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That Alibates material is some beautiful stuff. Being a Fed Monument though, they likely discourage walking off with a bucket full. Have some Texas buddies that are always threatening to bring me some flint. Wish they would, but the thought seems to leave their memory banks every time they make a trip up.
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Knocked out a couple more yesterday between rain showers. One from black and another from red obsidian. Tried something new for the pic submerging them in a cake tin filled with water. Seems to eliminate a lot of the glassy glare I normally got in past sunlight pics. Larger of the two (red) is right at 6" by an actual ruler measurement. Second is 4 1/8 and a quarter for scale. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/909T9qPG/Points-Water.jpg) Sold one mounted in a shadow box recently for a local rifle range fundraiser. Don't know what it actually generated, but an acquaintance said he backed out of the bidding when it hit $200. Takes a bit more time, but I've also been knocking out a few matched pairs lately. The first is a piece of cake, the second takes a lot more effort. Getting low on rock, so I need to get out and scour the country for a day. Just another reason to get out though. Have a good one, That red one is stunning
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Damn that’s freakin awesome
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That's as good as it gets, Don!
Nice!
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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Founder
Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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Huntsman22:
Nice batch there! Any idea where the transparent agate comes from?
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All I can tell you, is if it is agate, it ain't from Agate, CO, which is 8 miles down the old hiway. The town wasn't named for the rock agate, but for the old stockyards to load cattle cars. They lined the first car up to the 'A' gate to load. Hence 'A'gate was shortened to Agate, when the railroad changed shipping points....
The other place I look for artifacts, other than the home ranch, is east of Agate, out in the breaks....
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this'un sure looks different in direct sunlight... ![[Linked Image from i26.photobucket.com]](https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/huntsman22/IMG_4652_zpsdage21vz.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i26.photobucket.com]](https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/huntsman22/IMG_4648_zpsxnx1byam.jpg)
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Obviously worked by no idea what the use is/was.
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this'un sure looks different in direct sunlight... Quartzite. I've found several made from that tan quartzite.
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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Hunts, those are beautimous 😀
NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.
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Those are really nice bird points! Great finds!
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only a little busted tip today. ![[Linked Image from i26.photobucket.com]](https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/huntsman22/IMG_4709_zpsbf9vul06.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i26.photobucket.com]](https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/huntsman22/IMG_4710_zpsyf9xer1r.jpg)
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~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............
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That’s a beauty!
I found a couple points last weekend, I’ll hang a pic later
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Same here, only found about 3 intact drills ever.
That is suburb
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Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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