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Knappability Scale?
nclonghunter:
I thought NC Rhyolite would have been at least a 7... >:D
Good info and interesting
Zuma:
Here are two examples of what I would rate very high as
far as knap ability.
Heat treated novaculite-- like butter. From Roy Miller.
Porcelain tiles !" thick (from Hudson Bay) trade tower clean up.
like butter too.
I had a few large ones that I never photographed.
Zuma
The ones x out are crapperite. I learned how to not lop
it once in a while bob. lol a 6 for me
caveman2533:
How does it compare to Callahans scale?
https://books.google.com/books?id=Wnn3eVROJP4C&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=Callahan+lithic+scale&source=bl&ots=1cOoH-qnUY&sig=1HtQptobItotWduG9IjDOp7Wx0U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDAQ6AEwA2oVChMIsrPasruUxgIViQOsCh09MgBv#v=onepage&q=Callahan%20lithic%20scale&f=false
turbo:
--- Quote from: nclonghunter on June 16, 2015, 10:29:59 am ---I thought NC Rhyolite would have been at least a 7... >:D
Good info and interesting
--- End quote ---
Haha, well by Callahan's scale it's around 7!
Chippintuff:
I am glad to see high quality flint/chert rated better than glass and obsidian. Since this matter is affected both by a knapper's tools, experience, techniques and preferences, it is unlikely there will ever be complete agreement on any knappability scale. In my opinion, it's largely a matter of an individual's preferences in difficulties. Though it is an excellent material for learning how to knap to get predictable results, I don't like glass and obsidian's eagerness to pop a flake off. I had rather hit a little harder on a material that is a little more "forgiving". From reading posts by other knappers, it seems that some really like to deal with "tough" materials. Maybe what I am saying is that flakability is not the whole matter, and even "workability" is subject to methods.
WA
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