Thread: Dans Primitive Cut Arkansas 14"x4"

Not to hijack your thread Aaron but your large stone has inspired me to get this big honkin' thing of my dad's out of mothballs.

(not really in mothballs you understand, Just a metaphor) I played with it a year or so ago and decided at the time that I didn't know enough about hones to do it justice. It was overly smoothed and oiled up like a greased pig. I cleaned it up and then lapped it with my green flattening stone which roughed the top surface too much. It needs to be burnished back some. Not sure how it hones yet but it sure is nice to have that great big long, ponderous stroke. This one is a synthetic though. It's one my dad had from his sharpening business. He told us as kids not to use it for sharpening knives or tools because it was for razors but that's all I know about it.
It has some kind of gem in it but I don't know what it is. You can see how it sparkles in the light.

Still reading up on burnishing stones.

And now...back to you Aaron

Glass bead that sucker in a piece of wood. Or just just use some gorilla glue, it expands and fills in all things plus don’t let go.

Did you deal any with Dan or just the son,? I’m curious if he’s still alive, last time I was there was over 6 years ago, interesting man, will talk your head off

Plus in the yard he had a big old translucent rock that would make my f250 squat

I just dealt with the son Steve-he runs things now if I understand correctly.

Dan is in his eighties. He still works long days as mining engineer, black powder (not destructive dynamite) explosives officer (for quarry rock), heavy equipment operator, family peacemaker ... and steps in to operate and repair anything.
Steve, like Michelangelo, is the artist who releases the beauty of the stone from the raw rock. He has a real talent. He also fires novaculite and is an expert flint knapper.
Sterlin runs the finishing department and drives everyone crazy because of his high standards for square, flat and parallel.
Kim patiently and politely deals with our picky demands.
Shipping the right products, safely, is another important department, run by Dan's daughter.
All the employees are treated like family members, so they have been there a long time.

What is, firing novaculite?

Wow, very impressive work with all the boxes! As my woodworking skills are kind of rudimentary (plus I don't have a router), any box I would build would be pretty basic. In any case, on 1 this size, I think a stand might be more practical anyway.

Oh, and yes, I'm wondering what firing novaculite is too?

Originally Posted by Euclid440

What is, firing novaculite?

The novaculite is heated by fire to change the properties. It becomes more glassy, so fractures in a conchoidal pattern, making a scalloped edge to a flint tool.