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+Mike Hubbard Personally, I don't use them but they can certainly be used for hunting. However, hunting laws in most states, that allow non-steel points, require a minimum width of 7/8" and no barbs, so actual hunting points would look slightly different. This one is similar to types used by Native Americans before Europeans arrived.
tommy wilts Hobby Lobby usually has red glass in the stained glass section (for windows). Otherwise you can try ordering online or get it from a friend that works with glass.
I'm a beginning knapper and haven't worked in glass yet, but I was wondering: Does red glass (especially any *old* red glass) feel different than other glass? The reason I ask is because I worked professionally in stained glass work (windows, etc.) for 14 years, and red glass was always a total S.O.B. to cut-- gold is actually used in getting the right color, and the glass hardens in the process to a very higher density than most other colors. Blues cute beautifully, as do greens; yellows are kind of 50/50, blacks are freakin' horrible, and reds just hate your glass-cutter. Do you find any differences in bottle glass by color? Thanks.
YsabetJustYsabet Excellent question. There does seem to be slight differences. Red is more brittle compared to green (my favorite). Blues and browns seem to be about the same although brown can be unpredictable. I haven't tried black or yellow. I'm sure your experience will help you when knapping glass. Your descriptions sound spot on to me.
Allergic Hobbit Good to know-- that gives me a few bits of knowledge to take into knapping glass with me. And brown *is* unpredictable to cut, but mostly (in stained glass, anyway) because it seems as if the flows and layers of brown glass do not mix but tend to remain distinct-- it's one of the reasons you get such beautiful depth in brown glass. As for black... trust me, obsidian is *infinitely* easier to fracture. The few times I had to work in black glass as contrast material, I usually cut it roughly into shape and then ground down the details with a grinding wheel.
