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First Points of the Year
Jan 16th, 2024 at 11:22am
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First points of the year. Knapped from some NC (Burgin Mine) milky white quartz I picked up a few years ago.
It is hard to find a piece that doesn't have those dreaded cracks. I had a third attempt break in half right on a
crack line while I was thinning it down. I knew it would happen and sure enough it broke. Point style - in the
Southeastern US we call these Yadkins.
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Re: First Points of the Year
Reply #1 - Jan 16th, 2024 at 12:47pm
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Those are as white as my yard right now. Grin

Nice points
  
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Reply #2 - Jan 16th, 2024 at 8:19pm
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Way to go, RickB, Nice job! It's very nice to see someone knapping some of the local quartz. Not many people will mess with it. I may even know where the Burgin Mine is. Wink
  
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Re: First Points of the Year
Reply #3 - Feb 5th, 2024 at 8:51am
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Very nice!  Were these crafted from crystallized quartz from the Burgin Mine or from just bull quartz?
  
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Reply #4 - Feb 16th, 2024 at 6:08pm
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Scott LaBorde wrote on Feb 5th, 2024 at 8:51am:
Very nice!  Were these crafted from crystallized quartz from the Burgin Mine or from just bull quartz?


Slow to respond Scott. I walked around the mine the last time I was there with you
guys and had a hard time finding solid pieces without crystal faces in it.  I would call
it bull quartz. Kept about a five gallon bucket of it and have made a few points from it.
My knapping skills have improved enough now where I'm able to produce a thinner point.
  
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