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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 20, 2022 7:04:26 GMT -5
Hi All Informal trip planned for May 2nd to Nethers Farm to collect flint. Another RTH member and I are going to meet there and do some collecting. If anyone is interested and lives or is in the area that day it would be so nice to meet other members of the forum. I will post the time here as soon as it is determined when we will meet. I am thinking as soon as it is open so it is cooler in the day but I have to make sure it is doable for others that have to drive. Post here if you have any interest. brybry I have you covered. You still haven't answered my question. ๐
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Post by brybry on Apr 20, 2022 10:45:45 GMT -5
I thought i did yesterday but it appears it didnt send. Answered now tho,๐.
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Post by greig on Apr 20, 2022 11:42:29 GMT -5
That collecting place is on my bucket list. I'd be interested
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 20, 2022 12:09:20 GMT -5
That collecting place is on my bucket list. I'd be interested Would love for you to come. Are you close or have a far drive
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Post by greig on Apr 20, 2022 12:44:26 GMT -5
That collecting place is on my bucket list. I'd be interested Would love for you to come. Are you close or have a far drive I have to cross the border. I suspect it is about 8 hours away.
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 20, 2022 12:53:24 GMT -5
Would love for you to come. Are you close or have a far drive I have to cross the border.ย I suspect it is about 8 hours away.ย ย Approximately 4 hours from the embassador bridge in Detroit Mi and a titch over 5 hours from the Bluewater bridge. My husband and I are 4 hours away but we will go down the night before so we can get a good nap in before its collection time.
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Post by realrockhound on Apr 20, 2022 17:27:42 GMT -5
There is another member here I know well, who has collected to really great stuff from there.
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Post by Son Of Beach on Apr 20, 2022 17:33:24 GMT -5
Put me on the maybe list
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Post by greig on Apr 20, 2022 18:09:56 GMT -5
I have to cross the border. I suspect it is about 8 hours away. Approximately 4 hours from the embassador bridge in Detroit Mi and a titch over 5 hours from the Bluewater bridge. My husband and I are 4 hours away but we will go down the night before so we can get a good nap in before its collection time. PM me where you are staying and I will book the same place.
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 20, 2022 18:27:04 GMT -5
Approximately 4 hours from the embassador bridge in Detroit Mi and a titch over 5 hours from the Bluewater bridge. My husband and I are 4 hours away but we will go down the night before so we can get a good nap in before its collection time. PM me where you are staying and I will book the same place.ย ย Definitely will greig
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Post by realrockhound on Apr 20, 2022 19:22:23 GMT -5
You guys need to get down deep to get the really good stuff. Keep me posted on what you find
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Post by gemfreak95 on Apr 20, 2022 21:15:19 GMT -5
I'd love to go; it's on my bucket list too. Unfortunately the family vehicle is otherwise occupied that day. Any chance I could carpool with someone who's headed that way? I'll pay gas money.
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Post by brybry on Apr 21, 2022 18:47:32 GMT -5
Get good pics of the pits. Wanna see what I'll need if i can get up there one day.
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 21, 2022 19:53:15 GMT -5
Get good pics of the pits. Wanna see what I'll need if i can get up there one day. Definately brybry
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Post by mjflinty on Apr 23, 2022 10:19:13 GMT -5
I've dug at Nethers for many years and have some advice. Depending on what your end goal is, there are different approaches to quarrying Flint Ridge Flint. Firstly, if you are planning on simply tumbling then you don't even have to dig in the pits. You will find ample pieces of flint on the surface around the pits from previous diggers. Take a bucket, a stiff brush, and a bucket to wash off the clay so you can see the colors better. Now, if you want blocks of flint for slabbing be prepared to make sparks fly. You will need gloves, long pants and sleeves, safety glasses, a scrap piece of carpet (to kneel on), sledge hammers of various sizes, picks, chisels, rock hammers, pry bars, and a strong back. Most folks who are serious use a backhoe. Another good tip, use a copper hammer to lightly tap the pieces you find on the surface... listen for a high pitched ring = solid or a dull thud = fractured... so you don't take home freeze/thawed flint that won't be good for much except maybe yard rock. Be sure to take food, water, and such too. Not much out there. Hope y'all have a good time! Michael
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Post by mjflinty on Apr 23, 2022 10:22:59 GMT -5
Another note, the Spring Flint Ridge Knap-in is on Friday, May 27, 2022 to Sunday, May 29, 2022 and it's a good sized show with lots of rock for sale (from the guys who use a backhoe to dig it). They'll have slabs and rough flint out and lots of replicas of stone tools too. www.facebook.com/FlintRidgeKnappIn/
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 23, 2022 23:49:19 GMT -5
I've dug at Nethers for many years and have some advice. Depending on what your end goal is, there are different approaches to quarrying Flint Ridge Flint. Firstly, if you are planning on simply tumbling then you don't even have to dig in the pits. You will find ample pieces of flint on the surface around the pits from previous diggers. Take a bucket, a stiff brush, and a bucket to wash off the clay so you can see the colors better. Now, if you want blocks of flint for slabbing be prepared to make sparks fly. You will need gloves, long pants and sleeves, safety glasses, a scrap piece of carpet (to kneel on), sledge hammers of various sizes, picks, chisels, rock hammers, pry bars, and a strong back. Most folks who are serious use a backhoe. Another good tip, use a copper hammer to lightly tap the pieces you find on the surface... listen for a high pitched ring = solid or a dull thud = fractured... so you don't take home freeze/thawed flint that won't be good for much except maybe yard rock. Be sure to take food, water, and such too. Not much out there. Hope y'all have a good time! Michael @johntumbles greig Son Of Beach
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 23, 2022 23:51:04 GMT -5
I've dug at Nethers for many years and have some advice. Depending on what your end goal is, there are different approaches to quarrying Flint Ridge Flint. Firstly, if you are planning on simply tumbling then you don't even have to dig in the pits. You will find ample pieces of flint on the surface around the pits from previous diggers. Take a bucket, a stiff brush, and a bucket to wash off the clay so you can see the colors better. Now, if you want blocks of flint for slabbing be prepared to make sparks fly. You will need gloves, long pants and sleeves, safety glasses, a scrap piece of carpet (to kneel on), sledge hammers of various sizes, picks, chisels, rock hammers, pry bars, and a strong back. Most folks who are serious use a backhoe. Another good tip, use a copper hammer to lightly tap the pieces you find on the surface... listen for a high pitched ring = solid or a dull thud = fractured... so you don't take home freeze/thawed flint that won't be good for much except maybe yard rock. Be sure to take food, water, and such too. Not much out there. Hope y'all have a good time! Michael johntumbles
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Post by Son Of Beach on Apr 24, 2022 8:58:04 GMT -5
If you guys are going on the Monday, I won't be able to make it.
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 24, 2022 9:03:29 GMT -5
Son Of BeachI am sorry to hear that. Maybe some other time before June 24th
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