Lithic shark tooth ?

• Jun 4, 2008

• #1

GAnaturalist

Senior Member

I tried to make this piece of novaculite look like an shark's tooth. I have never found a shark's tooth, dang if I can't make one.

.380 for size comparison.

 

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• Jun 5, 2008

• #2

Redbow

Senior Member

Nice point! And yes, it does resemble a Shark's tooth..Nice job knapping it out also! Fortunately I have found a few Shark's teeth on the SC beaches,,and a few here in NC as well. Never any big ones,,but they can be hard to spot in the shell beds!

I have never worked with novaculite,,maybe I outta get a piece or two of it!

 

• Jun 5, 2008

• #3

Handgunner

Senior Member

Lookin' good!

 

• Jun 5, 2008

• #4

bam_bam

Senior Member

cool

 

• Jun 5, 2008

• #5

Nicodemus

The Recluse

Staff member

Nice "meg" tooth!

 

• Jun 5, 2008

• #6

schleylures

Senior Member

is that jaws

 

• Jun 6, 2008

• #7

Auchumpkee Creek Assassin

Gone But Not Forgotten

nice

 

• Jun 6, 2008

• #8

Nicodemus

The Recluse

Staff member

After lookin` at that point again, I think it would make a really nice Hillsborough.

 

• Jun 6, 2008

• #9

GAnaturalist

Senior Member

Thanks guys, I need to get back more into the knapping, and I need to make a nice big ishi stick too. I have so many projects that need to be finished first. I am in the process of turning a buckskin jacket (that is very tight now, I made it when I was 17) into a shooting coat for DCM/CMP high power and the like. I need to sew on big elbow pads, zippers on the sides and down the arm, and five quick release buckles on the front. Stiff leather makes for a good shooting coat. Its OK though, I still have another buckskin shirt that looks more traditional. I will just post some pics on here soon about that stuff.

Can yall guess what fur that is in the background, its not from my bluetick....

 

• Jul 1, 2008

• #10

C

CBH

Senior Member

I have a friend who lives in Macon that retired from Freeport Kaolin. He used to have a large collection of shark teeth he found at various sites where they mined Kaolin. At one time, the Atlantic ocean covered middle Georgia.

 

• Jul 3, 2008

• #11

GAnaturalist

Senior Member

CBH said:

I have a friend who lives in Macon that retired from Freeport Kaolin. He used to have a large collection of shark teeth he found at various sites where they mined Kaolin. At one time, the Atlantic ocean covered middle Georgia.

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Yea, I live only a couple of miles from a Kaolin mine, its like I live on a big sand box, sand everywhere, in the house, in my clothes. I must be right on the fall line, a mile northwest of me there is red clay.

Gray fox pelt in the background

 

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• Jul 4, 2008

• #12

TurkeyProof

Senior Member

Good Work.

Keep up the good work.