Tiger and KRF

[Ron Kelley]

Today I knapped two blades from natural tabs. One is Knife River Flint and the other is Tiger Chert:

[willjo]

Nice ones

[Scorpion68]

AS usual Ron - excellent work. Does that color vein, lower right in the first pic, run all the way through that blade and doe it pose a possible fracture problem when you're working it??

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Chuck, Yes the vein runs clear through. The stone is well fused and that vein knapped like is was just part of the KRF.

[JoshinMO]

Hey Ron, really like that second one. I have a couple pieces that could use a little of Your chipping. Would You Knap Glass or maybe even something (preform) ancient?

[Ron Kelley]

Thanks Josh, The second one is tiger chert. I like the ancient look of that lithic. Yes I have kapped both glass and ancient spalls and preforms.

[Kyflintguy]

Good work Ron! You do excellent work with cobbles and Tabs. That Adena'ish point is spot on.

[Hi-Lo]

Superb work Ron. Thanks for sharing.

[chase]

Ron, I am sure you may be right on the identification of lithic, But That sure does not look like Tiger Chert. Without it in hand it looks to be grainy and Tiger is smooth. The bands can normally be that thick on the black bands with the cream color bands being predominant in most chert that seems to be quarried by NA's
BTW great work,. I have not posted to many of your knapping threads But look at them and you do great work.

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Chase, It is definitely Tiger Chert. I purchased all my tiger chert from one person and I can tell that it is the same rock. If you look at the raw material you will get a better Idea of what it looks like.

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Chase, I agree that Tiger Chert is not grainy: Not sure why you got that impression from the picture.

[Ron Kelley]

Here are a few pictures of the rock before knapping: Removing the patina drastically changes the looks of the rock.

[Ron Kelley]

In this last picture take a look at the small fresh chip on the lower right edge.

[Hi-Lo]

That's cool,

[chase]

Yup it is def Tiger. Thanks Ron for the pic's those are great!!!!!!! they should go into our Info section. as well as all the lithic's you are knapping these days and do a before and after finished points.

[Ron Kelley]

Thanks Chase, Speaking of before and after pictures; Here are three more that i knapped in February and I think you would find them interesting:

http://forums.arrowheads.com/forum/other-activities-hobbies-gc26/modern-flint-knapping-etc-gc143/241534-from-brown-to-white-to-gray

http://forums.arrowheads.com/forum/other-activities-hobbies-gc26/modern-flint-knapping-etc-gc143/241875-economical-flint-knapping

http://forums.arrowheads.com/forum/other-activities-hobbies-gc26/modern-flint-knapping-etc-gc143/240400-hourglass-hornstone-nodule

[SDhunter]

Hey Ron, where did you get the KRF? I have some small chunks found in the field I hunt. How big of piece do you need for a small point?

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Gary, I purchased 15 natural tabs from a rock dealer http://kentuckyflintworks.com/ Anything over an inch should make a small point.

[CMD]

Ron, you sure have gotten awful good at what you do!

[Ron Kelley]

Thanks Charlie, I have knapped a lot of different lithics but still don't know how to knap the tough materials that you find on the east coast. The ancient people are to be admired for their stone tools.