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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Stringman on March 23, 2013, 11:26:27 pm

Title: First rock run of the year!!
Post by: Stringman on March 23, 2013, 11:26:27 pm
Finally got decent weather and time off to go hit the creek. I have literally been scraping the bottom of the bucket with my rock stash. It was a fun adventure all around and was able to load the rock into the Polaris so I didn't have to pack all 500 lbs out with my back. I was careful to keep the shots close in, wouldn't want anyone to recognize any landmarks.  ::)

For those of you wondering what creek sorted rock looks like in the rough, here's a few pics.

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/5F403555-E7D9-4F08-92D2-20606AD37EB4-698-00000115DD4EDDDE_zpsc0bd81d2.jpg)
(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/CF88C47E-1AAA-47C3-90D8-FF6F08BAD4C9-698-00000115E3C35E70_zps1a6038d2.jpg)
(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/1314C37F-476A-4B58-B0D9-BC4113DBDDE2-698-00000115EA121A6A_zps04cc123c.jpg)
(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/8A864820-05B4-4536-837B-B0CBC20D869D-698-00000115F0FC5059_zps777459e7.jpg)
(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/FF006C4A-A780-4A53-8E64-DB2DB13491E9-698-00000115F9D7AFC0_zps929ebd4e.jpg)
(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/4841FDE8-3A64-48C3-A747-6D468FA77533-698-00000115FF869F5F_zps11e6ec1d.jpg)

Gonna have to go talk to the landowner about a beauty of a log I saw sittin up on the bank.
(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/7EB898CD-3B10-4B69-A43A-A758AE9406A1-698-000001160A36DE01_zps568b3ea9.jpg)
This Osage log is straight  up to 12 or 15 feet and I was trying to figure out how to get it to the road. Oh well, always another day...

Scott
Title: Re: First rock run of the year!!
Post by: iowabow on March 24, 2013, 12:11:43 am
Nice run scott
Title: Re: First rock run of the year!!
Post by: Tower on March 24, 2013, 12:19:14 am
Nice looking haul!
Title: Re: First rock run of the year!!
Post by: AncientArcher76 on March 24, 2013, 03:00:52 am
Nice!

Russ
Title: Re: First rock run of the year!!
Post by: Trapper Rob on March 24, 2013, 12:21:43 pm
Nice load of rock.
Rob
Title: Re: First rock run of the year!!
Post by: Will H on March 24, 2013, 02:24:50 pm
Nice haul!
Title: Re: First rock run of the year!!
Post by: chertle on March 24, 2013, 09:50:32 pm
We were getting excited to do a rock run in a couple of days but now we are supposed to get several inches of snow, then 60 degrees! I don't think it is in the cards! ;)
Title: Re: First rock run of the year!!
Post by: TRACY on March 25, 2013, 08:48:34 am
Nice looking stone! And virtually free!


Tracy
Title: Re: First rock run of the year!!
Post by: Stringman on March 25, 2013, 01:05:33 pm
Yep, very pleased with this load of rock. Got some nice pieces and a bunch of smaller point sized "flakes". Put one bucket through the kiln and its gonna need some more heat. Still pretty tough, and no color yet. Woke up this morning to a little snow on the ground. MAN am I glad I made the trip Saturday!!

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/D2C793C4-09EB-4A2D-B821-A3FFD7FA0A10-2546-00000352E1D2FB30_zpsdddd7ddd.jpg)

Scott
Title: Re: First rock run of the year!!
Post by: YosemiteBen on March 26, 2013, 01:47:22 am
Snow? Whats that? IN the 70s here today.  Oregon Bound on Friday! Glass Buttes!
Title: Re: First rock run of the year!!
Post by: soy on March 29, 2013, 10:11:27 pm
I got me a pretty good idea on how to get that tree to the road >:D nice score on the rocks!
Title: Re: First rock run of the year!!
Post by: Stringman on March 31, 2013, 12:05:57 pm
Got a couple buckets of rock heated and worked up a few pieces yesterday. I love how this chert works for me and all the different colors I can find in this rock.

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/7CCF3432-BB9D-401B-9014-31CAB279B140-6785-00000A3ADAC0703E_zpsb34ad24e.jpg)
(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/228622F3-59EE-4BB3-8EFF-72AE4919C0B4-6785-00000A3AE0395F79_zps3b0a8eba.jpg)
(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/B687C7A2-5A34-46E2-B7CA-1BA4390D82FC-6785-00000A3AEB5FEA03_zpsf00dde65.jpg)

Scott