Some Points I Knapped

[rickb29212]

Was in Raleigh earlier this week and was able to meet up with Joe (Arrapaho) for a few hours. While I was there I showed him some of the points that I have knapped and he talked me into posting some photos on the board. All points except the obsidian are heat treated and penny used for size comparison. Thanks to Joe for taking the time to show me around Raleigh and enjoy the photos. Rick B



Row #1: First four points on the top left are made of Florida coral. The second group of four were knapped from flint ridge flint. The rest on row are coastal plain chert.
Row #2: First two points on left side are obsidian. Rest of row coastal plain chert.
Row #3: First two points on left side are obsidian. Rest of row coastal plain chert.
Row #4: First three points on left side are obsidian. Rest of row coastal plain chert.







Point on left florida coral. Next two coastal plain chert.







All three made from coastal plain chert.





Reshaped this point.






Coastal Plain Chert





Florida Coral

[amythestguy]

Nice Rick..you had mentioned you were knapping now..well done sir!

[rayjeri]

Rick, That is nice work. Is some of the points made from the material you got from me? Just wondering how ot works.

Ray G

[Dicky the Rockhunter]

At that correctness you can be my indian artillary supply in battle any time --- Great work.

Dicky

[gsellis]

Jeez Rick, you expecting a war? That is one heck of a box of ammo there

Cool... And folks think faceting takes time

edit - now I see Dicky's reply - hey Dicky, great minds buddy.

[rickb29212]

Thanks for the comments guys, I'm slowly getting better the more I work at it. Ray, those four coral points were from one of the pieces I got from you at Diamond Hill last year, pretty colors, hard material to work with. Rick B

[scott]

Great work. You have honed the skill very well.

In the second picture from the top, the right most coastal plain chert point in your hand.. did that one split in half? I looks like it was put back together. Or is that just a band that was in the chert?

[rickb29212]

Thanks Scott. That point you're asking about actually has a fine clear band going through to the other side at an angle. When I held it up to a light and turned it at that angle I could see daylight. Rick B

[lee]

Rick:

I enjoyed watching you knap out several arrowheads while at Diamond Hill this weekend. I appreciate your gift of one of the ones you made from rough material while I watched you make it. It means a lot to me to have this arrowhead since I collected them for years until houses sprouted over my collecting areas. Thanks for the great gift.

[di66er]

It had been fun looking over your points Rick, well done thanks for showing us.

[saskrock]

Look out buffalo here you come!! Awesome points Rick.

[rickb29212]

I've been asked how I heat treat rock. The answer is my redneck grill. It's a washtub filled with sand. Chert is four inches or more deep under the sand. Add charcoal and keep it going at least a day - it takes about two more days to cool down. I use approx. 30 lbs of charcoal and have a piece of tin roofing to lean up against the tub in case of rain. It's great for grilling dogs while you're checking on it. Rick B


Redneck Grill





Heat Treated Chert





Chert Spall





Finished Points

[CrossfireBusiness]

wow thanks for all the pics ...rock pics are rockhounds 2nd favorite pasttime !!!