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Offline nugget

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Finally got a chance to break some rock
« on: March 05, 2010, 05:33:32 pm »
Here is my sad attempt. Been awhile since I had a chance to knap. Still rusty, not that I was any good to begin with.
Some rhyolite and dacite that are gonna be blades and a sad rhyolite poit and my best effort today was a obsidian point.
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Re: Finally got a chance to break some rock
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2010, 05:35:22 pm »
Looking good to me! :)
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Re: Finally got a chance to break some rock
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2010, 05:35:36 pm »
Here is a few more pics of the same stuff.

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Re: Finally got a chance to break some rock
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2010, 05:36:53 pm »
Thanks. Felt good to be knappin again. Weather finally cooperated a little  ;D
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Re: Finally got a chance to break some rock
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2010, 06:10:32 pm »
wow talk about working both ends of the spectrum. nice work dude.
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Re: Finally got a chance to break some rock
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2010, 06:35:44 pm »
You got that right. I did the dacite first and the obsidian last. The rhyolite I got out my fustration on in the middle.
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Re: Finally got a chance to break some rock
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2010, 06:51:26 pm »
 TJ, they look darn good to me. My hat's off, to ya for beating those out of that Ryolite.
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Re: Finally got a chance to break some rock
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2010, 07:26:14 pm »
That took some adjusting :o  Really like that Adena
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Re: Finally got a chance to break some rock
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2010, 07:26:55 pm »
Thanks. I kinda like beatin on some good old NC ryolite.
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Re: Finally got a chance to break some rock
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2010, 07:31:51 pm »
Thank you for naming it. I looked it up and dang it does look like an Adena. I didnt do it on purpose. That was going to be a knife blade. The tang was gonna be set in an antler. Cool I made an Adena ;D
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Re: Finally got a chance to break some rock
« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2010, 08:01:58 pm »
looks good
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Re: Finally got a chance to break some rock
« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2010, 08:11:36 pm »
Thanks Bryan. Lookin forward to the get together so I  can get some more knapping done.
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Re: Finally got a chance to break some rock
« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2010, 08:16:39 pm »
yea better get warmed up we got a lot of rhyolite to break up
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Re: Finally got a chance to break some rock
« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2010, 08:22:32 pm »
Hammerstone at the ready.
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Re: Finally got a chance to break some rock ( Updated pics)
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2010, 11:50:56 am »
Here are the 2 blades set in the handles

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