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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Tracker0721 on March 10, 2016, 01:50:34 am

Title: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: Tracker0721 on March 10, 2016, 01:50:34 am

Making the knappin down there and was wondering if I'll be seeing anyone from on here? Me and my buddy are making final plans(which flavor of donuts and chips to bring mostly) and will hopefully be heading down on the 20th. Gonna be hitting up the dacite pits south of Riley too! Didn't do that last time even though I drove right by. Hope to see some of you there!

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: wizardgoat on March 10, 2016, 02:40:59 am

I'm 99% on board, so I hope to see you there.

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: Stringman on March 10, 2016, 08:40:44 am

You guys have fun and LOAD UP!!

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Post by: Sasquatch on March 10, 2016, 01:19:39 pm

Thats great,  take lots of pics, and get as much as possible.

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: aaron on March 10, 2016, 02:32:21 pm

I will be there 19th to the 23rd or so. I am hoping for good weather. It will be my 18th one, I think.

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: Tracker0721 on March 10, 2016, 03:12:06 pm

My buddy just told me he has some college stuff to do on the 21st(my birthday, what a jerk) so it looks like we'll be leaving on the 22nd. Hope I see both of you there!

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: YosemiteBen on March 10, 2016, 03:52:57 pm

I so wish I could! All the goings on have outdone my finances!

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: Redhand on March 10, 2016, 04:59:14 pm

Is that the knapping put on by pugent sound knappers?

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: aaron on March 10, 2016, 06:34:30 pm

No redhand, this one is not put on by anyone. It just happens on its own!

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: Tracker0721 on March 10, 2016, 10:46:38 pm

I like how the PSK got around the BLM rules on that one. Genius.

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: Redhand on March 11, 2016, 08:07:05 am

Thanks aaron I was curious. I have an uncle that lives in Bend he is an excellent Knapper. He always attends the Glass Buttes knapp-in with PSK.

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: aaron on March 13, 2016, 02:02:20 pm

Just for the record, this event Way predates the PSK and is not organized by them. It has been going for almost 40 years. It was started by Jimm Riggs and others. Local people from burns organize the porta potties and firewood.

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: phyankord on March 15, 2016, 01:39:09 am

have fun while your down there bro!

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: Pat B on March 15, 2016, 10:17:41 am

If anyone sees Keenan Howard tell him hello from his PA family.

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: Bryce on March 16, 2016, 12:32:52 am

See you there

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: Tracker0721 on March 22, 2016, 01:07:09 am

Hope everyone's having fun down there! My truck broke down. Mechanic can get me in in a week or so. What I'm trying for is using my parents suburban. Hopefully I'll make it or I'll be down after everyone's left! Haha

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: Tracker0721 on March 26, 2016, 03:33:20 pm

We arrived at 10:30pm on Wednesday, dug all day Thursday, went to the Dacite pits on Friday and my buddy wasn't wanting to stay later so we left at 1:30pm Friday and made it home this morning at midnight 30. The 2 pictures I took were of Silver sheen and the view from the top of the little butte. Yes that is all mohagany obsidian to my left and in the road. Also it's a super steep road haha. The top of the mountain is visibly darker due to all the obsidian. We got silver sheen, mohagany, gold sheen, 1 piece of fire, Dacite, and black butter. Awesome trip even if it was only 3 days. The camp hosts were awesome and showed us to the silver sheen and provided some good stories and tips at camp. I'll take some pictures of my stock pile later on. Some of these pieces we dug up were huge! Dug a tunnel 3 feet into a pit going under ground another 3-4 to get the biggest chunk of mohagany I'd seen.

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: phyankord on March 27, 2016, 02:02:16 am

mohagany from malchior VII?

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: Stringman on March 27, 2016, 08:21:41 am

Sounds like a great trip! Glad you made it after rough start.

Title: Re: Heading to Glass Buttes again!!
Post by: YosemiteBen on March 27, 2016, 11:24:37 am

I do want to go back there some time.