2054 - Part 1/3 - Big Chunk of Novaculite Heat Treat

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WHAT IS HIGH GRADE STONE?
Anything you can run a 1/2" flake on with a pressure flaker.
HEAT TREATING:
Heat treat a few FLAKES of everything you got except HIGH GRADE Raw Stone, Obsidian, Dacite, Basalt, Hornstone, Sonora, Fort Payne, or Rhyolite. Start with flakes and spalls less than 1" thick for 200°F for 24 hours to dry it out. Then raise the temp to 275°F and hold for 4 hours. Let cool down for 12 hours. Chip and compare. If no difference, put back I at 200°F for 1/2 hour, then raise to 275 for 1/2 hour, then raise to 325 for 4 hours.
Let cool down for 12 hours. Chip and compare. If no difference, put back in at 200°F for 1/2 hour, then raise to 275 for 1/2 hour, then raise to 325 for 1/2 hour, the raise to 375 for 4 hours.
Repeat with temp going up 50°F until you reach 600°F or nice chippable stone. Whichever comes first. If no good result, or things blow up, let us know.

[@deancoffey5703]

I really enjoyed this video! It's been 31 years since I've flint knapped. I've used Novaculite once and wasn't really crazy about it but I'm not sure if it was heat treated and back in those days I really didn't know about heat treating. Indiana horn stone was fun to work with but my favorite was dacite. Thanks for sharing! Really brings back some good memories and kinda makes me want to start again.

[@clintevans3886]

Gotta love a good piece of novaculite. Nicely done Patrick!

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thanks

[@johnalmager4252]

As always, awesome skill and patience Patrick!

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

@johnalmager4252 Thanks John.

[@elwirfankor4570]

Nice to watch a Master at artwork! Regards from Poland - land of banded flint deposites.

[@45flint]

Never seen novaculite Knapp that well, great material!!!!

[@breakawaybooks4752]

Dang, that stuff spalls nice and straight.

[@edgould6785]

still great job Merry Christmas

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Merry Christmas!

[@kenwintin3014]

That material SOUNDS wonderful. Oh, and you are not weird. You are perfectly normal. Then again, folks say that I am nuts, and I say to take it with a grain of salt.

[@gregevans3785]

You raise a very good point, it’s taken you 15 years or so to be comfortable making spectacular points/knives/scrapers. What if you had started at the age of 8 or 10 as the Palaeolithic humanoids probably did. Although they would only produce what was necessary not aesthetic.

[@DavidDelorenzo-tn5he]

I found Cores of quartzite they Chanfered the top edge and strike blade off lengthwise

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yup, that's one way to do it.

[@edgould6785]

you could get around that divit with that knife I pictured

[@Jan_Nečas]

This is a stone i want to try knap one day :)

[@geargnasher9822]

Lots of Kirk points too. 800F for three days does the trick. I've knapped a few pounds of that stuff and it can be tough as raw chert even after heat treated. You got a good piece even if an odd shape. Novaculite (any color) makes the best gunflints I have ever used, bar none.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Hmmm

[@cactusbaboon321]

How do you tell it's been HTed by looking at the flake surface?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

It's very dull and grainy in the raw state. And it doesn't knap well when raw. But yes, sometimes you can tell by the glossy look.

[@RedEyedPatriot]

Gotta a boo boo on you fumb Jack. Man i cut my pinky to the bone on some of that Blue you sent me. I got the turtle back off the spall perfectly but i didnt have a glove on and you know the rest. 😂 couldn't play guitar for a month. For me thats a hard thing not to do. Ive played just about everyday since 1994. I was 12 and my aunt cut down her pretty nails 💅 and showed me my 1st few chords and i never gave it up.

[@RSnyder-vx8li]

Novaculite, very beautiful material and colors. I like it!!!😃👍 much nicer to knap than Rainy Buttes 😮😢🤣🤣🤣😁

[@senkuu_ishigamii]

woah that stuff looks cool

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thanks

[@gregevans3785]

If you can’t do it, where are we going to go?

[@miketufts9765]

Sure does produce some nice flakes, I'll be interested to see how you address the bite in the next video

[@SwineHunter-h9e]

Because it's noviculite maybe 😂 I love it but it drives me nuts. Enjoy and learn(I hope) from your videos 😊

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[@BladesPointsBySgp]

Excellent! Funky shapes are extremely hard to do. But you make it look easy. Maybe it wasn’t that funky looking to you. I sent you some wonky Amoeba so I can watch you straighten them out. 😁Great job! Great video! ✌🏻

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yes, blocky chunks and odd shapes have become my forté 😁 But I get free flakes in the process. Hehe

[@RedEyedPatriot]

33:20 😂😂👽🏹

[@raptorjesus2572]

Have you ever knapped argillite before?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yes, it doesn't knap well at all. It has layers.

[@magicturtles9582]

Is this harder or easier to do with stone the same type of gemstone just a different grade of gem? Instead of one of them stone petals with a metal cap

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

I'm not understanding the questions

[@magicturtles9582]

@KnapperJackCrafty I mean, is the act of flint knapping harder or easier to do with material the same hardness as the material you are wanting to knap?

[@magicturtles9582]

@KnapperJackCrafty do you need to use that hand tool, or can you use the same type of knapping material(or stone that is a bit more shock absorbent but still knappable) or is it bet to use a solid stone like granite, or can I use say obsidian to knap obsidian, or is that really difficult to achieve the desired result

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

@magicturtles9582 It's difficult to knap with a stone or glass "hammer". It can be done, but you must experiment to find a "good" stone hammer. The best material is copper, but other metals can be used: antler, bone, horn, shell, and very hard wood.

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@magicturtles9582 You can knap with a tool that is either a softer or harder material than the stone you are knapping. In general, the tool you are using must not be able to chip or break as easily as the stone you are knapping.

[@joelroberts3743]

But Pat, overshot flakes are the greatest thinning method. (Evil satirical laughter). Just ask the"Experts". Bahhahaha. (Evil Nuisance banished). Pat you do wonderful work and make it look too easy..

[@jimdownhour5224]

I would love to have a knife blade out of novaculite!

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

I think that's what I'll do with this one. It's going to end up asymmetrical when I remove that mistake. That's no problem when I make a modern knife blade. 😁

[@jeffnorth8447]

It was the Danish stuff

[@andrewmunz4443]

Hey Wes, where does that rock hail from? Looks fun to bop and smash

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

I'm not sure, but I think it's from Arkansas.

[@45flint]

Novaculite to me always has to be abraded like crazy - more than any other material

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Seems that way

[@eneeland]

Have you considered using a dental pick to "flick" out flakes that haven't left the building? I cringe a bit every time you use your fingernails to dislodge a flake off the piece.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yeah, I've used picks of all sorts. They get dull fast and they don't grow back.

[@macbailes9953]

I have had good fortune with a utility knife with replaceable blades. Easily resharpened until too short then flip over or replace.

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I got some of that stuff from Flint napping supplies

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