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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: JackCrafty on July 07, 2013, 12:16:08 pm

Title: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: JackCrafty on July 07, 2013, 12:16:08 pm

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to receive a gift of some raw, high grade Georgetown flint from a quarry in Georgetown.  This stuff came from a depth of about 200 feet and it is SWEET!  It produces the crispest sound I've ever heard when removing a flake...  almost like biting into a juicy, crisp apple.  And when the flakes fall, it sounds like music.   ;D ;D

I knocked out a point pretty quick but I wish I could have spent more time with it.  I've got more...  and I'm saving it for a good day.

(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg112/jackcrafty/2013-07-07/DSC_0043_zpsf76afbab.jpg) (http://s246.photobucket.com/user/jackcrafty/media/2013-07-07/DSC_0043_zpsf76afbab.jpg.html)

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Title: Re: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: YosemiteBen on July 07, 2013, 12:37:38 pm

Mmmmm, Mmmm! That is some pretty stuff and some very nice work!

Title: Re: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: FlintWalker on July 07, 2013, 12:51:33 pm

That stuff's awesome! Good lookin point too!

Title: Re: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: Trapper Rob on July 07, 2013, 02:25:11 pm

Nice point

Title: Re: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: papoints on July 07, 2013, 03:12:36 pm

Sweet!

Title: Re: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: JW_Halverson on July 07, 2013, 03:20:26 pm

The thing about that piece that sticks in my mind is the slick/glossy/glassy homogeneity of the material.  I imagine that is something that helps make it a good stone to work.  Wish I had a week of free time, two pickup loads of this stuff, and a couple of knappers like you, Iowabow, Will H, Tower, Gus, and more to teach me. 

Even with all that combined experience and knapping genius, I may still not be able to turn out anything even suitable for driveway fill.

Title: Re: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: Outbackbob48 on July 07, 2013, 05:13:47 pm

Patrick, some sweet lookin georgetown, and I like your point.

Title: Re: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: TRACY on July 07, 2013, 06:23:46 pm

Looks like some premium material. Awesome point!


Tracy

Title: Re: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: bowtarist on July 07, 2013, 08:47:15 pm

Great Story, Great Point! Boy, that stuff looks slick! dp

Title: Re: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: David_Daugherty on July 07, 2013, 09:56:22 pm

Very nice point.  I just knapped some of that Georgetown for the first time.  Now that is some good rock!!

Title: Re: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: Tower on July 07, 2013, 10:33:47 pm

Patrick, that is one fine point. I love raw Georgetown.

Title: Re: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: Bone pile on July 08, 2013, 08:47:14 am

Nice one Patrick ,that's one slick point. Gotta love that Georgetown.
Bone

Title: Re: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: mullet on July 08, 2013, 02:41:03 pm

Dang! That's thin as a cracker, and some sweet rock, too.

Title: Re: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: JackCrafty on July 08, 2013, 02:56:59 pm

Thank you for the kind words, guys! 

There's more to come.  I've got a whole bucket of "waste" flakes I haven't touched yet.   ;D

Title: Re: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: Deerhunter on July 09, 2013, 09:54:37 pm

Very sweet looking point love the glossy shine to it. It just amazes me how you all are able to get your points so thin, mine are thicker than they are wide.

Title: Re: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: Badly Bent on July 10, 2013, 08:25:55 am

Love the shape of that point and the look of the stone, very nice.

Title: Re: Pedernales Point Made From High Grade Georgetown Flint
Post by: AncientArcher76 on July 11, 2013, 03:16:00 am

Hey Pat, thats a killer pedernales! 

Russ