What type of stone am I working with

[Cecilia]

Wow! This is first time I’ve looked at a post like this. You made this outta rock?! .......Wow...

[Kaz]

A few more pieces to look at. Someone saw one of my fluke necklaces and requested a striped bass. This was my first attempt He liked it so much he bought it from me and then requested a sea bass. So I made one of them. The striped bass paid for a fishing trip in montauk on a friends boat.

[kayakaddict]

Thanks this post is great! Nice stones, artifacts, art.

[RIPirate]

As far as I know you can’t grind flint into shape

Oh — you totally can. I’m pretty sure flint is just grey/black chalcedony/quartzite. It’s mega hard, but I work with it all the time. I’m a shell carver, primarily, though, and it’s taken me about 3 years to feel I have any kind of handle on rock & mineral ID, and I’m rarely really certain. But I’m pretty sure that can be called flint — do an image search of “carved flint” — here’s a link with its the properties of flint:

[Kaz]

Yea definitely a solid hard stone with some weight. Takes me a few hrs to make something like this.

[tomf]

Love your work, especially the fish.

Whatever that material is, it's perfect for purpose.

Has it got some weight to it?

[Kaz]

Made another fluke today.

[SurfaceHunter]

I don’t know what channel or Cannel coal is, but is there any reason to suspect it’s something other than flint?

As far as I know you can’t grind flint into shape

[RIPirate]

I don’t know what channel or Cannel coal is, but is there any reason to suspect it’s something other than flint?

[SurfaceHunter]

Nice work and Cannel coal has my vote also

[SurfaceHunter]

I was thinking Cannel Coal as well NA people liked it to

[Kaz]

Something new. Still would love to know stone type if anyone has any idea. Thanks

[Kaz]

A friend asked me to make him a cross. I made it this morning and finished up polishing and drilling a hole a little while ago.

[Kaz]

That's cool. Thanks for the look.

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Kaz, This is the pendant that Josh gave me: