Materials for Knappers

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Please note: I have a minimum order of $25 before S&H charges which will be billed later

Obsidian & Needles
My obsidian is usually slabbed about 1/4" thick; can be slabbed thicker for extra $. Slabs are shaped as they come from the saw. Slabs can be from 1'' x 2" to about 4" x 4" for most material. Starred materials occasionally come in pieces large enough to get up to about 5x10" slabs, but PLEASE ask about larger rough and slabs before ordering! Starred materials (*) are occasionally available in sizes greater than 4x4"; all others are usually not available larger than 4x4"! SOLD OUT means I have none. Really. Please do not click on the Cart button if the Available Quantity says SOLD OUT. Slabs are sold by the square inch. For example, a 4"x4" slab is 16 square inches. If the Rough is available and Slabs say SOLD OUT check back often, I slab more as I get the time! Click on the name for an example of each variety
Material	Price Rough per pound	Price Slabs per sq. " @ 1/4"	Available Quantity
			Rough lbs.	Slabs Avail.?
NEW SUPPLY! Davis Creek obsidian needles (for wind chimes etc.) Please see the notes about needles after the table! Ask about about larger needles (8" to about 10") - I charge $2.00 per inch. Also large to giant fat needles (great for sacrificing an ox LOL or really big wind chimes, which sound awesome). NO minimum order for needles only!	Small >2" - 4" - $15 / lb.		about 30
	Large >4" - 6" Sold Out		Sold Out
	Jumbo! >6" - 8 " $45 / lb.		YES
	Giant needles (>8" - about 10") $2.00 per inch		YES
	Fat needles $20 / lb.		about 20
Black Obsidian * (translucent to semi-opaque; with and without "bands" or faint sheen) * This is what you want for hunting points or to practice spalling or knapping. If I am sold out, try the Glass Buttes silver, which is the same thing, only lighter gray as opposed to black in color.	Sold Out	$0.40	Sold Out	YES
Burns Sheen Obsidian (always opaque; mixed silver, green, rainbow)	Sold Out	Sold Out	Sold Out	Sold Out
Burns Opaque Black Obsidian Preferred by some knappers	Sold Out	$0.45	Sold Out	YES
Davis Creek Apache Gold All black/ clear/ mahogany colors - very nice mix of gold sheen, double flow, triple flow, leopardskin, etc.	$2.50	$0.45	50	YES
Davis Creek Gold Sheen Gold "flash" - very unique! I can't tell if the rough is this color until I slab it, so sorry but no rough available.		$0.70		YES
Davis Creek Gray Banded * gray colors in bands, sometimes with "chevron" patterns.	$2.00	$0.40	40	YES
Davis Creek Green Sheen Bright green "flash" -very unique! I can't tell if the rough is this color until I slab it, so sorry but no rough available.		$0.70		YES
Davis Creek Pink Lady Some of this is wild stuff! Subtle pastel pinks, purples, and/or sky blue sheen.	Sold Out	$0.50	Sold Out	YES
Davis Creek rainbow * All rainbow colors in wavy bands. Some of this is wild stuff!	$3.50	$0.50	150	YES
Davis Creek Velvet * Much like Mexican velvet or Aurora Borealis - very unique!	Sold Out	$0.65	Sold Out	YES
Glass Buttes Aurora Borealis * Rainbow of colors in sheets and bands much like the aurora. Simply Awesome, very rare. ONLY very large slabs available - ask!	Sold Out	$0.65	Sold Out	YES (ASK about giant slabs!)
Glass Buttes Double Flow * Black & brown or black & clear bands and patterns . Some very large slabs available - ask!	$2.00	$0.40	5	YES
Glass Buttes Fire Pit * Small areas of rainbow flash - fire is hard to see in pictures; some fire in most pieces but no guarantee! The slabs all show fire.	Sold Out	$0.50	Sold Out	ONE SLAB
Glass Buttes Gold Sheen * The classic red-gold and black bands with nice sheen	$2.50	$0.45	50	YES
Glass Buttes Green * Gray-green color, fine lines, opaque.	Sold Out	$0.35	Sold Out	YES
Glass Buttes Leopardskin Mahogany and black patterns remiscent of a leopard's coat .	Sold Out	$0.40	Sold Out	A FEW
Glass Buttes Mahogany Mostly pumpkin to red-brown with some small areas of black	Sold Out	$0.40	Sold Out	YES
Glass Buttes Midnite Lace Black and clear in lines & swirls	Sold Out	Sold Out	Sold Out	Sold Out
Glass Buttes rainbow * This is NOT the old Glass Buttes rainbow pit that you see for sale everywhere else; it is much, much better, a lot like the Aurora Borealis	Sold Out	ASK	Sold Out	SOME Purple & Silver sheen
Glass Buttes Silver Sheen * Silver bands in black.Some very large slabs for knife blades and spear points available - ask!	Sold Out	$0.40	Sold Out	GIANT SLABS
Glass Buttes Triple Flow * Black, brown, and clear bands and patterns. Some very large slabs for knives and spear points available - ask!		$0.40		YES
Lassen Creek Electric Blue * Unbelievable bright blue colors, this is the real stuff, not the plain old blue sheen you see elsewhere. This pit is forever buried :(	Sold Out	Sold Out	Sold Out	Sold Out
Lassen Creek rainbow Bright, intense rainbow colors in bands, many mixed varities	$4.00	$0.55	70	YES
Lassen Creek Royal Purple * Subtle purple flash, very hard to come by	$6.00	$0.60	A FEW	YES
Mexican Green/Purple Rainbow * green & purple bands of sheen 60% OFF Slabs	$12.00	$0.60	20	Sold Out
Mexican Rainbow * Rainbow bands in intense colors	Sold Out	Sold Out	Sold Out	Sold Out
Mexican Royal Velvet	$12.00	Sold Out	SMALL Pieces	Sold Out
NEW SUPPLY Utah Snowflake * Classic white snowflakes on a black background.	$4.00	$0.50	50	YES
SOLD OUT means I have none. Please do not click on the Cart button if the Available Quantity says SOLD OUT Starred materials are occasionally available in sizes greater than 4x4"; all others are usually not available larger than 6x6"! Please note: For sheen, rainbow, purple, and velvet obsidian, I pick slabs or rough that shows the sheen, on at least one side for slabs, in full sunlight. It may or may not show well or at all in indirect sunlight, incandescent, or flourescent light, depending on the type of sheen and the individual piece. Also, if you work the material, and the sheen disappears, chalk it up to experience! This happens to everyone, myself included. I have no way of knowing what you will do with the material. You can try to score and break the slabs if you want preforms for knapping (I recommend a tile cutter), or cut them with a trim or tile saw.

