Author Topic: Differences in knapping obsidian and flint?  (Read 21786 times)

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Offline carpenter374

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Re: Differences in knapping obsidian and flint?
« Reply #15 on: March 20, 2008, 11:55:07 pm »
does that tough quartzite knap? i tried to take some flakes off a core of that stuff and i couldn't get it to work. theres lots of it here locally so if any one wants some let me know. ive been using it as hammer stones with success on glass.
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Re: Differences in knapping obsidian and flint?
« Reply #16 on: March 25, 2008, 02:54:37 am »
Found a new technique to knapping obsidian with billets. Cant really explain it I would have to show you but boy it makes it simple to make paper thin obsidian points!  ;D
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