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Heat treating?

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Dalton Knapper:
Jeremy, if it is English flint that you purchased it will be just fine without heat treating unless it is an extremely low grade. If it is really dark (almost black) with a white or chalky cortex (skin) it will be English flint. We call our materials over here chert and the British folks call their flint.

For future reference too....it is the rock that is spalled or large flaked into usable pieces that are heat treated. Only after heat treating the spall is it knapped and turned into an arrowhead.

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