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Materials for Knappers

OK, OK! I give up! Now I have a whole page for knappers!

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

PLEASE READ MY POLICIES HERE BEFORE YOU ORDER!
By ordering from this site you are argeeing to all the stated policies on the linked page.

The order form is linked at the bottom of this page.

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I accept electronic payments or credit cards via PayPal only! If you have a PayPal account, would like to set up an account, or would like to use their one-time transfer feature without siggning up for an account, please feel free to try the shopping cart by clicking the cart button next to each item. Since S&H is by weight, I will bill S&H charges to your PayPal account later. You MUST unblock cookies and popups for the PayPal site to work! If you don't want to use PayPal, please use the order form located at the bottom of the page.

Figure on $9.50 per 18 lbs. for S&H if you are ordering rough (there is a 20 lb. limit on USPS Flat Rate Priority mail boxes which is about the cheapest way to ship anything). I do not use shipping insurance! If you want your shipment to be insured you need to request it! I do not generally ship anything to any foreign countries. Blame the USPS for destroying international commerce by killing International Economy shipping. If you REALLY want rocks shipped to a foreign address be prepared to pay $38 shipping per 18 lbs.

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You MUST have a valid email address to use PayPal!

I will ignore orders from invalid email addresses (yes this happens, believe it or not)! You DO NOT NEED A PAYPAL ACCOUNT to use PayPal! If you choose to pay via eCheck, I will wait for it to clear before even reading your order. (Yes, I have been ripped off this way. Apparently it's a common scam used on PayPal.)

Do not ever email anyone your credit card number! If someone asks you for it, they are attempting to steal it! If you email me your credit card number, it will likely be stolen since one of tens of thousands of bots will probably intercept any email that looks like it has a credit card number in it. I wouldn't know what to do with it anyway, that's what PayPal is for. You have been warned!

Under "Quantity" please put the number of POUNDS for rough, the number of SQUARE INCHES for slabs. In your note, specify any details like dimensions of preforms, or minimum size of slabs. I will calculate S&H charges and bill you once we get the order squared away.

SOLD OUT means I have none. Please do not click on the Cart button if the Available Quantity says SOLD OUT. Please do not order more than the quantity available. Please pay attention to the size of the rough. I will not cut down my rough to accomodate small quantities.

Questions? E-mail me!

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

Obsidian

My obsidian is usually slabbed about 1/4" thick; can be slabbed thicker for extra $. Slabs are shaped as they come from the saw. Preforms are rectangular slabs cut to your specifications. Preformed 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" preforms, but
PLEASE ask about larger slabs or preforms before ordering! 

Starred materials are occasionally available in sizes greater than 4x4"; all others are usually not available larger than 4x4"!

Material (SOLD OUT means I have none. Please do not click on the Cart button if the Available Quantity says SOLD OUT)
Price 
Rough
per 
pound
Price
Slabs
per sq. "
@ 1/4"
Price 
Preforms
per sq. " 
@ 1/4"
Available Quantity
Rough 
lbs.
No. of Slabs

BASANITE! (very hard obsidian-like almost black rock that many knappers prefer  to work over obsidian and flint)

 $2.50 $0.40 $0.50
Sold Out
Sold Out

Mexican Royal Velvet  Small exquisite pieces great for cabs, preforms to 2"x2"

$20.00 
$1.20
$1.30
25 (small pcs.)
10 small

Mexican Rainbow *
Sold Out 
$0.85 
$0.95 
Sold Out
20

Mexican Green/Purple Rainbow *
Sold Out 
$0.85
$0.95
Sold Out
30

Mexican Green Sheen
Sold Out
$0.50 
$0.60 
Sold Out
5

Davis Creek Electric Blue *
Sold Out
Sold Out 
Sold Out 
Sold Out
Sold Out

Davis Creek Velvet *
$6.50 
$0.60
$0.70
1 pc. abt. 10 lb.
50

Glass Buttes NEW rainbow *
$4.00 
$0.45
$0.55
40
30

Glass Buttes Aurora Borealis (AWESOME!) *

$6.50 
$0.60
$0.70
65 30

Davis Creek rainbow *
$3.50 
$0.45
$0.55
150
50

Lassen Creek rainbow (mixed varities)

$4.50 $0.50 $0.60 60 10

Davis Creek obsidian needles (for wind chimes etc.) Please see the notes about needles after the table! Ask about giant fat needlesbig enough to sacrifice an ox if that's your thing; I have 10 lbs. or so. :D

Small 2" - 3 " - $10 / lb.

