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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Zuma on September 22, 2017, 10:41:31 am

Title: Green Obsidian knife
Post by: Zuma on September 22, 2017, 10:41:31 am

I had to resort to my nasty green Mexican obsidian
to get a blade big enough for the handle.
I just had to do something with the antler.
Had it around to long.
Zuma

Title: Re: Green Obsidian knife
Post by: Hawkdancer on September 22, 2017, 11:41:57 am

Real nice!,  the Mexican Green is a bit rare, if I remember correctly.  Too pretty to use!
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: Green Obsidian knife
Post by: Orrum on September 22, 2017, 12:57:00 pm

Very nice, I like the fork!

Title: Re: Green Obsidian knife
Post by: Paleokid93 on September 22, 2017, 01:30:49 pm

Thats a really beautiful knife. Does the blade have a transparency to it?

Title: Re: Green Obsidian knife
Post by: bjrogg on September 22, 2017, 01:40:16 pm

Nice knife Zuma. Did you cook that Mexican Style? Seems to me I remember you or maybe someone else saying that cooking that green Mexican Obsidian helped make it less crumbly. Or it could just be my old mind playing tricks on me. At any rate I like the knife.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Green Obsidian knife
Post by: mullet on September 22, 2017, 05:23:39 pm

That looks good, Don. I thought you might have got a hold of some of that Berns green obsidian.

Title: Re: Green Obsidian knife
Post by: Zuma on September 22, 2017, 07:02:57 pm

Well I bought a 80 pound spall from Frank at Flint Ridge a couple years ago.
 Maybe Franks last name is Berns? It is nasty raw tolerable cooked.
Yep the wide fork was the drive lol. When it raw you can't abrade it without
tons of pin and needle shards and when you smack it :-K Watch out! Short
flakes and lots of needles. Nasty  but beautiful if you can keep the steps out.
It only shows green along the edges where it is thinest with a lot of light behind.
Here ar some but the reflection makes them look worse thn they are >:D

Title: Re: Green Obsidian knife
Post by: selfbow joe on September 22, 2017, 08:33:47 pm

Beautiful knife

Title: Re: Green Obsidian knife
Post by: bjrogg on September 22, 2017, 08:38:54 pm

Very nice Zuma, I don't see any bad reflections
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Green Obsidian knife
Post by: Trapper Rob on September 23, 2017, 09:09:28 pm

Nice work Don.

Title: Re: Green Obsidian knife
Post by: Zuma on September 23, 2017, 09:25:09 pm

Thanks BJ and Rob, I hope you two are getting ready for bow hunting,
It starts here in VA this comming Saturday. I am doing a gig at the local Heritage festival
So I'll have to wait till Monday.
Anywho I was looking through stuff and I found this spall.
I think it makes my point about nasty.
Zuma

Title: Re: Green Obsidian knife
Post by: bjrogg on September 24, 2017, 06:20:03 am

     Yup Zuma, tried to get everything ready for hunting about a month ago. Still have a few things to wrap up hopefully today. Opening day a week from today.
      I see what your talking about. That one has the steps already provided.lol.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Green Obsidian knife
Post by: mullet on September 24, 2017, 12:31:12 pm

Naw, Berns "green" comes from Berns, Oregon and is a pale, OD green.

Title: Re: Green Obsidian knife
Post by: vinemaplebows on September 25, 2017, 12:58:41 am

Would like to find a truck load of burns.