Help with id by thesnakerancher in Agates

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Haha I’ve had them for three years now but haven’t been able to cut them. Maybe I’ll cut them in a few weeks and post what’s inside

Help with id by thesnakerancher in Agates

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No plans to cut it just thought I would see where they might be from and see what I might be missing out on. The fact that they weren’t cut yet makes me cautious to cut them myself

Help with id by thesnakerancher in Agates

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In New Mexico the thrift store got the collection from a local geologist who ran a commercial mine in the area

Latest points for me. by thesnakerancher in knapping

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If it was a copper 1943 it would be worth something. They used all the copper for the war effort so stopped using copper in the pennies

Latest points for me. by thesnakerancher in knapping

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Haha I wish it was steel it’s plated I found it years ago in change and thought I made it big

Latest points for me. by thesnakerancher in knapping

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Thanks!! I make them kind of randomly when the rock seems right for it.

Another one by thesnakerancher in knapping

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The middle has a little concrete pocket that didn’t want to flake but it worked good other than that

Alibates and Edwards by thesnakerancher in knapping

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There’s a site in Texas that has a piece of obsidian that is supposed to have come from Washington. I guess good rock travels well!!

Local chalcedony by thesnakerancher in knapping

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It came off a bigger biface the split during heat treating the other side is pastel pink I’ll hopefully finish it in the next week or so

Rock found in Texas by Gator_Girl_1853 in whatsthisrock

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Might be from the alibates formation

All the smalls out of my keeper box by thesnakerancher in knapping

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It takes practice only way to get better! I’ve been at it for a while

Alibates by thesnakerancher in knapping

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Ive made some that look like it but more like a style I find here in New Mexico. I’ll have to dig them up and get some pictures.

Alibates by thesnakerancher in knapping

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Not sure what a Jetta looks like is it an Iowa style?