Mahogany Obsidian Blade, Obsidian Arrowhead / Spear Point Necklace Manzineta is a hardwood shrub

Manzineta is a hardwood shrub with a beautiful dark red bark

Edward's Plateau Chalcedony is typically very fractured but when you get a solid piece it makes beautiful points

I know alot of folks don't have the big saws and kilns to process this material but they do have trim or tile saws

This is 3+ lbs of black and mahogany obsidian spalls

This is a modern Dalton type spear point / arrowhead that was knapped by yours truly from heat treated Novaculite chert

Mahogany Obsidian Blade, Obsidian Arrowhead / Spear Point Necklace Manzineta is a hardwood shrubThis is a modern spear point arrowhead that was knapped by yours truly on video. Mahogany Obsidian comes from several places in the world but this particular piece came from Glass Buttes Oregon. Obsidian was widely used by ancient people and was almost exclusively used by some South American tribes. It measures 2 3 8" in length