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Texas Butts
Texas Long Butts
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TEXAS butts for
the adventuresome knapper!
Good deal for knapper with a small rock saw.
High
quality Texas stone, probably from the San Angelo area (an educated
guess). Appears to have heat but not guaranteed.
If you decide it needs more heat, Waldorf
recommends a conservative approach of trying 350° up to 550° F.
Works well for Texas chert. This may not be great for beginners as
there are no worked surfaces, meaning, it may be challenging to 'get
into' and to thin as it is NOT bifaced as we normally do all our stone.
However, for knocking off flakes for small arrow points and for more
experienced knappers or knappers who want to saw these smaller pieces,
it is ideal. I simply do not have time to saw it myself.
QUANTITY IS LIMITED. I am guessing I will have about 15 boxes in
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TEXAS butts
$75 per box ($2.50
per pound) while
they last!
Size estimates of butts range from
4 - 6 inches or so.
Sold only in the Large Flat Rate Box stuffed which holds about 30-33
pounds of this rock.
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TEXAS long butts $90
per box ($3.00 per pound) while
they last!
Size estimates of butts range
from 7+ inches; some up around 10-11 inches or so.
Sold only in the Large Flat Rate Box stuffed which holds about 30-33
pounds of this rock.
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Novaculite
You are looking at boulders weighing about 200 pounds each.
Getting them home was my job ... choosing and hauling. It is about a
12 hour drive not including load time. This time, the brakes went to
mush about the time I got back to Missouri! The 4-wheel drive truck
is tough but this was a serious load! So into the shop next week.
Next Jim Spears will go to work, spalling these beauties into great pieces
for you! He takes great care to make as consistent size and
thickness as possible and remove bad material, cracks, etc. Jim is
expert at spalling with the grain of the rock and making minimal waste.
I have learned that spalling is an art unto itself!
The next step in the process of producing knapping rock will be to heat
treat it. We use a kiln, medium size because I have heard a lot of
discussion about problems with rock not getting a "good heat" in larger
kilns. Don't know if it is the fault of the kiln or just that people
cooking the rock just got in a hurry. But anyway, our kilns hold about 150 pounds
at one time. Then I raise the temperature very slowly, have a good
hold time and bring the temperature back down slowly. A load takes from five to seven days to complete and
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We are currently behind heating and spalling our
Novaculite stone. It is a constant challenge to keep this great
stone coming for you!
We should have more ready in the second week of April.
You can pre-purchase now if you like or check back later.
Quantities are limited.
Thanks so much!
New pictures coming soon!
Jim Spears 5" Adena is SOLD but he has more points for sale on his
Gallery Page on Knappers Web.
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Heat
Treated High Grade Novaculite (Plain color) $3.49
per pound
Knaps
like butter! Very easy knapping stone. This has a texture to
it. It is easy to knap and will have a sheen on the texture. Color is soft gray to
lavender with little or no variation. For pieces over 6",
please add 50 cents a pound. (Picture is representation only!) While
experienced knappers love this stone, it is also a great stone for beginning
knappers. Pieces will be
mostly 4.5" to 6" which is
roughly hand size. We do not ship 'chunks!'
Heat
Treated High Grade Novaculite (Soft Rainbow color) $4.49
per pound SOLD
OUT
JUST like the above Novaculite
except it has soft rainbows of colors in it.
Pretty stuff! Pictures coming in a couple weeks. Check back! For pieces over
6",
please add 50 cents a pound. (Picture is representation only!) While
experienced knappers love this stone, it is also a great stone for beginning
knappers.
Heat
Treated High Grade Novaculite (Deep Rainbow color) $5.99
per pound SOLD
OUT
JUST like the above Novaculite
except it has soft rainbows of colors in it.
Pretty stuff! Pictures coming in a couple weeks. Check back! For pieces over
6",
please add 50 cents a pound. (Picture is representation only!) While
experienced knappers love this stone, it is also a great stone for beginning
knappers.
