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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jul 29, 2013 15:12:22 GMT -5
I have been avoiding busting up some of our flint ridge material due to the mess and how sharp the pieces are but this weekend I broke down and did it. luckily it was a little cool this weekend because I wore jeans, long shirt and work boots for this. here's my keeper pile of tumbles. weighed in at 38 pounds. And this is the scrap pile of very sharp little shards. There's about 6 pounds of this stuff should produce some nice tumbles a few months down the road. thanks for looking Chuck
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2013 15:20:52 GMT -5
That is a bunch of busting. Glad you did not get hurt It looks like it is going to produce some really nice stones. Jim
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Post by Toad on Jul 29, 2013 15:21:05 GMT -5
Looks great. Changed chnaged out my first 60/90 barrel of flint ridge.
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Post by snuffy on Jul 29, 2013 15:22:43 GMT -5
Yessir! Yall are gonna have some great batches out of those! snuffy
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 29, 2013 16:48:24 GMT -5
That pile should keep you rolling for quite a while!
Will you use the scraps in your tumbles too? I don't think I use enough small stuff in some of my loads. I just picked up some small stuff off the ground to add to my batches that don't have enough smalls in them.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 29, 2013 17:03:31 GMT -5
It is a fine pile Chuck. Looks like you got a workout. I can not tell you how well my little 8 once ball peen hammer works. Mainly because it is so lightweight and accurate. Those shiny agates and flints give way easily to a fast pop w/the flat side of hammer. And I sit in a chair w/a 2" x 12" about 20 inches long and bust em in my lap. The wood gives good resistence to smaller chunks. That's the hard part. When the piece gets small you will hurt yourself w/a big hammer. The high speed blow of the little hammer is deadly for reducing. It also seems to perpetuate less fractures. A lot of guys that reduce for knapping material use copper hammers claiming that it does not perpetuate fractures. I do not share that sentiment. I prefer my little hammer unless it is real big stuff. Then I use 3 or 8 pound sledge and wear lots of protection. I run sharp stuff for 2 days with the water a little low and no grit to get rid of sharp edges. Coral, flint, agates hardly frost so it is harmless. You would be surprised how dirty the and chippy the slurry is. And why not chip what's gonna chip and let the strong survive. Beautiful pile. I would put that pile in a decorative tray next to the front door with a plant watering bucket. I like to wet em and look at em before heading out. That pile looks like a kaleidoscope.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jul 29, 2013 17:04:16 GMT -5
Rob - that's the plan for the smalls. Like yourself I am usually scrounging around for smalls because I never want to break up good rocks just for filler but this stuff should work great for that.
Chuck
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Post by carloscinco on Jul 29, 2013 21:05:22 GMT -5
Ahhhh, the satisfaction of knowing where your next load is coming from. Those are gonna be some sweet tumbles.
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