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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Ed Brooks on March 14, 2017, 10:58:49 am

Title: hard stuff
Post by: Ed Brooks on March 14, 2017, 10:58:49 am

I got it bad and know it. every place I go, I'm looking for material, bow wood, arrow wood, rocks you name it. my son came home with a rock the other day, and asked if it would work for me to make points out of. I told him it looked pretty hard, however i managed to get a point. I was going to put it in ABO but I ended up using a nail for final edge work. I think its a quarts material of some kind but not sure. Thanks for looking. Ed

Title: Re: hard stuff
Post by: Zuma on March 14, 2017, 11:17:06 am

Nice point from pretty rough lookin rock.
Not sure at all but it could be a common dolomite
Zuma

Title: Re: hard stuff
Post by: bjrogg on March 14, 2017, 11:19:02 am

Nice job Ed, those really hard ones always teach me something. Mostly respect for people that make pretty ones from it.lol. Seriously good job
Bjrogg

Title: Re: hard stuff
Post by: mullet on March 14, 2017, 12:29:33 pm

Nice point for that material. The rock looks like Gneiss to me.

Title: Re: hard stuff
Post by: Ed Brooks on March 15, 2017, 10:12:36 am

thanks for taking the time to look, I'm not sure what this rock is leverite maybe, tough for sure.  :-K
I'm really liking that my son is looking for material for me, now if I could get him to hit two rock together.. hope you all have a great day. Ed

Title: Re: hard stuff
Post by: RickB on March 15, 2017, 09:52:56 pm

Ed, is the rock in the second photo from North Carolina? Looks a lot like rhyolite to me. Rick B

Title: Re: hard stuff
Post by: Ed Brooks on March 16, 2017, 10:41:16 am

Quote from: RickB on March 15, 2017, 09:52:56 pm

Ed, is the rock in the second photo from North Carolina? Looks a lot like rhyolite to me. Rick B

RickB, my son found it along the river here in Washington state the PNW. I don't believe it was packed in here by the Indians. Ed

Title: Re: hard stuff
Post by: Trapper Rob on March 16, 2017, 09:43:00 pm

You got a nice point out of it.

Title: Re: hard stuff
Post by: Sasquatch on March 20, 2017, 09:28:00 am

Yep your title says it all.   8)