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Offline Ed Brooks

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hard stuff
« on: March 14, 2017, 10:58:49 am »
I got it bad and know it. every place I go, I'm looking for material, bow wood, arrow wood, rocks you name it. my son came home with a rock the other day, and asked if it would work for me to make points out of. I told him it looked pretty hard, however i managed to get a point. I was going to put it in ABO but I ended up using a nail for final edge work. I think its a quarts material of some kind but not sure. Thanks for looking. Ed
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Offline Zuma

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Re: hard stuff
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2017, 11:17:06 am »
Nice point from pretty rough lookin rock.
Not sure at all but it could be a common dolomite
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: hard stuff
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2017, 11:19:02 am »
Nice job Ed, those really hard ones always teach me something. Mostly respect for people that make pretty ones from it.lol. Seriously good job
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Offline mullet

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Re: hard stuff
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2017, 12:29:33 pm »
Nice point for that material. The rock looks like Gneiss to me.
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Offline Ed Brooks

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Re: hard stuff
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2017, 10:12:36 am »
thanks for taking the time to look, I'm not sure what this rock is leverite maybe, tough for sure.  :-K
I'm really liking that my son is looking for material for me, now if I could get him to hit two rock together.. hope you all have a great day. Ed
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Offline RickB

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Re: hard stuff
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2017, 09:52:56 pm »
Ed, is the rock in the second photo from North Carolina? Looks a lot like rhyolite to me. Rick B
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Offline Ed Brooks

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Re: hard stuff
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2017, 10:41:16 am »
Quote from: RickB on March 15, 2017, 09:52:56 pm
Ed, is the rock in the second photo from North Carolina? Looks a lot like rhyolite to me. Rick B
RickB, my son found it along the river here in Washington state the PNW. I don't believe it was packed in here by the Indians. Ed
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: hard stuff
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2017, 09:43:00 pm »
You got a nice point out of it.
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Offline Sasquatch

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Re: hard stuff
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2017, 09:28:00 am »
Yep your title says it all.   8)
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