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High Grade PLAIN
COLOR Novaculite up to 6". 15 pounds |
$44.85 |
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High Grade PLAIN
COLOR Novaculite up to 6". 25 pounds |
$74.75 |
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High Grade PLAIN
COLOR Novaculite OVER 6". 15 pounds |
$52.35 |
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High Grade PLAIN
COLOR Novaculite OVER 6". 25 pounds |
$87.25 |
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SHIPPING the
CHIPPING STONE |
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for 15 pound order plus $2 for packaging (we wrap every single rock
individually to protect against damage in shipping!)
Shipping is $14.60 for 25 pound
order plus $2 for packaging (we wrap every single rock individually
to protect against damage in shipping!)
If the
shopping cart over charges you on shipping we will either reimburse
you (if it is very much) or add extra stone. The amounts will
be shown on your invoice. |
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Hi,
If you're curious about the spalling process and you'd like to "meet" Jim
Spears and Jim Redfearn,
go to the
MTCo & Scenes
around the Ozarks
page and see them tackling a 150 pound chunk
of premo Novaculite!
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Jim Spears
2.5" Synders is SOLD but he has more points for
sale
on his
Gallery Page on Knappers Web. |
Heat
Treated Keokuk Burlington
Chert -
GREAT stuff!
$3.49
a pound and in stock now!
Add 50 cents a pound for BIG bifaces (over
6")
This is luscious stuff!
Generally
glossy, this Missouri area rock has color ranges from whites to soft pinks;
sometimes with some light gray matrix or red peppering. Spalled bifaces
are ready to go! NOT CHUNKS! And they well heat treated for
easy knapping.
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Keokuk Burlington
up to 6". 15 pounds |
$44.85 |
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Keokuk Burlington
up to 6". 25 pounds |
$74.75 |
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Keokuk Burlington
OVER 6". 15 pounds |
$52.35 |
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Keokuk Burlington
OVER 6". 25 pounds |
$87.25 |
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Heat
Treated High Grade SEMI-FANCY Novaculite
NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
Great knapping rock! Generally
chips to a glossy finish. Colors can be from soft gray to lavender to pinks
with white or gray spider webbing. For pieces over 7", please
add 50 cents a pound. (Picture is representation!)
Jim Spears
4" Synders is SOLD but he has more points for sale on
his
Gallery Page on Knappers Web. |
 
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Heat
Treated High Grade Arkansas Novaculite / Fancy Blacks, Gray Veined,
Maroons, Mixed colors
NOT
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE (We have a good supply but will not be able to
process it until spring! Check
back)
Knaps very
well. Colors can be from partial black to solid black. Pieces
may have spider webbing in white or slate gray - very beautiful!
This rock is often referred to as "gem quality." For pieces over 7",
please add 50 cents a pound. (Pictures are representation only.)
We have
beautiful blacks.
Take a look at some examples!
(Click on picture to
enlarge.)
    
Jim Spears
8" Adena is SOLD but he has more points for sale on
his
Gallery Page on Knappers Web. |
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Heat Treated TEXAS - SLABS & SORTA SLABS
SLABS are sold out. Will post when we get more sawed for you.
Good chipping rock!
Generally, the thinnest
pieces are around 3/4" thick.
Jim Spears 4" Pedernales is SOLD but he has more points for sale on his
Gallery Page on Knappers Web. |
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Rainy
Buttes
$3.99 per pound
SOLD OUT
Gorgeous
rock deep brown rock. Very dense and heavy stuff from the
western USA. This has not been spalled and frequently may even have
a yellow ochre "cortex" that the Indians used for war paint.
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Reed's
Spring
$2.25 per pound
SOLD OUT
Gorgeous
rock, typically worked raw by both the Indians and modern
knappers. Beautiful mottled shades of blue gray with white and
sometimes with bright blue spots. This rock is a
little more challenging to work than Novaculite or Burlington...but it's
pretty! We find MANY
points here in the Southwest Missouri Ozarks made from this stone.
Jim Spears fluted Clovis is SOLD but he has more points for sale on his
Gallery Page on Knappers Web. |