3

Large 4" - <6" $30 / lb.

Sold Out

Jumbo! 6" - approx. 10" $45 / lb.

Sold Out

Lassen Creek Royal Purple *
$6.00 
$0.55
$0.65
35
25

Davis Creek Green Sheen (very unique!)
$7.50
$0.65
$0.75
Sold Out
ASK

Davis Creek Gold Sheen (very unique!)
$7.50
$0.65
$0.75
Sold Out
ASK

Davis Creek Pink Lady (light pink, purple, and/or sky blue sheen)
$3.50 
$0.45
$0.55
Sold Out
Sold Out

Utah Snowflake
$4.00
$0.45
$0.55
60
20

Glass Buttes Purple Sheen (from the "rainbow" pits; actually a purple flash similar to Royal Purple)

$1.50 
$0.30
N/A
25
10

Glass Buttes Gold Sheen *
$2.50 
$0.40
N/A
100
50

Glass Buttes Leopardskin *

$2.00 
$0.35
N/A
30
20

Glass Buttes Mahogany (mostly brown)
$2.00 
$0.35
N/A
Sold Out
5

Glass Buttes Silver Sheen
$2.00 
$0.35
$0.45
Sold Out
Sold Out

Glass Buttes Green (faint green sheen/gray-green color/fine lines/opaque) *

 $3.00
 $0.40
 $0.50
 Sold Out 20

Glass Buttes Midnite Lace (black/clear lines & swirls)

 $2.50
$0.40
$0.50
30
 5

Glass Buttes Midnite Lace slabs cut 5/16" (thin) for lampshades

N/A
 $0.40
$0.50
N/A
 75

Glass Buttes Fire Pit (hard to see; some fire in most pcs. but no guarantee!)*

 $5.00
 $0.50
 $0.60
 65 2
Glass Buttes Old Fire Claim From the miner's (Mitchell) daughter; you may get lucky & find fire, small but some nice rainbow, double flow, silver sheen, black mixed in . Average 1/4 - 1/2 lb. pieces.
$2.00
 N/A
 N/A
 115 N/A

Davis Creek Gray Banded
$2.00 
$0.35
$0.45
10
25

Glass Buttes Triple Flow  (black, brown, and clear) *
$2.00
$0.35
$0.45
10
 5

Glass Buttes Double Flow (black & brown or black & clear) *
$2.00 
$0.35
$0.45
145
25

Plain Black Obsidian (translucent to semi-opaque; with and without "bands" or faint sheen) *
$1.50 
$0.35
$0.45
25
50

Burns Sheen Obsidian (mixed silver, green, rainbow, some black)

$4.00 
$0.45
$0.55
65
10

Opaque Black Obsidian (preferred by some knappers for small points)
$2.50 
$0.40
$0.50
Sold Out
Sold Out

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 4x4"!
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. I don't preform material with a lot of brown in it since it doesn't score and break well. You can try to score and break the slabs if you want (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

NOTES ABOUT OBSIDIAN NEEDLES:

Everyone seems to expect a different thing when they order needles from me. I dig these needles at Davis Creek, and the needles there are about 1-10" long or longer, and can be black, mahogany colored, or mixed colors.  The vast majority of needles that I keep are needle-shaped; i.e. they have one or two pointed ends and are not too fat in the middle. Other than that they vary tremendously in thickness and length (HEY! Get your mind out of the gutter! ;)

I grab a handful from my bucket and weigh it when you order from me, so you will get needles from about 1-1/2" (the smallest I usually pick up) to 3-1/2 " or a bit longer. Larger needles are usually sold individually, but I have decided to supply needles guaranteed to be longer than 4" and 6" as Large and Jumbo size needles. If you think my prices area bit high, here are some needles of questionable pedigree at truly astonishing prices (since when did a round chunk of obsidian become a  needle?): Check out these prices then come back here and order ACTUAL needles for a REASONABLE price!  Finally, please do not ask for needles of a such-and-such 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.

Questions? E-mail me!

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

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