Please note: I have a minimum order of $25 before S&H charges

ABOUT MY OBSIDIAN NEEDLES:

Everyone seems to expect a different thing when they order needles from me. I dig these needles myself, and the needles I sell are larger than 2" to about 10" long and can be black, mahogany colored, or mixed black and mahogany. The needles that I dig are needle-shaped; i.e. they have one or two pointed ends and are not too fat in the middle (except for the big fat needles sold separately). Other than that they vary tremendously in thickness and length! I have seen a lot of obsidian (and what appears to be glass!) passed off as needles online; long/thin chunks of obsidian and glass that resemble actual obsidian needles (which only occur in significant quantities in nature at Davis Creek, California and nowhere else in the world, AFAIK), and cut or ground pieces (yes, really) or flakes of obsidian that are NOT obsidian needles! My needles are mined at the source and I guarantee that they are really obsidian needles and not some other junk. There aren't too many websites that make this promise (again, as far as I know).

 I grab a handful from my stock and weigh it when you order from me, so you will get needles from more than 2" (the smallest I keep) to exactly 4" (regular size), more than 4" to exactly 6" (large size), and more than 6" to exactly 8" (jumbo size). Needles larger than 8" are sold by the INCH ($2/inch) so ASK about these and I'll check my stock.

If you think my prices are a bit high, most of the needles I have seen for sale on the net are of questionable pedigree at ridiculous prices: Check out the truly astonishing prices on the (mostly junk) needles on EBAY then come back here and order ACTUAL needles for a REASONABLE price! As of September 2010, I appear to be the ONLY person on the net selling needles by the pound outside of Ebay. Finally, please do not ask for needles of such-and-such a length and shape. High-grading my stock is not fair to the rest of my customers. If you want needles of an exact dimension I sugget you buy them individually from someone else.

A nice tutorial on knapping slabs (please don't ask any questions specifically about knapping, I am not a good resource, and pages like this exist for your use and enjoyment!)

Wanna learn to make arrowheads from slabs? Try this book (I don't have it so I can't answer any questions about it!): 

The Modern Art of Making Arrowheads
Complete Step by Step Instructions with Illustrations
By Howard R. Commons $12.50
Commons Crafts, PO Box 5012-FS, Central Point, Oregon 97502

I do NOT know if the above address is current but hey the letter will just come back to you if it is undeliverable.

Questions? E-mail me!

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