Lithic Casting Lab

[Kentucky point]

Has anyone ever ordered a cast from Lithic Casting Lab? I know they're the best in the business, but I've never even held a cast before, so I'm not sure what to expect. Can casts break easily? Are they translucent? What if I want to handle them for a "show and tell" session. Would they hold up to that?

I ask, because my grandmother already commanded me to write a Christmas list, and I've been looking online, and cannot find anything quality, or Paleo for less than 50 gumdrops. With a cast, I can have multiple Paleo pieces, for WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY less money than one original piece.

What are y'alls favorite cast? I kinda want that purple Allen Pete has on the website... But with so many choices, who knows what I'll end up with.

[Charles Jones]

My brother gave me on for my birthday last week. It feels very durable to me. Looks very real also. Only the weight gives it away.

[Rio Del Norte]

I've have two Clovis and they are very well made, durable and correct.

[Lindenmeier-Man]

A long long time ago
I can still remember how
That music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step

[oldrocks2]

I can't remember if I cried. But I remember hearing it on the radio parked in the empty parking lot of the Adler Planetariume making out with my girlfriend looking out over the lake .Truley the day the music died.
S0RRY off topic.couldn't resist.

[utilized flake]

Levee dry...big bopper gone...moss agate on a rolling stone, so You're telling us to walk steps to find our own...instead of walking to pick up a package at the front door? Deep man

[Kentucky point]

Wow, never would have figured that out, but kudos to you man! That took some thinkin'.

[Kentucky point]

These were the ones I was thinking about, but of course, there are more choices, and I can't make my mind up.

[Kentucky point]

More...

[Rio Del Norte]

The bottom one is from the Finn Cache, my favorite. [he just lives down the road from me...lol]

[Kentucky point]

Who does?

[Rio Del Norte]

Forest Finn, search net about him, quit a personallity...lives down in Santa Fe

[Kentucky point]

You may have noticed that all of these are Paleo, and 1/12 of these are Western. The St. Louis Clovis is from Alabama.

[Dannygroves74]

The Kiker Clovis. A friend of mine and fellow knapper Jerry Kiker aka Freezecracked, his son found this in Texas maybe 4 years ago and Sterling Z made the cast.

[Kentucky point]

I remember watching the YouTube video that showed it being found. Once in a lifetime piece for sure.

[oldrocks2]

I have many of their casts, about all you show really. They are made very well and will stand up to handeling. Dont know what they are made of but have dropped one on the kitchen floor and did no damage. They are very hard and don't think they would survive bending. Really like the clovis and paleo points never been blessed finding one I settled for casts just to admire the flaking and variety. If the real one is translucent the cast will be. They do a great job. My favorite is P-4 the hixton clovis.

[clovisoid]

I have several of his casts, as others have said they are great. Invaluable tools if you want to learn correct flaking, etc.

I will say that the only significant difference is that some casts tend to be a tiny bit thinner than the original on some relics. It's more noticeable on some relics than others.

[Dannygroves74]

If you want casts that are cheap but not overly well made check out smoky mountain knife works in gatlinburg tn.

[utilized flake]

Like the Alabama clovis! And the Fenn cache point with that diagonal flaking would be a close second!wonder if that Al clovis is the belgreen clovis I heard about years ago?