nursetumbler
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 24, 2022 12:20:32 GMT -5
If you guys are going on the Monday, I won't be able to make it. Would you be able to meet on Sunday May 1st
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gemfreak95
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Post by gemfreak95 on Apr 24, 2022 18:00:34 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/I've been wanting to learn how to knap. Have you ever seen someone selling knapping tools there?
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Post by Son Of Beach on Apr 24, 2022 20:28:25 GMT -5
If you guys are going on the Monday, I won't be able to make it. Would you be able to meet on Sunday May 1st I think I'll have to pass that weekend. I'll get down there eventually.
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CLErocks
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Post by CLErocks on Apr 26, 2022 19:08:06 GMT -5
I could go May 1st, & pick up gemfreak95 on the way...or almost any day except May 9-15.
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 26, 2022 19:20:28 GMT -5
I could go May 1st, & pick up gemfreak95 on the way...or almost any day except May 9-15. CLErocksThat would be great. It is just an informal trip. My husband and I were going and so I thought it would be nice to meet RTH members and what a great way to do it. You coordinate with gemfreak95 and decide when to meet. I haven't heard from greig whether he will actually be able to come. Hubby and I will be going Sunday and Monday. I am going to collect for at least one other member, maybe two if Son Of Beach would like some. Let me know. I am getting more excited about this trip Kelly. nursetumbler
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CLErocks
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Post by CLErocks on Apr 26, 2022 19:35:44 GMT -5
I'm just interested in tumbling rough...so sounds like not so much digging required. I just noticed gemfreak95 said something about the 6th??? so maybe they'll see this post??
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 26, 2022 21:23:10 GMT -5
I'm just interested in tumbling rough...so sounds like not so much digging required. I just noticed gemfreak95 said something about the 6th??? so maybe they'll see this post?? CLErocksI dont find the May 6th comment. Would he have deleted it? Matbe private message him to see if he still wants to go?
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 26, 2022 21:55:51 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 mjflintyWhat size copper hammer and where can I get one? My husband is only finding 1 pound and bigger
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 27, 2022 6:52:44 GMT -5
I sure would like to come and meet you guys and do some collecting but it would be an 18-hour drive and I can't afford the fuel. @blockhead Don't think anyone can afford the fuel anymore but I know exactly what you mean. Would be nice to have a huge get together but reality is life. My husband and I drove from New Mexico mid March with a car and 40' Motorhome, believe me when I say I won't be accepting assignments that far away until fuel prices get better or my agency pays more in milage, and thats government regulated from what I am told. I wish you could have made it.
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gemfreak95
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Post by gemfreak95 on Apr 27, 2022 7:41:59 GMT -5
I'm just interested in tumbling rough...so sounds like not so much digging required. I just noticed gemfreak95 said something about the 6th??? so maybe they'll see this post?? CLErocks I dont find the May 6th comment. Would he have deleted it? Matbe private message him to see if he still wants to go? I meant the 2nd, I just got the dates mixed up. 1st or 2nd works for me, those are my days off.
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 27, 2022 7:45:21 GMT -5
CLErocks I dont find the May 6th comment. Would he have deleted it? Matbe private message him to see if he still wants to go? I meant the 2nd, I just got the dates mixed up. 1st or 2nd works for me, those are my days off. Hope to see both you guys there. We will be there sometime sunday and Most of Monday
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 28, 2022 15:53:49 GMT -5
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Post by CLErocks on Apr 29, 2022 7:01:37 GMT -5
We’re working on a plan. Likely won’t be there until a little after noon. But I’m happy to stay as long as they’ll let us. Was just reading over suggestions on what to bring. Bucket, water, brush, snacks, and big pockets! 🤣
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 29, 2022 7:11:04 GMT -5
We’re working on a plan. Likely won’t be there until a little after noon. But I’m happy to stay as long as they’ll let us. Was just reading over suggestions on what to bring. Bucket, water, brush, snacks, and big pockets! 🤣 We are taking a foldable wagon with hard wheels. Hubby is picking up buckets today. I watched Michigan Rocks on YouTube on his trip there. Looks interesting
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Post by CLErocks on Apr 29, 2022 7:54:23 GMT -5
We’re working on a plan. Likely won’t be there until a little after noon. But I’m happy to stay as long as they’ll let us. Was just reading over suggestions on what to bring. Bucket, water, brush, snacks, and big pockets! 🤣 We are taking a foldable wagon with hard wheels. Hubby is picking up buckets today. I watched Michigan Rocks on YouTube on his trip there. Looks interesting Oh…I have a foldable wagon too!!
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gemfreak95
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Post by gemfreak95 on Apr 29, 2022 12:22:02 GMT -5
We’re working on a plan. Likely won’t be there until a little after noon. But I’m happy to stay as long as they’ll let us. Was just reading over suggestions on what to bring. Bucket, water, brush, snacks, and big pockets! 🤣 We are taking a foldable wagon with hard wheels. Hubby is picking up buckets today. I watched Michigan Rocks on YouTube on his trip there. Looks interesting A foldable wagon seems like a much better idea than the 5-gallon bucket I was figuring on bringing! On the subject of snacks, I was kicking around the idea of packing a cooler with sandwich supplies to share. I thought we might be able to do a picnic lunch once we all get there. Any objections?
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 29, 2022 12:29:35 GMT -5
We are taking a foldable wagon with hard wheels. Hubby is picking up buckets today. I watched Michigan Rocks on YouTube on his trip there. Looks interesting A foldable wagon seems like a much better idea than the 5-gallon bucket I was figuring on bringing! On the subject of snacks, I was kicking around the idea of packing a cooler with sandwich supplies to share. I thought we might be able to do a picnic lunch once we all get there. Any objections? None from us. We will be doing the 5gal buckets in the wagon. I'm old I can't carry that weight. LOL.
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 29, 2022 12:30:25 GMT -5
We are taking a foldable wagon with hard wheels. Hubby is picking up buckets today. I watched Michigan Rocks on YouTube on his trip there. Looks interesting A foldable wagon seems like a much better idea than the 5-gallon bucket I was figuring on bringing! On the subject of snacks, I was kicking around the idea of packing a cooler with sandwich supplies to share. I thought we might be able to do a picnic lunch once we all get there. Any objections?
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Post by nursetumbler on Apr 29, 2022 12:31:00 GMT -5
We are taking a foldable wagon with hard wheels. Hubby is picking up buckets today. I watched Michigan Rocks on YouTube on his trip there. Looks interesting A foldable wagon seems like a much better idea than the 5-gallon bucket I was figuring on bringing! On the subject of snacks, I was kicking around the idea of packing a cooler with sandwich supplies to share. I thought we might be able to do a picnic lunch once we all get there. Any objections? We could grab chips or some other stuff too
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gemfreak95
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Post by gemfreak95 on Apr 29, 2022 14:40:22 GMT -5
A foldable wagon seems like a much better idea than the 5-gallon bucket I was figuring on bringing! On the subject of snacks, I was kicking around the idea of packing a cooler with sandwich supplies to share. I thought we might be able to do a picnic lunch once we all get there. Any objections? We could grab chips or some other stuff too Sounds good to me. Send me a PM if anyone has any food allergies/sensitivities/dietary restrictions.
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