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This month’s arrowhead is mahogany obsidian. I sent out an e-mail to the winner on the 16th and haven’t heard back. If your name is Jeremy, check your e-mail.
If I don’t hear from Jeremy by the 26th, I’ll pick another name.
I did pick another name, and the winner is Lori. Congratulations Lori!
James from Oregon is the winner of the May arrowhead. This one is black obsidian with deep notching.
The winner of this arrowhead was Evan from Austin, TX.
Here is the arrowhead up for grabs for March. It’s made from Pedernales Flint. So check your e-mail everybody, I could be notifying you that you’re the winner.
Our February winner is Peter from Chandler. Congrats to Peter.
There was no January winner because there was no response from the winner. Please, check your e-mail around the 15th.
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We have a winner for November, and the winner is Paco. Congratulations! This month’s arrowhead is made from blue glass. It’s an eccentric in that it has some unusual notching.
eccentric blue glass arrowhead
Traditional stone arrowhead and knife making is accomplished by breaking the rock along natural “fault lines” in the rock, if you will. Certain types of rock have nice, parallel lines along which to break, and some don’t.
Obsidian is the classic material from which to make arrowheads. Obsidian flakes easily and predictably. Obsidian is volcanic glass. Man-made glass can also be used to make colorful arrowheads.
Flint, or its cousin, chert are also classic materials for arrowheads.
Other materials which Sam uses to make arrowheads and knives include: jasper and chalcedony. Sometimes he uses basalt, which is a very hard material.
People often ask if Sam can flake turquoise. In general, turquoise is too soft for flaking, and it doesn’t have the proper qualities of breaking. I’m avoiding the word flint knapping because Sam doesn’t like it. He prefers tsail haigath, an Apache term.
glass arrowhead
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Tom from California is the winner of the October arrowhead giveaway. Congratulations, Tom. This arrowhead is black obsidian and fairly large. The very bottom is cut off because I had to prop it up to take the picture.
black obsidian arrowhead
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The winner for the September drawing for the free arrowhead is Ken. Congratulations, Ken. The next drawing is October 15th. Remember, as long as you do not unsubscribe from the list, you are entered in the drawing every month.
This picture is of an arrowhead, not the the arrowhead in the giveaway.
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Besides etsy, the high country gallery, or making a direct request, you can find Sam’s arrowheads at the Ft. Apache Culture Center. The Culture Center and Museum is located within the Historic Fort Apache.
While you’re there, you can take a self guided walking tour of the Fort.
Kinishba Ruins are a short drive down the road. The Kinishba ruins are the remains of an ancient puebloan society similar to Chaco Canyon.
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