March Challenge: Kirk serrated

[Hardawaypoints]

This is my first try at knapping since my shoulder got cut on.  I'm kind of rusty & it took longer than normal. but its a start.  Nice to be knocking flakes off rock again, even if it hurts some...I just couldn't stand waiting anymore sitting on the sidelines watching everybody else post their fine work.



Jim

[hawkbow]

Don't look rusty to me at all.. glad you are back to the rock bustin.. great looking point.. Hawk

[Hillbilly]

Jim, that looks good. Hornstone? Glad to see you back at it-just don't get too froggy and mess that shoulder back up.

[Timo]

Nice point,I was gonna say hornstone, but Hillbilly beat me toit.

So what was worse on the shoulder,pressure or percusion?

[Hardawaypoints]

Yep, it is hornstone, not real high silica content, but it works o.k..Sorry, I should have posted material type too (you can tell I'm out of practice).  That point looks better in the picture than in the hand, but it is the first time I've chipped since before Thanksgiving.

Jim

[Hardawaypoints]

Pressure work is a killer on the shoulder & I'm paying the price for bearing down with it earlier today. They had to remove tendons from the bone, then grind off where some of the tendons had calcified (making the bone like a hacksaw blade with bigger teeth) the re-attach the muscles to bone. Everytime the muscle & nerves would rub against that rough part before, it would short out the nerves & I would lose sensation to my forearm and the middle, ring, and pinky finger to my left hand (about 95% of the time).  Now, I have feeling in all my fingers for the first time in almost 2 years. It hurts like a son of a gun where the muscles were re-attached to the bone and where the went through the skin.  But it's a whole lot better to feel all ten fingers again!  Barring other complications, I may be able to draw a bow again in about 5 months. *fingers crossed*

Jim

[Timo]

Good luck with your recover Jim.

 Ifin percussion doesn't bother ya, then it might be a good time to get ya alot of preforms made up?

[Timo]

Dang...been almost a week and no new points to look at? Whats up? Everyone have tendenidus?

[mullet]

  Timo, I just got home Friday and it's Turkey Season. I've got priorities.   But go to the top of page 7, Serrations, I did find a real one, does that count?

[Timo]

Man that point has some very nice serrations! I'll try to look through my points and see what I have.(not sure why I haven't did that yet)

[n2everythg]

Well finally got my stuff together and joined this challenge.

I've been too busy building bows and other stuff and havn't knapped out a point in months.

But here is my version. not the prettiest but think it fits the kirk type. Material may not though. it was made with some NY rock I picked up at the NC primitive skills gathering. cant remember exactly what it was though. tough stuff. Hillbilly will remember the name.

I found the serrations the hardest part I think. other than at the base there was a seam in the rock that kept giving me fits.
later
N2

[leapingbare]

that will put one down.
Cool point.

[Timo]

Looks like a perty good example to me! Nice point! I see that lil fault line. Ain't it amazing how something so small can give one such big trouble?

[jamie]

[n2everythg]

wow nice point jamie. nicely thinned.
N2