where can I get flint?

[timbo_123]

Hello everyone,
I was interested in trying out some flintknapping, but I'm not really sure if there is natural flint in this area. I'm in NB, and was wondering if I can find it around here?
Thanks
Tim

[Pamunkey]

Here's a good Web resource http://www.theaaca.com/lithnics/

Will

[Don'tkillbill]

Timbo...

My name is Bill, I'm in Prince Edward Island. I too lack Knappable rocks but I know that the bay of Fundy has some jewels (not literalily) I was in Parrsboro and they have many volcanic, glass like mineral deposits if you look along the shore.

Were abouts are you located? I'm thinking of getting some rock next year on a NS camping adventure but for the winter I hopefully will get a good book on knapping and try some glass bottle bottums until I can gets some good rocks.

In parrsboro there is a mineral and fossil shop, bought a big arrowhead for 5 bucks. Look it up on the net they may beable to help you out!

[paul vallandigham]

You can buy some small flint nodules from http://www.dixiegunworks.com, or go on E-gay, and list flint knapping. They have a number of sources of pounds of flint from several areas that are much cheaper than what you will pay for flint through Dixie Gun Works. I just checked and they showed 34 sources of flint on the page today. If you study the geology of flint, you may find some around you. I am not familiar with Canadian Geology, but I thought that New Brunswick was made mainly of granite. If so, you don't have sedimentary rocks, like limestone, that were re heated and melted and cooled to form flint nodules. You may also look for obsidian- volcanic glass, as this can make an excellent flint-like substitute. And, you may have amber, which makes a very excellent gun flint. These are expensive compared to flints, according to the price list I saw in Dixie's catalogue.

[Curdog]

se flints are not actually amber, but amber colored French flints. Amber is VERY soft- like plastic.

[Survivorman]

Flint can be found by alot of rivers, atleast in my area.
The are white, maybe a little light green if they've been in the water awhile.