty on September 29, 2012, 02:53:40 am

When working quartzite, I prefer to pick a flake that already looks like an arrowhead and call it good.

Hats off to you, Jamie!  Nasty stuff there. :o

Title: Re: quartzite
Post by: jamie on September 29, 2012, 07:39:35 am

Thanks again guys. Got loads of this stuff to play with. Just did a customers fireplace over with this stone and it killed 4 diamond blades on my saws. Very nasty stuff!!

Title: Re: quartzite
Post by: Josh B on September 29, 2012, 10:33:05 pm

That's impressive! I'm hardpressed to get obsidian to work right at times.  I am nowhere near manly enough to tackle that stuff!  Josh