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Looking for Solid Copper Flintknapping Billets
rileyconcrete:
Tower,
Thats to bad on my end. Wish I could have got those.
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JEB:
Just back from our anual winter retreat in the SW. I have gotten copper billets as large as 3" around in the past at the scrap yard. I usually just pick them up for people and mail them out at cost plus the postage costs. 4 months ago scrap copper was going for around $3.50 a pound. I can check for you if you like. I also would like a couple of points for my travel time, LOL
Let me know if you or anyone needs help with this.
nclonghunter:
If you are wanting a big bopper then consider using a large Dogwood limb. Several folks use it on hard Rhyolite rock and it works well for spalling. I would think on Obsidian it would work even better. Shape a 2-3 inch Dogwood limb in the shape of a tapered bopper thats as long as you like...I think you'll like it.
Bevan R.:
--- Quote from: nclonghunter on March 26, 2011, 11:38:24 am ---If you are wanting a big bopper then consider using a large Dogwood limb. Several folks use it on hard Rhyolite rock and it works well for spalling. I would think on Obsidian it would work even better. Shape a 2-3 inch Dogwood limb in the shape of a tapered bopper thats as long as you like...I think you'll like it.
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Only problem with this idea is that arround here (West Nebraska), a dogwood limb would be harder to come by than copper. :)
Bevan R
rileyconcrete:
Bevan I am with you. It is hard to ind dogwood out here in Idaho. May have it here just have never heard of it.
Thanks for the info on it though.
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