Hi all I found a new spot saturday.This place is plum full of flint.I found hundreds of chips, several scrapers and three nice arrowheads. I,m still waiting on it to rain. As soon as it does ,I,m going back. Ohio river hunter
I agree, you're so lucky to have a spot like that, I spend at least a couple of days to find three nice points (most of the time anyway) Can't wait to see what else you find!
"A culture truly grows great when old men plant trees in who's shade they know they will never sit"
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I agree, you're so lucky to have a spot like that, I spend at least a couple of days to find three nice points (most of the time anyway) Can't wait to see what else you find!
[/quote well actually I found one sat. and two sun. in same field. this place was woods but owners cleared it and plowed up about 3 acres. If I had a dollar for every day I found nothing I probably could retire lol Jeff
Bet if an old rock chaser showed up in Lawrence County you would drag him along to that spot Great finds..Congrats
Don
Thanks Don,Lets go chase em! Hey just wondering ,what is all that shiny black glassy rocks in Lawrence co. along river?Is it obsidian or does it have to do with the iron industry/. happy huntin Jeff
I knapped a lot of that slag (except mine was from a gold mine in Canada) made some beautiful gem points out of it but it has a lot of little bubbles, cracks, and misc. imperfections that make it difficult to knapp.
"A culture truly grows great when old men plant trees in who's shade they know they will never sit"
Did they clear it for agriculture or for lawn? Nice points, keep your head down!!
tomsneck
Well ,it,s not for a lawn,and here it is almost July and it has not been disced. I,m guessing they are going to farm it next year .It is right beside a power plant, some of the ground is covered with fly ash making it difficult to hunt. I,ve only found stuff in the rich red soil so far. about 20 acres has been cleared but not plowed, I hope they plow it all soon Jeff
Bet if an old rock chaser showed up in Lawrence County you would drag him along to that spot Great finds..Congrats
Don
Thanks Don,Lets go chase em! Hey just wondering ,what is all that shiny black glassy rocks in Lawrence co. along river?Is it obsidian or does it have to do with the iron industry/. happy huntin Jeff
Jeff
It's left over from the old civil war era pig iron furnaces that were scattered across southern Ohio.Ky. A good flint knapper should have a ball with that stuff
Don
[/quote Thanks Don, Ithought that is what it was cause it is so plentiful. You,re right it can cut the hell out of you! loos like it would make a great point. Jeff
Hey Jeff
We're in the money You have any of that stuff you can get a pic of... I kicked a bunch out of the way a couple weeks ago but didn't bring any home
Don
yep Don I,ve got some in my flower garden,everyone wants to know where I bought it. lol MAYbe we are rich! Finally no more 12 hr. days to make ends meet lol. I,ll round some up sat or sun and post pic,s thanks cannonball for the advice hh fellows Jeff
Hey Jeff
We're in the money You have any of that stuff you can get a pic of... I kicked a bunch out of the way a couple weeks ago but didn't bring any home
Don
Sorry it took so long to get pics Don.I was weedin out the flower bed and found these two larwence county pig iron slagle or what ever you called it. lol I,ve been reading a lot of comments about flint knapping lately on this forum. I beleive Cannonball may be right. Maybe there is a market for this stuff!! I,ve found much larger pcs. aswell. Icould pick up abucket load in one spot.I think this stuff would make a beautiful point.
Jeff