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Offline iowabow

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« on: May 14, 2011, 10:50:20 am »
This is an arrow head found north of burlington near the mississippi river.  I like the corner notch on this point.  Any idea what kind of flint this is? 
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Offline Tower

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« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2011, 11:43:24 am »
Looks like a translucent agate to me. Almost like Montana .
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« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2011, 11:51:59 am »
No idea but it's purdy. Looks like some stuff brother brought in from Chile for me, but i doubt they hauled any up from there back in the day ;D.
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« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2011, 03:19:49 pm »
 Yeah, I vote for agate also.It was a trade Item all along the western end of the Missouri river. I found points,tools and debitage all along the south bank of Fort Peck Reservoir in east montana. That whole area is an archy site. Someone coulda jumped in a canoe and went visiting,or; Someone got to far west and got an arra in the a$*..for thier trouble and took it home. Ha !  Nice find  '  Frank
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« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2011, 05:24:03 pm »
well this is the first one.  I intentionally broke the ear so it would match and when I made the second one I just could not knock it off.  This notch is the best one I have done yet.  My point is too thin but I started with a thin flake.  Do you all think that this point style had the long ear?
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« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2011, 05:54:22 pm »
Looks like agate that we would find in Wyoming on the rach I grew up on. Thats cool stuff ;)
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« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2011, 06:52:38 pm »
Looks like a perfect match John. but ya forgot to knock the tip off ::). I would say the ears on the old one were comparable to yours. Good notching..
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Offline warhawk

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« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2011, 01:09:43 am »
That is nice, i really like the real one can you send it my way?
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« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2011, 06:51:00 pm »
Nice point and reproduction too. I second what Maddog said since we grew up in the same house. We called it Moss Agate, I've heard it called Montana Agate as well. Wish I had gotten into this knapping when I lived there. That Agate is all over the place up there.
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« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2011, 09:13:14 am »
It is almost like glass it is so clear. I made a second point that I will post when I make the third. It is an easy point to make.  Just make a triangle and Connor notch it carefully and slowly.  You have to be jarful when you start the corner to go slow and take small flakes.
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« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2011, 11:46:08 am »
Here is the second one!

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« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2011, 11:58:22 am »
Nice point ,I like the bluish color.
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« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2011, 01:07:45 pm »
Johnathan looks like uve made some improvement since the last time we spoke...Great work man where u find that agate?  Looks good!

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« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2011, 03:30:53 pm »
A friend of mind found it north of burlington near the missisippi river and gave it to me
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