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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: cowboy on February 01, 2010, 08:53:31 pm

Title: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: cowboy on February 01, 2010, 08:53:31 pm
Did battle with some Tallahata from Jeffutley today. Didn't realize how spoiled I was on that nice TX stuff till tonight :-X. Thing started out about four times this size but I still have most of a box left - more to come and bigger hopefully :).

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Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: sailordad on February 01, 2010, 08:55:33 pm
damn thats a nice un  :o

you guys are makng it tuff for me
i just got my box of this stuff,dont know if i can do the justice you guys have been doing to it
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: mullet on February 01, 2010, 09:01:13 pm
 Holey Crap! That's a nice Hillsborough, Paul. I'll be glad to get home to my box of Tallahatta.
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: FlintWalker on February 01, 2010, 09:01:46 pm
You won that fight!  Now show us what you can really do!
  You see what I meant about how some of it just will not knapp?
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: sailordad on February 01, 2010, 09:02:56 pm
man we must have all gotten a box from jeff  ;D

we are all just a glutton for punishment arent we >:D
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: cowboy on February 01, 2010, 09:05:51 pm
Yup we are ;D. Thanks fellers! I don't see why your so head up about gettin home to that tallhata Eddie, that TX stuff you just picked up is a lot easier to work ::). I found out what ya mean Shannon - that white stuff doesn't knap worth a cra&&^p :D.
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: mullet on February 01, 2010, 09:08:59 pm
 Nope it don't, it's that pretty black salt and pepper looking stuff. :D
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: leapingbare on February 01, 2010, 09:24:29 pm
Cool thats a good one!

I got a box from him too.. i'll be playing with it soon.
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: Hillbilly on February 01, 2010, 11:11:09 pm
That's a helluva nice looking Hilly, Paul. Here's the best Hilly I've made from that TQ so far, not as nice as yours, though.

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Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: HoBow on February 01, 2010, 11:31:03 pm
I hope I did you guys good.  I did my best with my limited knowledge of putting together rock boxes.  The Post Office lady thought I was crazy mailing so much rock  ;D  Quite honestly, I'm about done playing with it.  My hands have 4 DEEP cuts in them and I'm not having much luck!  >:( Shannon told me he thought it was good to learn on because if you could get comfortable with this, you could knap any other rock....but I'm frustrated as ever!!!
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: jamie on February 02, 2010, 12:06:34 am
wwwwwwwwwooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: FlintWalker on February 02, 2010, 12:09:54 am
Don't give up Jeff.  Get you some easy working rock and build some confidence.  You can do it ;)
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: cowboy on February 02, 2010, 01:17:41 am
I beg to differ Steve! Your like the quartzite King ;D. That's another dandy lookin point too. You done good on the box-o-rock Jeff, I might be lookin to trade for some more - maybe try to refine my technique ::). Got a box headed your way, It'll flake a lot better than this stuff.
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: DanaM on February 02, 2010, 08:36:29 am
Damn Paul thats a beauty, I've only played with the little pieces, saving the bigger chunks, and yup the whie stuff is
about like trying to flake concrete.
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: Bone pile on February 02, 2010, 09:14:51 am
Nice job on that hillsman Jeff must have used a loader to get all that rock for us .He's probably laughing to himself(Suckers) I dove into mine like a man posessed only to find out what a different animal this talladega is.I managed a point and I'll post when I get to my camera.Thanks again Jeff
Bone pile
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: Pappy on February 02, 2010, 12:03:07 pm
Very nice Paul taht is a nice one. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: cowboy on February 02, 2010, 08:59:59 pm
Thanks Pappy! Can't wait to see yours bone...
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: Bone pile on February 03, 2010, 10:07:58 am
Well Paul after seeing that screamer point you made I picked up another chunk out of the box and all was going well....then that one last flake to make the corner a Little sharper and SNAP
(http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk33/Bonepile/talla003.jpg)
I guess I could make it shorter or see how far I could skip it across the pond,Oh well back to the rockpile
Bone pile
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: DanaM on February 03, 2010, 10:22:02 am
Why waste it, knock the stem off and make a simple side notch :)
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: cowboy on February 03, 2010, 12:20:43 pm
Oooh, that sucks Roger! Hope ya didn't bounce it across the pond. You could narrow it up and still have a nice point.
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: sailordad on February 03, 2010, 06:42:42 pm
bone pile thats an awesome job
don skip it across the pond,throw it my way
i'll take it, me likey  :)
Title: Re: Tallahata Hillsborough
Post by: mullet on February 04, 2010, 12:20:18 am
 I see a cool Harden. ;)