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Stringman:
So after talking with a couple guys, an idea is forming and I thought I'd start a thread to see where the interest is. Don mentioned bringing some chert to heat treat at the classic this year. I said it would be tough to get it in and out of the ground in time to still be able to knap it. So....

Is anybody else interested in doing a community heat treat at Pappy's?

Zuma:
Count me in, so long as I'm not in the OR or on a drip.  :laugh:
Spring is a ways away. If time is of the essence and you want
 to heat the rocks abo style. Try do design a pizza style oven
so you can slip different type rocks into different temp compartments.
Most rock can be treated in 8-12 hours imo at temps of 500 degrees
or so. Incuding cool down.
Zuma

Stringman:
Glad to have ya Zuma, I'm not sure about the details of the pit just yet. Will was gonna talk to Pappy and get clearance from the tower before we proceed. Also, he sorta volunteered to oversee the operation so I would hope we could come up with a way to do it without taking a ton of his time.

Otherwise, we need to see how many are wanting to be involved before deciding on a plan. If it works out, this might be good material to pass around the pit and create a shadow box of points for the raffle.

Pat B:
Some folks are usually there the week before the Classic starts. That should give you plenty of time to set it all up and get some rocks cooked and cooled.

Wolf Watcher:
Sounds like fun!  There are some musts for it to work.  Material should probably be in preforms, if you know which ones cook at a higher temp, they should be identified so pit placement can be determined.  We all can send our preforms with an identifying mark early to Will in "if it fits it ships" boxes.  My greatest FIND was an abandoned cooking pit left uncovered with my brother.  Some of the material in the pit changed colors when fired and I had always thought that material came from someplace else.  Joe

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