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Good place for "nappin" rocks in Oklahoma
carpenter374:
otoe, im in the same boat your in. i live out west of okc about 80 mi. ive done a considerable amount of researching on it. kay county seems to have a lot of flint that is workable. there's a type of chert called 'frisco chert' that is from south east of okc. keokuk flint is in oklahoma but i have yet to find out where. a lot of knappers just drive to north central texas to get the high grade, highly workable edwards chert. its located in an area roughly from fort worth to fredricksburg and east as far as austin. if you check e-bay theres rock to be had cheap there but no way to assure quality. it seems that workability can differ considerably even from cobble to cobble so youre probably better testing the rock yourself as you gather it. hope this helps.
Otoe Bow:
Thanks Carpenter. I find myself looking in creeks and road cuts every where I drive. Plus I carry my boppers and tool kit with me just about every time I take a road trip, just in case there's rocks in them thar hills. ;D
Mike.
cowboy:
Sound like me Mike :D. Always on the lookout for trees, arras, rocks - I need to pay more attention to the road ;D..
El Destructo:
--- Quote from: carpenter374 on April 06, 2008, 03:22:14 pm --- i live out west of okc about 80 mi.
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Then you need to see if you can find a place along the Canadian River Bed that you can hunt...there should be all kinds of Frisco and Keokuk Flint and Alibates too...if you are lucky.....thats where I find mine here in the Panhandle....is along the Canadian River Breaks....
carpenter374:
north canadian or south canadian?
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