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Title: gold sheen obsidian, couple more
Post by: bubby on January 30, 2012, 10:01:27 pm
i made this point fri night at work, gold sheen obsidian, this stuff shimmers when you move it, it's freaking gorgeous, not the best point but i'll work some more tonight, Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/knapping/Picture003-11.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/knapping/Picture004-9-1.jpg)
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: Tower on January 30, 2012, 10:13:36 pm
That's a nice point. If your too proud to haft it up , make a necklace & wear it proudly. Tower.
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: Will H on January 30, 2012, 10:27:09 pm
that obsidian sure is purty stuff!
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: JW_Halverson on January 30, 2012, 11:16:20 pm
I've a beautiful arrowhead of grey sheen obsidian, amazing irridescence as it moves in direct sunlight!  I can only imagine this gold sheen!!!  Awesome.
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: juniper junkie on January 31, 2012, 01:11:00 am
where did you get the gold sheen?? only stuff I have seen came from glass buttes in oregon.
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: flungonin on January 31, 2012, 02:18:44 am
I just arrived in Murfreesboro, Tn. Where can i find some knappable material around here and what would it be
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: bubby on January 31, 2012, 05:53:28 am
thank's guy's, tower it just has a little hump at the base on the other side i couldn't remove, it'll find a good home, JW the shop has some gold and silver sheen, the owner hadn't knapped any and wasn't shure if it would still shimmer, juniper i got it at my local rock shop, it was in the slab ben and it was a little more spendy than mook, Bub
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: Jimbob on January 31, 2012, 02:31:26 pm
Cool lookin point man!!
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: Elktracker on January 31, 2012, 02:57:00 pm
Very nice looking point I have about 250 pounds of gold sheen and pictures just dont do it justice! Depending on how the sheen runs through the rock and how you break or slab it you can get some really awsome looking stuff! Nice work!

Josh
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: bubby on January 31, 2012, 04:00:58 pm
you right about the pics Josh, you almost need a video to show off the fx of this stuff, 250#, a piece the size of my palm was five bucks, you sitting on a gold mine, Bub
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: Elktracker on January 31, 2012, 04:05:29 pm
Ya the rock shops charge a bit more, I sold a 25 pound rock of the gold sheen for 20 dollars pluss shipping the other day :D Then you get the guy who sells a 2 pound rock for 30 bucks :-\ I dont get it lol

Josh
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: bubby on January 31, 2012, 04:31:28 pm
josh mine was a slab about 5/8" thick, they allways charge more when slabed, Bub
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: Elktracker on January 31, 2012, 04:33:54 pm
Ya I hear ya I slabbed a bunch of the stuff I got and it takes some time! Nice point bubby. PM on the way

Josh
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: Gus on January 31, 2012, 05:09:59 pm
Whew!

That's some Purty Rock!

You might could just show that to a deer and load him up in the cooler... :)

-gus
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: JW_Halverson on January 31, 2012, 06:48:06 pm
Whew!

That's some Purty Rock!

You might could just show that to a deer and load him up in the cooler... :)

-gus

Yeah, just turn it back and forth in the sun and while the buck is ooohing and aaahing over the sheen you knock 'em in the head with a stump.  No holes in the hide that way.
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: cowboy on February 01, 2012, 04:25:22 pm
Goodun!
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: Sparrow on February 02, 2012, 04:42:35 pm
Sheen kills !  :)  '  Frank
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian
Post by: bubby on February 02, 2012, 04:59:33 pm
here's a couple more i chipped out last night, trying to get the glimmer of the point's,  it reminds me of mother o Pearl, but black and gold, Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/knapping/Picture002-17-1.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/knapping/Picture003-11-1.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/knapping/Picture004-9-2.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/knapping/Picture005-7-1.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/knapping/Picture006-4-1.jpg)
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian, couple more
Post by: Elktracker on February 02, 2012, 05:02:27 pm
Those look real nice bub! Wish I could do that I need to break some more rock  :D Nice work!

Josh
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian, couple more
Post by: Jimbob on February 02, 2012, 08:03:25 pm
Bub, those look great.
Title: Re: gold sheen obsidian, couple more
Post by: Tower on February 02, 2012, 11:56:33 pm
Ooooh! That's purddy!