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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on July 26, 2013, 09:31:59 pm

Title: Mystery Bama chert
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on July 26, 2013, 09:31:59 pm

Finally got around to knapping some mystery chert I found under a trussel bridge in north central alabama.  I dont think it was native, it had been quarried somewhere and hauled in and dumped to support the bridge. most was fractured really bad but I got a few good spalls that I brought home, heat treated and knapped.  really slick, really tough and really sharp.  Some of the highest quality chert I have ever put my hands on... wish I knew what is "was".

Title: Re: Mystery Bama chert
Post by: JW_Halverson on July 26, 2013, 09:38:54 pm

Can't help you with i.d. on them rocks, but the points are perty.

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Post by: Trapper Rob on July 26, 2013, 10:11:44 pm

Sweet points & like the color.

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Post by: iowabow on July 26, 2013, 11:09:13 pm

Great story and nice color on some fine looking points

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Post by: cowboy on July 27, 2013, 05:57:40 am

Almost has that old black and white picture look to it. Hmm, cool rock!

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Post by: TRACY on July 27, 2013, 09:43:02 am

Reminds me of skyline tree camo the way it is marked. Really nice points! I'd be alright with just being a mystery if my points turned out like that.


Tracy

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Post by: mullet on July 27, 2013, 03:02:37 pm

You know what they say about Alabama," might as well be another planet", but those are some wicked points.

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Post by: YosemiteBen on July 27, 2013, 03:51:18 pm

very purty! Probably brought in not too far from the site I would imagine.

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Post by: Poggins on July 28, 2013, 08:30:50 am

Looks like the same rock used on the old Katy railroad here in Oklahoma , I've gathered some of it and tried to figure out where it came from .

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Post by: Tower on July 28, 2013, 11:12:20 am

Where ever it came from, you made 2 fine points.

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Post by: JackCrafty on July 28, 2013, 12:30:55 pm

Hey, that's some of that green trussel bridge chert.  I'd recognize it anywhere.   >:D

We got white trussel bridge chert out here.  It's great stuff too.

Nice points!!

Title: Re: Mystery Bama chert
Post by: Stringman on July 31, 2013, 12:21:00 pm

Love the coloring in that rock. I think I'd be going back for some more!