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Pat B:
The floor of the Twin Oaks knapping pit is 6" to 8" deep in "gravel". Lots of good stuff just laying around. Will be a lots more in May.
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Russ:
--- Quote from: Pat B on December 19, 2019, 10:56:17 am ---The floor of the Twin Oaks knapping pit is 6" to 8" deep in "gravel". Lots of good stuff just laying around. Will be a lots more in May.
:KN (=) :-K :OK
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are you able to grab a box and just fill up????
Parnell:
DH - It's an interesting question. I think out of manners just loading up a box or rocks feels like taking something that doesn't belong to you. But, periodically the pit has to be cleaned out and loads of useful stuff goes to a dump pile, where it can be picked through. When people are sitting there knapping... the stuff on the ground is fair game when its been sitting there and the person who left it isn't claiming it.
It's kinda funny you ask that question, I've never really stopped to consider the etiquette behind the debris.
If you were to go to Mullet's place or mine, just grabbing something would be wrong, of course. But, at Twin Oaks it is a club and it belongs to them and Pappy. It seems the best thing to do would be to speak with Pap. Hospitality and generosity are valued highly with those folks. That's my 2 cents.
Do you intend to go to The Classic next spring? Or, another event?
bjrogg:
Steve I'd have to agree. If I'm remembering correctly Pappy's crew cleaned out the pit last year before the classic. Probably a bunch of stuff there somewhere that would help a beginner knapper. I would ask Pappy about it.
The first year I was at Marshall Primitive Archery Meet. They had a couple buckets of "free stuff ". Marshall doesn't seem to draw a huge crowd of knappers. They did draw a lot of people who would like to learn how to though. The free stuff was mostly flakes and stuff that someone else had trouble with and gave up on. I got a few pieces and made some pretty decent points from it. Made some of it into smaller gravel and learned a lot. The free stuff went really fast. As free stuff usually does. I think it was a nice way to clean up someone's pit. Might work good for the Classic
Bjrogg
Russ:
I have finals during Marshalls and my dads going on a trip but the Classic I can go to if my parents will allow. I just don't want to get someone mad, but also if they're just leaving it there...
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