Rhyolite revisited

[FlintWalker]

I pressure flaked my very first point from a thin flake of green rhyolite I picked up in the knapping pit at the Tn Classic. That first one was all Abo and I wore a blister big as a nickel on my index finger pushing on that stuff!
 Every time I look at that first one, I think how nice it'd be to try another piece. Jesse to the rescue!
 He gave me a couple small flakes the other day, so I tried again.  This time...no blisters   It's still tough rock, I just think my hands are tougher
 
 This one's yours Jesse

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[leapingbare]

Holy !@#$$%!!!
Thats killer dude, dont know how you did it.

[leapingbare]

Really?

[bryan irwin]

thats awsome man how did you do that.

[mullet]

 YOU SUCK!

[Outbackbob48]

Hey Shannon, both of those points look excellent, I,m going to a knappin tomorrow in Cuba N.y.see if I can find you a nice pc of Onadago to keep you in shape for that tuff ryolite. Later Bob

[Lombard]

Those look really good.

[TRACY]

Awesome points! I picked up the same green material not knowing what it was other than tough. I can sympathize with the pressure flaking scars What exactly is rhyolite?

Tracy

[AncientArcher76]

I hear u BOB will be there!  If u taken 86 to get there look for it in outcrops u know I will be lookin!   Nice work Shannon!

Russ

[FlintWalker]

Thank you all...especially you, Eddie
 For those that don't know. The first picture is the first one ever. The other is the last one (hopefully not ever though)

Bob, I have some onondaga that Russ sent me. Rhyolite is obsidian compared to that stuff!
 
 

[leapingbare]

Shanon that ryolite is special.  yea its tough but as far as ryolite go's its candy. I dug that with James about 10 years ago. and as far as i know ya cant get it anymore houses on it.

[jamie]

excellent work shannon and some really good looking rhyolite. dont think i ever worked a piece that clean. thats a keeper

[Hardawaypoints]

Absolutely fine work.  I can tell you that there just isn't a lot of that primo rhyolite around (not that I've been able to find anyway).  You have to make the best of it & you did just that, Shannon.

Jim

[n2everythg]

I have a bunch of it...well a few nice 5 # boulders anyway. Also some really nice black rhyolite as well.....
I will let it go for 100$ per arrow sized chip for those of you that just gotta try it out...     HA
BUT... I havnt made anything nearly that nice with it.

nice job shannon. That stuff is tougher than nails.
later
wade

[Hillbilly]

That's awesome, Shannon. That first one looks a bit familiar. Gotta love some good rhyolite. Anybody can make a nice point out of heat-treated candy but you gotta work at it with that man-rock. Now you need a chunk of good speckled porphyritic rhyolite.