1362 - Rock Challenge - Flintknapping Low Quality Black Butter Obsidian. 

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For the "Good of the order": While commonly referred to as such, what you called an "ash pocket" (at 1:53 of this video and in many others) is a spherulite composed of cristobalite and is formed within the obsidian at high temperature. While cristobalites can be found in volcanic ash, those found in obsidian, including snowflake obsidian, did not originate in any ash produced by the parent volcano and referring to them as "ash" obfuscates their unique origin. (Knowing this, I admit, is unlikely to improve anyones knapping but, just the same...)

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Lord Jesus. Sorry for the under the fingernail sliver. I once had a splinter almost to the cuticle. I grooved my fingernail out and pulled it striaght out/up. Maybe you have success. I feel your pain. OUCH

I was working on a piece of mahogany yesterday, and had all the same problems that your having. I set it down and will try again in a few days!

Easy peasy lemon squeezy

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19:13. So true.

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Don't worry looks fine tip is fixed .some day I'll be as good hahaha.

I been trying to incorporate your swiping technique. Not easy with a round headed bopper but I found a nice natural hammer stone that allows me to do this. Seems like it works fairly enough. Until, of course, I drove a flake into my fingertip. Blood juice everywhere. Yep.

I had some stuff just like that, was hard to get consistent flakes so I slabbed it on my tile saw and that helped.

So I had bought a 12” rod of 2” aluminum. I cut off about 3” and wrapped with tape to give your method a try. Then realized your tool is smaller diameter. So ordered 1.5” diameter rod. I have some Georgetown coming this week so I hope the weather stays over 40 so I can go out to my pile and make some more gravel.

The presure is on .

And it does work well

i have the identical material, loads o fun.

That Obsidian looks like it came off of the middle sister at Obsidian falls in the three sisters mountains. In the Oregon cascades

I have a permanent addition under my fingernail 🥳

That guy on Hunt Primitive or whatever gave you credit for inventing the indirect leg technique... that's how I got here... He doesn't do enough napping and yapping on that channel I don't know how he gets the millions of views.

looks like you have a piece of what we used to call green sheen obsidian which looks mostly gray but has a slight green hue to it with darker gray to black banding through it. spalling it can be very miserable and those diving flakes you mentiion are constant no matter what size the piece is. it really has a mind of its own. i have snapped so many pieces and just been so frustrated with it but i just keep trying to figure this type out. we got ours from northern ca shasta area and central oregon. anywatyall im saying is im very familiar with this stuff and still question whether or not im causing the fractures or that they are already hidden in there. i believe its both

As always great vids. The question I have is it sure looks like dacite I've knapped. How do you compare the 2 ? Just wondering. Thx

Nice work . Not something I'm ready for though.

A friend gave me some obsidian like that. He bought it to learn on and he was very disappointed. He brought it to me to at least make one point if I could. I did make a couple but it was horrific to work. It seemed porous in a way. I had a good spall the same size and it felt and sounded noticeably more solid. I wondered if the less glossy appearance was a clue to micro inclusions of ash that would cause internal bonding issues as a result. I was hollering at you every time you picked at those flakes with your finger. We all do it but obsidian makes me break out my most respectful personality when I work it.

Years ago , football players used to spray stickem on their gloves to facilitate catching the ball. Spray one or two fingers or a spot on your palm , with some experimentation you could find something comfortable. New content for a future video ?

do itsy bitsy flake show them.

I think your abraider is too course and is making the edge rough

Never worked with black butter. Is it like mahgony obsidian?.

I just keep on knapping changing it as I go whatcha makin Pete: Pete says .... umpf until done and I get a lot of can you make me an arrow point to which I reply first I have to make me one I haven't been successful . lie lie lie

I would consider having a soft towel or some such thing at my feet, and no rocks or other such things to drop my work piece on to. Just a thought.