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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Zuma on September 26, 2015, 10:16:32 am

Title: Pretty Jasper
Post by: Zuma on September 26, 2015, 10:16:32 am

Went on a jasper run a while back with
 Hunts with Stone.
Here is some of the material when it is
mined out of the matrix. You do your best
to remove the grainy bubbly areas full of
big crystal pockets. It's a shame to loose the
crystals but it very hard to knap through air. ;D
Zuma

Title: Re: Pretty Jasper
Post by: Zuma on September 26, 2015, 10:24:02 am

Couple more close ups and some
 of the rougher sides. :)
Zuma

Title: Re: Pretty Jasper
Post by: Hummingbird Point on September 26, 2015, 12:20:28 pm

If you save me some of that, I'll trade you some real nice quartzite for it.   >:D

Keith

Title: Re: Pretty Jasper
Post by: Zuma on September 26, 2015, 04:46:30 pm

I would have had some for you guys at Buckingham
but the rain took care of that. :(
If I send you some you can leave the quartzite
some where in the woods where I can't find it. >:D
Zuma

Title: Re: Pretty Jasper
Post by: iowabow on September 26, 2015, 05:29:23 pm

Those are nice

Title: Re: Pretty Jasper
Post by: Tracker0721 on September 27, 2015, 06:09:30 pm

Whoa! That's good looking stuff. I think I was given a slab of it but no idea where it went- slabs usually get put in a bucket somewhere. Like seeing the other side! Funny how points have their good and bad sides too

Title: Re: Pretty Jasper
Post by: Tom W on September 27, 2015, 08:46:09 pm

Nice work Zuma, save me a couple pieces of that if you would!

Title: Re: Pretty Jasper
Post by: Zuma on September 27, 2015, 09:53:45 pm

Thanks Iowa and Tracker. :)
Tom W I see it's your first time.
The Bible must have sent you.
Welcome to the Hotel California. >:D
Zuma

Title: Re: Pretty Jasper
Post by: Zuma on October 16, 2015, 08:25:46 pm

Here is what I got out of the scraps left from House Mt.
Totally loaded with chalcedony seams and crysrtal pockets.
Tedious knapping.
Zuma

Title: Re: Pretty Jasper
Post by: Chippintuff on October 16, 2015, 11:58:41 pm

Zuma, if you have a place to dig that stone, you're one lucky man. I have a piece that looks a lot like the third photo. I bought it from a rock dealer who knew little about knapping, but knew a lot about rocks. That was back when I was still a beginner. I took a few flakes and realized that I needed to save that till I could do it justice. It is still out there. When I get ready to work it, I'll saw it first.

WA

Title: Re: Pretty Jasper
Post by: Zuma on October 17, 2015, 01:38:01 pm

Chip,
My source has dried up due to a new bridge and some new houses.
The land is now all covered and landscaped.
It's to hard for my tile saw so I just struggle through it,
savoring each pretty spall and flake as they depart the
 mother stone. lol
There is still some on private land but I have no access to it.
I have some small pieces left. PM me if you want some.
Zuma
PS I gave some to trapper rob to saw. Haven't heard how he made out.
Here is a good example of the beautiful nasties.
In order to get a reasonable point you usually have to eliminate most
of the beauty of the stone.
Zuma

Title: Re: Pretty Jasper
Post by: bowmo on October 17, 2015, 04:40:35 pm

Pretty indeed!