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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: AncientArcher76 on June 21, 2011, 09:23:19 pm

Title: Tough Esopus Stem
Post by: AncientArcher76 on June 21, 2011, 09:23:19 pm

Hi guys working with the hard NY rock at least its flat thin and sharp... Thanks for looking!

Russ

Title: Re: Tough Esopus Stem
Post by: bryan irwin on June 21, 2011, 09:45:57 pm

thats a nice one good job.

Title: Re: Tough Esopus Stem
Post by: nugget on June 21, 2011, 11:04:07 pm

SWEET

Title: Re: Tough Esopus Stem
Post by: Tower on June 21, 2011, 11:25:47 pm

Nice point! I'm a sucker for black points. In Texas we'd call it a Bulverde point. Very well done!

Title: Re: Tough Esopus Stem
Post by: mullet on June 21, 2011, 11:33:08 pm

That came out good, Russ. I'm still beating around that stuff. Haven't quite figured out how to be consistant hitting it yet.

Title: Re: Tough Esopus Stem
Post by: FlintWalker on June 22, 2011, 12:41:33 am

Any man that can make anything other than dust outa that stuff...has my respect!

Title: Re: Tough Esopus Stem
Post by: AncientArcher76 on June 22, 2011, 11:07:50 am

Thanx for the great comments!!!  Its the closest type of chert I can find in my area and I usually get one to 2 buckets...good enough for me and sometimes u find the most amazing pieces better then the one in the picture.  I found some that natives took blade cores off of...maybe I should have kept one to show u all next time!! Thanx again!

Russ

Title: Re: Tough Esopus Stem
Post by: Outbackbob48 on June 22, 2011, 06:55:57 pm

Great lookin point on some tuff lookin material for sure. Bob

Title: Re: Tough Esopus Stem
Post by: cowboy on June 22, 2011, 07:03:50 pm

Well I guess that is some tough stuff but you make it look not so tough :). Great lookin stem!

Title: Re: Tough Esopus Stem
Post by: AncientArcher76 on June 23, 2011, 01:08:14 am

LOL thanks guys hey BOB how are u did u make it to Cuba this year?  Give me a call! Cowboy I would love to get together some day I will bring u some Northern stone!  No one else wants it....

Russ

Title: Re: Tough Esopus Stem
Post by: jamie on June 23, 2011, 07:34:07 am

great job buddy on a nice piece of northern candy.  ;D

Title: Re: Tough Esopus Stem
Post by: bushman on June 24, 2011, 04:25:51 am

Nice point. What type of rock is that AncientArcher76?
Bushman

Title: Re: Tough Esopus Stem
Post by: AncientArcher76 on June 24, 2011, 03:41:38 pm

Its called Esopus!

Title: Re: Tough Esopus Stem
Post by: bushman on June 24, 2011, 05:41:14 pm

Thanks AncientArcher76. I thought that was the name of the point because I searched for Esopus and didn’t come up with anything about rocks, just that it’s the name of a river and town in Ulster County, New York.
Bushman

Title: Re: Tough Esopus Stem
Post by: Hillbilly on June 26, 2011, 04:53:44 pm

Nice work! The only piece of Esopus I ever hit wound up having a big fossilized sea shell right in the middle of it.