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NC rhyolite

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caveman2533:
Nice point, but straiten the base and it will be perfect, and with copper no less, Must really be some good rhyolite. It looks nice and smooth.

Hillbilly:
Nice Hardaway point there! Rhyolite is the sweet nectar of the gods. There is no better material on earth for hunting points. Except the rhyolite gods frown on hitting their wonderful creation with a copper bopper. :)

Zuma:
Thanks Steve. That is one of the better pieces of the big chunk. About 10- 15  percent of the chunk is sweet and smooth. It flakes with almost any type billet but the flexy handle copper worked best.

I hear you Hillbilly. I would give this piece a higher  sharp/durable rating than any other chert I have knapped.
Although most of the chunk would rate just a 6-8. I will post a photo of a stemmed point I made from the 6-8 variety. I have knapped some nice green rhyolite but I prefer this banded gray.

caveman2533:
Looks almost like the green Normanskill with the black striping in it.


"rhyolite gods frown on hitting their wonderful creation with a copper bopper."   :)

Zuma:
Hey Steve. I am sure you have seen a few of this style at Pete's.
Perhaps in a tougher man rock.
 Normanskill, in my opinion is sweeter and more lustrous. (waxy)
Although I think I got lucky with the hunk I am whackin at .

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