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4lb chunk of obsidian, time to dig in !

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ohiocountryboy:
Rarely do I get ahold of good chunks of rock its normally arrowhead size spalls. I love making knives more though  I have less experience with large chunk. so this should be fun ( I hope). Either way it goes I'll learn from it . Any advice or tips is much  requested and appreciated.thanks.

 

ohiocountryboy:

ohiocountryboy:

TRACY:
Cool! Second pic shows a ridge running all the way across the rock and I would start with removing that. I find that I forget I'm hitting glass and tend to hit hard at first.

Tracy

Zuma:
Looks like a nice hunk. But I really can't see much, as the photos are quite dark.
I like knapping obsissian myself except for what it does to my eyes.
Please put a fan behind you or at least a good breeze. The tiny fragments
and gasses can get into your lungs and eyes very easily.
Zuma

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