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Offline Bone pile

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coral candy
« on: June 11, 2013, 07:41:57 am »
Used a little back light to show these coral gems.I try to use up every little flake of this material

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Offline TRACY

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Re: coral candy
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2013, 08:10:51 am »
Very nice points! Only knapped a little coral, but love it. Super sharp!

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Offline Wolf Watcher

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Re: coral candy
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2013, 08:32:31 am »
Fantastic points!  O no I see the dreaded copper! O:)  Just some materials you can't bust up!  I have to see if I can trade Mullet out of some coral to finish up this years hunting points.  Sure like your design!  Joe
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Offline piper

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Re: coral candy
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2013, 02:33:47 pm »
nice chipping Bone pile.......thanks for showing us
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: coral candy
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2013, 02:43:45 pm »
Those are sweet coral really looks nice.

Offline leapingbare

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Re: coral candy
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2013, 02:49:26 pm »
Solid points Roger!
Coral makes the best hunting points in my opinion.
But those are all most to prity to brake on a rib cage.. All most ;)
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Offline Outbackbob48

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Re: coral candy
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2013, 06:11:18 pm »
Roger, Good lookin points. Just the little bit of coral that I have knapped has got everything going for it. Pretty, and durable an extremly sharp.

Offline criveraville

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Re: coral candy
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2013, 06:13:21 pm »
Those are absolutely beautiful.  Is coral hard to come by?

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Re: coral candy
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2013, 10:22:16 pm »
Beauties Roger as always!
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Re: coral candy
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2013, 10:28:22 pm »
 SWEET!, that look's like some of Jeff's coral. I'm watching and waiting for the river to go down. It has rained somewhere along it almost everyday since that Tropical storm.
Fantastic points!  O no I see the dreaded copper! O:)  Just some materials you can't bust up!  I have to see if I can trade Mullet out of some coral to finish up this years hunting points.  Sure like your design!  Joe
  Joe, I'm getting you some together. Just been working too much to get it boxed up. ;)
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Offline David_Daugherty

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Re: coral candy
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2013, 11:27:19 pm »
Very nice points!!  I have knapped coral a couple of times and really really liked it. 
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Offline billy

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Re: coral candy
« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2013, 06:19:11 pm »
You gotta stop posting pics of such ugly, crude, nasty-looking points on here or you're gonna give us all a bad rap!   ;D
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: coral candy
« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2013, 07:26:36 pm »
How does a person knap coral? I thought coral was full of holes and such!
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Offline Bone pile

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Re: coral candy
« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2013, 07:42:08 pm »
This is coral that has been silicified over the ages,it ranges in color and quality from the minerals that are in the area.Most of the coral I use comes from West Central Fla.There are coral deposits in other south eastern states also.The points I'm holding are made from what we call pinhead coral and and has been silicified to the point that it is transparent.In it's purest state it can be knapped raw and makes a sharp edge. There are folks that make beautiful jewelry and cabs out of it. Hopes this gives you a better idea of the kind of coral that is knappable.
Roger
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: coral candy
« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2013, 07:56:59 pm »
This is coral that has been silicified over the ages,it ranges in color and quality from the minerals that are in the area.Most of the coral I use comes from West Central Fla.There are coral deposits in other south eastern states also.The points I'm holding are made from what we call pinhead coral and and has been silicified to the point that it is transparent.In it's purest state it can be knapped raw and makes a sharp edge. There are folks that make beautiful jewelry and cabs out of it. Hopes this gives you a better idea of the kind of coral that is knappable.
Roger
Thanks. I thought it was some unsual species of coral...
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