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Can I Knap this?

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nclonghunter:
Just get a harder rock and whack it on the edges to see what's inside...would like to see it again when the inners are exposed.

Patches:
Colt,  what part of Missouri you from?  I am in Warrensburg, SE of KC. 

That looks like some rock I have picked up in down around Springfield.  If it comes out of the ground below the freeze line it works pretty well.  The stuff laying on top of the ground has a lot of freeze cracks in it and crumbled when I hit it.  I have not tried to heat treat any yet. 

Neal 

cowboy:
I'd bust it up and see what's in there, looks fractured. Like patches said, might wanna dig deeper to get to the more solid stuff.

StevenT:
What size is it? Hard to tell from the pic if it fits in the palm of your hand or if it's a five pounder? That could make a difference on if it can be knapped or not.

ColtSmith:
I found this about an hour away from springfield in a ditch, it weighs 15-25 pounds and is very hard to break

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