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clamdigger	Mike Smiths Kay County	Lead	[-]
Posts: 111 (06/23/09 3:33 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None heres a few points from mikes rock, its heated just right and knaps like butter. and dealing with mike was a pleasure, a true gentleman. thanks mike
chad bullock		#1	[-]
Posts: 9 (06/23/09 4:30 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Man those are really nice.
Timo		#2	[-]
Posts: 69 (06/23/09 6:02 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Mikes a good egg, He gave me a couple pieces of his rock at bodark last fall. the first piece I ever hit was a premo! Knocked out a decent point and gave it back to Mike a few weeks ago.......I gotta get some more of that stuff. Those are some dandy points!
knap123		#3	[-]
Posts: 438 (06/23/09 7:02 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	very nice points!
ninpo532		#4	[-]
Posts: 292 (06/23/09 7:45 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	You make some great blades. When I worked some Kay county, it just shatters. It seems like it is too brittle. I work all kinds of different varietys of stone and only Kay county and Keokuk seems to be this brittle or too easy to work. How do you go about working it? It I had some slabs of those two stones types, it wouldn't be so hard for me to work. Thanks for posting this up.
oogaboogachiefwalkingdeer		#5	[-]
Posts: 1525 (06/23/09 9:25 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Mark thanks for the post. Glad you like the rock and nice job on the points too. Timo I got that point on my shelf in the living room with about 25 or 30 more that need to be in a Marty Horn frame. Ninpo any stone that is over cooked will shatter as you describe. As far as Kay county goes it is one of the easiest rocks to percussion. It is for the most part very forgiving. Even the lower quality stuff will flake well compared to other stone of lower quality that will not chip at all. Keokuk is the same only better because of the fact that rather large solid pieces can be had. It is one of the finest percussion rocks one could ask for. Ron Fuller and Richard Two Bears Myer's have always got it right. In rock there is always the bottom of the barrell or over or under cooked stuff in any type. I bet if you had some good stuff of either you would like it. Mike Smyth
ninpo532		#6	[-]
Posts: 293 (06/24/09 11:53 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks Mike. I most recently got addicted to percussion flaking. I can finally finish blades by percussion alone. It took my 16+ years to get to this point. Not to mention that they are copper boppers. I got keokuk from 2 different guys and haven't had the best of luck. I wasted some awesome stone. I think I am beating the crap out of that stuff. You almost got to be more careful with that stuff than you would obsidian. I really want to get some finished pieces with both types of stone. Who knows what to cook it at? I cook most of my stone now and I love how it works for me. I cook most of my stone to 480 degrees. I bring it up slow and hold for 24 hours. Even English flint. I works great and isn't too brittle for me.
Timo		#7	[-]
Posts: 70 (06/24/09 1:29 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Ron Fuller told me to dry it well, run it up to 585-600 and hold 12 hrs. I just run some at 590 for 6 hrs and it is like butter. I did learn early that it does require a stronger platform.
eskimoboy		#8	[-]
Posts: 4196 (06/24/09 3:37 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	You can't go wrong on a oogaboogachiefwalkingdeer rock or a somoknapper case.
ninpo532		#9	[-]
Posts: 295 (06/24/09 6:13 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Yeah, I notice that the platforms need to be stronger in Kay county and keokuk for instance. I tend to flake the piece in half.(?) I hit the piece to hard - atleast it seems that way. I guess you could be lazy (so to speak) and come out with great points, unlike some comanche county flint I have. Oogaboogachiefwakingdeer - Do you sell stone? If so, do you take paypal?
clamdigger		#10	[-]
Posts: 112 (06/25/09 9:58 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	thank you all for your kind comments. ninpo, well prepared platforms that are def the way to go, not just kay but all rock. now if i can take my own advice, maybe i'd move up to the next level.
ninpo532		#11	[-]
Posts: 297 (06/26/09 11:14 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks Clamdigger. Yes, platforms. I need to focus on that more than anything right now. Good thing I picked up a bunch of sandstone abraders this last week. Hopefully I will progress soon enough.

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