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Differences in knapping obsidian and flint?

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D. Tiller:
Dang! I was hoping you could do somethin with it.  ;D

mullet:
 Steve, Claude uses nothing but a copper cap on the end of a piece of wood for Ryolite. You've seen his thin points. And when I'm spalling Obsidean I like a moose billet. It seems to "peel" longer flakes off.

wvfknapper:

--- Quote from: Hillbilly on March 13, 2008, 04:11:25 pm ---Justin, the copper wouldn't do you much good with either one of those. Seems like the harder the material is, the softer billet you need.

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Hillbilly

I can do pretty good using copper boppers on the ryolite,, and even some of the metal looking quartzite,, ya just got to really abrade the edges and swing it fast..........We got a chert here called Black Kanawha aka "The Rock from Hell" and it's what I cut my teeth on,, have you ever worked any? Some of it is nice, most is grainy.

wvflintknapper

Hillbilly:
Copper works fairly well on the good rhyolite, like the green stuff. I just don't like to knap with copper-I've been swinging antler so long that I just can't get the hang of using copper. Step, step, step, stack, break, break. Robert, I've never tried the Kanawha, but I'd like to. I like working the tough stuff sometimes.

Justin Snyder:
Steve, I was just referring to knocking off spawls.  Justin

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