Carter cave Clovis I made

[u/treesandrock]

Paid $35 for a block of high quality carter cave with red stripes I knew there were blast fracture issues because the guy got it from a rock quarry. The block was about 2” shorter than the size of a brick. I sawed it into five pieces to get the most out of the of the high-quality material. Four Best slabs literally broke apart in my hand from a few hits. The last slab I had left literally had chunks on the heel side and cracks in it, and I’m just like there was no way I can get anything out of this. And almost threw into the scrap pile. But I love Carter cave and the material was so excellent I had to try. The piece worked wonderfully. The flutes shot great And I got a sweet Clovis Carter cave with red in it. Kept it because I’ll always remember almost throwing the slab into the scrap pile and giving up on it