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nokswimmer:
hello....i have never knapped before but would love to give it a try.   i have tons of a "white" quartz around my house.  could i use it?  if so could someone, i don't know, run me threw getting started and let me know everything i will need?

thanks!

~Nate

Hillbilly:
Quartz is knappable, but a lot tougher than most flint or chert.  I like working it, but it's not easy. Quartz usually works best with big hardwood or moose antler billets. I would suggest getting a knapping book or two (D.C. Waldorf's The Art of Flintknapping is a good'un) and watch some of the flintknapping videos on YouTube.



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Otoe Bow:
Nate, these guys are great.  I've learned a ton from this site and the references that Hillbilly mentioned. 

Awesome picture Steve.  You sure that ain't ice you chewed on?   ;D

otoe

nokswimmer:
would i have to bake my quartz?

~N

Hillbilly:
No, it's pretty much resistant to heat treatment. I think Jack Cresson has experimented a bit with heat treating quartzites, and had a little success with a few types. But for the most part, how you find it is how it is. I find some really well-made old points from it around here, and a lot of clunkers.

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