I worked in the Oaxaca Valley at the Monastery Cuilapan Laboratory and the Archaeologist said we find this Quartz but we can't find the source and I said that is because it has been heat treated and he said, They heat treated Quartz? and I said sure they heat treated Quartz. It is what we called cold cream jar Quartz which is what he had.
Thanks . I'm in the ouachitas . Just learning . Going to try heating some novaculite from the Hot Springs area .native mines all over down here . I found an arrowhead on my land and some cutting tools , So I've just really been curiouse . As a carpenter , I think I can make me some keepsakes .
I have a house in Mt. Ida and I'm in the area pretty regularly. Novaculite is tricky to heat treat. You can buy it heat treated from Dan's Whetstones in Malvern great quality.
Awesome video man! May message ya online and see if you think this ole rock formations is a fire pit natives used to use. I find points close to it and it just seems odd rock formation for the area. I’ll message ya on Facebook! Keep up the vids man!
Awesome video! I knew I didn’t need to have expensive equipment to do this. Thanks for the information 😁
Feel free to hit me up if you have questions.
I worked in the Oaxaca Valley at the Monastery Cuilapan Laboratory and the Archaeologist said we find this Quartz but we can't find the source and I said that is because it has been heat treated and he said, They heat treated Quartz? and I said sure they heat treated Quartz. It is what we called cold cream jar Quartz which is what he had.
Thanks for the info, I learned a lot.
Thanks . I'm in the ouachitas .
Just learning . Going to try heating some novaculite from the Hot Springs area .native mines all over down here .
I found an arrowhead on my land and some cutting tools ,
So I've just really been curiouse . As a carpenter , I think I can make me some keepsakes .
I have a house in Mt. Ida and I'm in the area pretty regularly. Novaculite is tricky to heat treat. You can buy it heat treated from Dan's Whetstones in Malvern great quality.
Awesome video, thanks for sharing.
You're welcome. Glad you liked it.
In South Jawja they used sandm
Wonder if this would work for mookaite to make it easier to flake?
Does heat treating help prvent step fractures or is that more a bad hit on stone
It would help the rock to flake better if it was heat treated. Could be platform preparation or selection. Could be angle and force of strike as well.
Hey seth can ya give someone some advice on river locations to find stones to heat treat
It varies a lot depending on where you are in the country. I'd recommend checking out some geological maps of your area.
Awesome video man! May message ya online and see if you think this ole rock formations is a fire pit natives used to use. I find points close to it and it just seems odd rock formation for the area. I’ll message ya on Facebook! Keep up the vids man!
Has anyone ever heat treat stone in a outside wood burner i would like to try
I've heard of ppl trying different methods.