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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: paulc on January 01, 2019, 01:29:09 pm

Title: Cooking flint ridge material???
Post by: paulc on January 01, 2019, 01:29:09 pm

Who has done it successfully? And how did you do it. Had 2 pieces in turkey roaster all night and not sure it changed the knappability much...roaster goes to about 450. I won’t come close to a preform from either piece.

Any advice would be super!

Thanks, Paul

Title: Re: Cooking flint ridge material???
Post by: bjrogg on January 01, 2019, 05:44:20 pm

Sorry Paul, can't help but will be watching. (-P
Bjrogg
PS don't forget to take pictures.

Title: Re: Cooking flint ridge material???
Post by: boheem on January 01, 2019, 06:37:50 pm

You'll need at least 550, and to get that with a roaster you'll have fill it with sand and insulate the lid to hold the heat.

Title: Re: Cooking flint ridge material???
Post by: Tower on January 01, 2019, 07:24:09 pm

If it has a removable pan pull it out.  You should get about 525*  at least that’s what mine will get up too

Title: Re: Cooking flint ridge material???
Post by: paulc on January 01, 2019, 07:29:34 pm

Do you keep it above 500 over night? Or just a couple hrs?
Thanks, Paul

Title: Re: Cooking flint ridge material???
Post by: Tower on January 01, 2019, 07:45:52 pm

I have kept it on high overnight, but I keep it outside & not in the house . 

Title: Re: Cooking flint ridge material???
Post by: Tower on January 01, 2019, 07:46:36 pm

Depending upon the stone

Title: Re: Cooking flint ridge material???
Post by: boheem on January 01, 2019, 07:59:51 pm

I useally hold mine a few hours, I have mine rigged with thermometers one on the side and one in the middle. and when the side reaches 500 the middle will be at least 175 degrease cooler. so its good to hold for a while.

Title: Re: Cooking flint ridge material???
Post by: JEB on January 01, 2019, 08:22:45 pm

Google Mike Cook. He has cooked about every knapping rock there is. He can answer your question.