Knappable Rock in WA?
Ok! I nead some source so I wont have to travell all the way from Seattle to central Oregon. Please let me know if you know of some places arround here for knappable material.Thanks David T
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check the rivers for chert.i live in spokane and travel to yakima to find it once in a while.lately i have just been using glass,it works really well just not that pretty of a point.
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Western WA is a bit difficult to find agate in. But I will look along the beaches here.
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Lets bring this topic up to date. There are lots of places to get good knapable rock here in Washington. The west side has good jasper sources. The problem with it is you need to heat treat it. The...
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Understand but where exactly are good places to go for the Agates? Also, would love to pick up some of the other materials but dont know where to go to find them exactly.
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It's been a while since anyone posted, but I'll add this in hopes that people are still looking for any information. I'd also love other specific good sources for knappable material in WA if anyones...
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I have found knappable rock in the Spokane River and tons of petrified wood along the columbia. You just need to get yourself a hammerstone and start walking the banks of the rivers, busting rocks as...
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I'm going to do some scouting for good knapping material in my area. Headed up to Stevens pass tomorrow to check the river beds for some good petrified wood or chert. I'll let ya'll know if I find...
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go to the rock shops in seattle and buy it. I have been trying to find rock in WA for over a year. I finally gave up and bought 250 lbs of obsidian. Next year i'm going to Oregon to get myself more....
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Western Washington actually has quite a bit of knappable rock. There is a lot jasper, petrified wood, opal, and agate, of which carnelian is somewhat abundant especailly from Centralia south. The only...
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Hello, There are many sources here in Washington. Outside Beverly,Wa are deposits of petrified/opalized/agatized wood. The Saddle Mountains are full of the good stuff. Between Vernita bridge &...
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I found a map online that shows obsidian on the east side of the cascades and another article shows some that are stained blue on the outside that was found around Ellensburg. Anyone here ever looked...
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There are chert deposits only about an hour north of Seattle. Don't know if it is any good though. I'm going to go check it out this weekend and will let you know. -Mich
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There is jasper all over WA, but it is harder than hell to work and it needs to be cooked. I recently through some slabs into my woodstove overnight. Most survived the trip. hadn't had a chance to...
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The problem with posting rock sources on any web vehicle is that the whole world can see the information and spoil the source. For example, not many years ago, someone found a really cool deposit of...
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Hi Ray, we met at the N. Columbia Knap-in last fall up in Kettle Falls. I'm afraid our area is not geologically conducive to the formation of knappable rock. Most of what we do have was carried in as...
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It took a bit of digging but I finally found the book I referred to in my last post. This book goes a long way in explaining how and why our local geology is what it is. The very first chapter focuses...
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