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benp:
Hello all, I just started my first point out of some obsidian since that was the only material I could find to buy in a rock store. I live on the east coast of NC and ain’t many rocks to be found naturally. But the reason for my post here is that years ago my brother found a arrow head point in the field and is my favorite point I’ve seen. We thought of it as red flint and I wanted to try and make some just like it but can’t seem to find brown or red flint anywhere on the market as if it doesn’t exist.

I did find a small rock on a field path that I believe is the same material but I feel it is in no shape or size for me to knap to a point. So I wanted to make sure we identified the material correctly and to see if there is a source that I could buy some from.

The point is small and is sort of waxy looking compared to the glassy look of obsidian.

benp:
The rock I found

mullet:
The red color could be patina and the real stone might not be that color. You can soak the point in mineral oil for about a week and it will show you the color without patina. After you take it out it will revert back to the former color in a week or so.

Zuma:
Pretty sure your point is Jasper.Most likely imported from Virginia.
 Maybe even Pennsylvania.
Here are some I made from VA jasper recently.
Zuma

Tracker0721:
Could it have been a heat treated piece? That usually gives a waxy consistency.

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