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MulchMaker:

--- Quote from: Outbackbob48 on January 25, 2017, 12:13:48 pm ---Mulch, finding rock is not confusing , Just anty up that credit card  :o and show up at a big knapping and I am sure are great rock dealers will be able to help you out. Bob

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I am so tempted to order some, but I keep reminding myself that this is supposed to be a free hobby after you get your tools paid for, at least for me. I could have made tools I guess, lol. My whole goal is to make totally free hunting sets. Bow, arrows, arrowheads, quiver, bowstring. With all the bottle glass around here I'll just stick with that for now and try to find chert that's suitable as well. I think when my wife ask where we're going for vacation I'll tell her Glass butte though.

Outbackbob48:
Mulchmaker, I went to Flintridge and mined my own flint, it is something that every knapper should do( mine your own). When you are done trying to get a few pcs out of a limestone crack then sort the layers, then heat treat, and grade and end up with about 1/2 of what you started out with , not counting the 250 mile drive one way. After this is done I sure had a differ respect for the price of a pretty pc of Flint ridge and the rock dealer that brought it. Finally if I still don't like his price I can still say no and pick up a pc of ole dry brown Dover and pretend it is a beautiful pc of blue , green, red, and yellow swirly flint ridge.  :o ;D Just have fun with it and when I first started I busted up a lot of glass also. Bob

MulchMaker:
I'm not in any hurry, my points still need a lot of refining before I'd pay money to ruin top quality stone. I've got enough to hunt with for now. Flint Ridge sounds fun!! Might have to go there too. What matters is I am having fun and learning and improving my skill, I was just making sure I wasn't chert blind. I'd rather use stone but I doubt an Iroquois 800 years ago would have walked by a glass bottle so neither will I . Thanks guys for showing me that I'm doing just fine and everyone in my area is likely in the same situation.

GlisGlis:
This is the only flint point I've made out of self provided stone.
It's so small that it redefines the concept of bird point and clearly explains why they were so used in the past  :D
Finding stone is not that easy and finding good stone is even more difficult (no I dont live on the glass buttes  :D )
I prefer to stay on glass as long as I'm learning and continue the quest for flint in the meanwhile

bjrogg:
MulchMaker nothing wrong with playing with glass. It is a good material that can teach you a lot. It's not nearly as frustrating turning free glass into gravel. I would however recommend going to any knapping gatherings you can. It is a great way to meet people and buy stone with out paying shipping. I'm a old farm boy and it's still hard for me to believe I paid good money for rock but I did.
I spent $130 on rock at Marshall Primitive Archer meet and I have learned an enormous amount from this stone. I still look for stone here and knap glass but I don't regret the money I spent on the stone I got, it was a good deal and I plan on getting more next time. I still have a lot of that stone left. Believe me I'm very frugal, but I know a good deal when I get it.
Bjrogg

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