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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on October 29, 2013, 11:42:22 pm

Title: Tallahatta Quartzite Pickwick
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on October 29, 2013, 11:42:22 pm

I got a single piece of tallahatta from a friend with the challenge to make a point. I decided to go the reproduction route and looked through my artifact book and found a style I dont have in my collection yet that was made from this particular stone. It's replicated from a Pickwick atlatl point from the Gulf Coast. Worked with all antler tools of course

Title: Re: Tallahatta Quartzite Pickwick
Post by: JackCrafty on October 30, 2013, 12:05:34 am

Dang good point from some dang hard material!

Title: Re: Tallahatta Quartzite Pickwick
Post by: Jimbob on October 30, 2013, 12:43:26 am

Nice Job!!

Title: Re: Tallahatta Quartzite Pickwick
Post by: cowboy on October 30, 2013, 06:52:35 am

That's a beauty Ryan! Wish Id'a got more of that stuff when I had the chance.

Title: Re: Tallahatta Quartzite Pickwick
Post by: Bone pile on October 30, 2013, 08:38:57 am

you did a great job on that one

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Post by: Parnell on October 30, 2013, 11:49:59 am

That's impressive.  Very nice looking.

Title: Re: Tallahatta Quartzite Pickwick
Post by: Dalton Knapper on October 30, 2013, 11:57:02 am

Great work with orthoquartzite! Any idea where that rock was found? It looks like mean material and you whipped it good!

Wait... I just answered my own question:

http://www.geoarchaeology.southalabama.edu/tal-sand_home.html (http://www.geoarchaeology.southalabama.edu/tal-sand_home.html)

Title: Re: Tallahatta Quartzite Pickwick
Post by: Majuba Tom on October 30, 2013, 02:18:44 pm

Looks like tough stuff to work. Nice job!

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Post by: bowtarist on October 30, 2013, 03:36:54 pm

That's one big atlatl point  :o Nice work!! dp

Title: Re: Tallahatta Quartzite Pickwick
Post by: mullet on October 30, 2013, 05:09:26 pm

Nice, Ryan. That stuff gets sharp.

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Post by: YosemiteBen on October 31, 2013, 01:25:08 am

very pretty!

Title: Re: Tallahatta Quartzite Pickwick
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on October 31, 2013, 10:01:52 am

thanks guys. yeah it seems to get a decent edge Eddie. It seems like a different type of sharp than chert/coral sharp...  kinda like someone pulverized glass and glued it all together.  I wouldn't want to catch it

Title: Re: Tallahatta Quartzite Pickwick
Post by: mullet on October 31, 2013, 05:01:56 pm

 Ryan, yea, it's kinda strange. I was impressed with the sharpness, and like you said, like pulverised glass, glued to an edge.

Title: Re: Tallahatta Quartzite Pickwick
Post by: Knapper on October 31, 2013, 06:28:07 pm

Nice point :)
Knapper