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WyckedWyre fully equipped rock polisher Member since April 2007 Posts: 1,391	Glass Buttes Sept 7, 2005 22:18:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WyckedWyre on Sept 7, 2005 22:18:28 GMT -5 Wonderful, James. I would love to learn how to knap. Teach me? S
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joe still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2005 Posts: 4,900	Glass Buttes Sept 7, 2005 23:07:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joe on Sept 7, 2005 23:07:33 GMT -5 Excellent photojourney. Thanx for taking us along. Those sunsets are grand and that spearhead is awesome! Joe
	"Always keep a diamond in your mind"

rockyraccoon
no longer being taken for granite

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Glass Buttes Sept 7, 2005 23:18:26 GMT -5

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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 7, 2005 23:18:26 GMT -5

wow james that looked like a fun trip. i didn't see a tent. did y'all sleep in the truck? looks like you had a nice pile of obsidian to bring home. definitely worth the trip. now don't wait so long to get back to nature next time!

kim

rumbletumble
spending too much on rocks

Member since April 2005
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Glass Buttes Sept 8, 2005 10:02:24 GMT -5

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Post by rumbletumble on Sept 8, 2005 10:02:24 GMT -5

Those pictures were a great sharing. There is so much city it can be difficult to really get out in unbroken nature. The west has so much more. The East is too packed. I enjoyed the trip and felt the beauty. Thanks

rumbletumble

connrock still telling self it's just a hobby Ranger,,,My little buddy Member since July 2004 Posts: 4,374	Glass Buttes Sept 8, 2005 19:37:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by connrock on Sept 8, 2005 19:37:26 GMT -5 Great trip report and photo's too James! Living in CT I can only imagine what it's like to be able to self collect material like you did. Thanks for taking me along!! Tom
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Pdwight has rocks in the head Member since June 2003 Posts: 619	Glass Buttes Sept 8, 2005 23:32:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pdwight on Sept 8, 2005 23:32:26 GMT -5 Beautifull work, are you going to sell any of the glass ??. Werent you going to knapp me a point for my grandson about a year or so ago ?? That pic of the truck looks like heaven to me in the wilderness.

James
freely admits to licking rocks

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Glass Buttes Sept 9, 2005 5:46:23 GMT -5

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Post by James on Sept 9, 2005 5:46:23 GMT -5

Wow! Thanks for all the replies. I don't know where to begin. To answer some of the questions about the Flint Knapping, I haven't sold any of my work. I've only been doing it for about a year. I actually haven't even done any at all for the last 6 months. I will make a tutorial soon. For the question on pressure flaking, you really need to have a "rolled over" bi-face. If you don 't, the flakes will take a dive and hinge out. Pdwight, are you sure that I offered to make an arrowhead for you. Maybe it was Donwrob. He's the master knapper around here. Where has he been anyway???

Here are some pics of "the haul." I may part with some of it down the road.

Left: black base obsidian (rainbow, sliver sheen, green sheen, midnight-lace, lizard skin, dacite and plain black) Middle: mahogany or red/black Far right: Pumpkin.

A close-up of the Mahogany variety.

Last Edit: Sept 9, 2005 5:48:44 GMT -5 by James

What is life, without rocks?

James freely admits to licking rocks Member since October 2003 Posts: 876	Glass Buttes Sept 9, 2005 5:49:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by James on Sept 9, 2005 5:49:47 GMT -5 Oh yeah, I forgot to mention; collecting is on BLM land and is open to the public.
	What is life, without rocks?

SteveHolmes fully equipped rock polisher Member since July 2009 Posts: 1,900	Glass Buttes Sept 9, 2005 7:18:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SteveHolmes on Sept 9, 2005 7:18:30 GMT -5 Wow! You did bring back a load! That should keep you busy knapping for a few years. Steve

stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	Glass Buttes Sept 9, 2005 10:11:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Sept 9, 2005 10:11:00 GMT -5
	I can't tell if thats some Gneiss Schist, or that Schist is Gneiss. All I know is don't take it for Granite

xenaswolf driving up their electric bill Member since August 2005 Posts: 2,319	Glass Buttes Sept 9, 2005 10:52:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by xenaswolf on Sept 9, 2005 10:52:50 GMT -5 HOLY SHEEP DIP BATMAN! Was that truck bed riding the axels? I bet you had to take out a second mortgage to get back home! Beautiful stuff!