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Post by RickB on Sept 3, 2013 14:33:02 GMT -5
Here's a couple photos of a point I made from heat treated Florida coral. James I picked up a few pieces of this at the Cartersville GA knap-in back in April. It's nice to work and I was able to get a nice flaking pattern on the point. Rick B   |
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Post by jamesp on Sept 3, 2013 14:42:23 GMT -5
That can be fired thru a 1 inch steel plate:> Fine knap work Rick. Real fine. Thanks for posting. Got any more?
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Post by RickB on Sept 3, 2013 16:53:40 GMT -5
Ok, you talked me into it. Here's a blade that I made last month. This one is made from rainbow obsidian (7 1/2" x 2 1/4"). Rick B  I made this one over a year and a half ago. It's 5" long and 1 1/2" wide and made from a piece of flint from the Flint River near Albany GA - enjoy. Rick B  |
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Post by jamesp on Sept 3, 2013 17:46:37 GMT -5
Superb. And some. Love the Flint River flint. My old friend gave me some obsidian points and spears out of that same obsidian.
How long have you been knapping?
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 3, 2013 19:01:48 GMT -5
Wow those are awesome pieces. My knapping still sucks big time *L*.....Mel
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Post by RickB on Sept 3, 2013 19:38:24 GMT -5
James, I've been knapping over six years now. The flint river material is heat treated and gets a nice translucent waxy look to it. Mel, keep on knapping - it takes a lot of rock breaking to get pretty good. A lot of those little pieces you chip off can be tumbled. Rick B
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Post by Thunder69 on Sept 3, 2013 19:41:53 GMT -5
Really Really nice Rick...Do you Make knives out of them ?...My brother knaps and I set them in antler/horn...I posted some in the creations section the other day....John
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Post by RickB on Sept 4, 2013 6:08:03 GMT -5
Nice job on hafting your brother's knives. I haven't hafted any, I just make the points/blades for the most part out of fossil chert, flint and coral. Flint-knapping is the earliest form of lapidary work there is. Rick B
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Sept 4, 2013 11:31:10 GMT -5
The first lapidarians. I like finding their jewels they left behind at their campsites where ground is plowed/disturbed. And tumbling them.
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Post by rockhound97058 on Sept 4, 2013 16:35:49 GMT -5
Great work! I love to collect flintknapping art. Each person has their own unique touch to their work.
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Post by 1jdon on Oct 4, 2013 21:37:52 GMT -5
Rick, have you a picture of the snow quartz knife to show?
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Post by RickB on Oct 7, 2013 15:35:45 GMT -5
Here's a photo of a quartz point - snow quartz from South America. 1jdon gave me a piece to knap at a rock and gem show last November. Don, I hope you like how it turned out. Rick B.  |
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Post by jamesp on Oct 7, 2013 19:08:42 GMT -5
Oh yea. That's the way to do it Rick. I wonder if you had to fight with a grain direction?
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Post by RickB on Oct 7, 2013 19:23:11 GMT -5
James, grain direction can be an issue when knapping quartz and I got lucky on this piece as it was orientated correctly for me to chip away from the sides and shape it up. You can see a white diagonal inclusion that goes from the point of one of the base ears approximately 1/4 of the way into the point. The flakes wanted to stop when they hit the inclusion so I ran the flakes in the same direction as the inclusion to overcome the issue. The grain pretty much went in the direction as the inclusion. Rick B
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Post by jamesp on Oct 8, 2013 13:32:11 GMT -5
The local quartz gave the ancients a challenge. I have great respect for well knaped artifact of the crystalline material around here.
Still looks like that one was a serious challenge.
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Post by bsky4463 on Oct 8, 2013 23:22:25 GMT -5
Those are huge. Nice
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Post by pghram on Oct 9, 2013 13:41:32 GMT -5
Nice set. That quartz point steals the show.
Rich
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Post by jcinpc on Nov 5, 2013 19:56:37 GMT -5
killer point rick,that looks like a piece of Pasco county pinhead coral. Rick schwardt( my neighbor) brings a load up there to Daves knap-in
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Post by RickB on Nov 8, 2013 15:03:56 GMT -5
Thanks JC. I picked that piece of coral and some other heat treated pinhead coral from a vendor this past April at the Cartersville GA knap-in. Along with the coral, I bought some Texas georgetown and root beer flint (5 gallon bucket full), Flint River GA flint, dacite and obsidian from Oregon and California, Keokuk chert from Oklahoma, and some novaculite from Arkansas. For those out there looking for some nice rock to tumble or cab, large knap-ins are a good source - you can look it over and high grade it for whatever purpose you intend to do with it. Rick B
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 8, 2013 18:59:26 GMT -5
Really like the modern knapping as much as the old Indian knapping....
I have a few in my collection from different knappers...
Your work is totally off the hook cool too! Thumbs up
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Gotta lick those rocks to see if they shine!!
