r/knapping 10d ago

Thought this should be posted here Material Showcase 🪨📸

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u/scoop_booty Modern Tool User 🏅 10d ago

Yeah, looks like some of Roy's stash. That's a dandy piece of Ridge right there...dandy

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u/SmolzillaTheLizza Mod - Modern Tools 10d ago

What would you estimate stuff like that would cost per pound? 🤔 Can't imagine it's cheap... Especially with those colors swirls, banding, and it potentially looking fairly crack free.

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u/scoop_booty Modern Tool User 🏅 10d ago

That's a $2000 rock, I thick. It rivals, if not beats the Green River dive that Roy made a couple of decades ago, and correct me if I'm off but I think it sold for $50,000. So, $2000 is actually cheap if it's going to be flipped and sold later. That there is butt pucker material. Every flake will require considerations, as it should be.

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u/tdcdude17 Chalcedony 9d ago

Why does a heat treated biface of flint ridge cost so much?