Thanks Bone pile. I think one problem I have, is that Eddie gave me a bucket with a mixture of different kinds of stones, a couple pieces of the stuff, that Cow Boy knocked off the knobs of hell, and some Obsidian, and various other stuff, including some colored glass. Some of the nicer stuff, I am saving for when I finally get to where I can get the rock thin, without having a thin nugget. I try one method on a piece of stone, and it seems to work, then it doesn't, and then I try it on another piece of rock, it breaks, in half. Anywhoo, I was just out there, and had to quit, because, My Girlfirend whined, until I said I would take her out to Sushi. Crap, $Ching, Ching$$! Well at least I like it too. Anyway, I will keep at it, if for no other reason than pure spite to the Lithic Gods......Maybe they will tire of laughing at me, and actually feel sorry for me. I would just like to be able to take a thick piece of rock, and thin it down. Once thin, I can do fairly well. It is just getting it thin, and then I would like to be able to make nice long flakes, consistently. I have tried all different angles, on bopping, and still only occasionally get a nice long flake to pop off. Then I start getting steps, and such. But, as the Chinese guy in the Sand Pebbles, said, Hammer, Hammer, Hammer! I have quite a flake pile, but only six decent arrow heads. I said decent, not good. But it is an improvement over what I was doing. But it takes me forever, and a day to make just one. Perhaps, when I go to bed tonight, and I put on my cutest baby face,
( Which ain't what it used to be)
and pray to finally learn how to get em thin. OK, I gotta go get sushi.
