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Offline Pappy

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Re: Things don't always go as planned
« Reply #15 on: May 10, 2010, 11:41:30 am »
Nice work Shanon,beautiful,all of them. :)
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Re: Things don't always go as planned
« Reply #16 on: May 10, 2010, 01:15:23 pm »
I think I like the point "fixed up" better than the original. Nice stuff all.
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Re: Things don't always go as planned
« Reply #17 on: May 10, 2010, 05:23:16 pm »
Really nice flaking, Shannon!  Any one of those would look real good in one of my frames. ;D

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Re: Things don't always go as planned
« Reply #18 on: May 10, 2010, 10:06:11 pm »
Shannon, Don't ya hate it when ya drop them. Looks like you had some nice deep narrow notches before the opps, still a real good looking point. I like the  rest also, nice work Shannon.  Bob
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Re: Things don't always go as planned
« Reply #19 on: May 11, 2010, 09:31:57 am »
Your "mistakes", would be accomplishments for most folks. Turned out very nice as normal.
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Re: Things don't always go as planned
« Reply #20 on: May 11, 2010, 11:52:25 am »
Very well put Greg....I would be enthralled if I could make a Point half as good as Shannon's Boo_- Boo's....  ;)
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Re: Things don't always go as planned
« Reply #21 on: May 11, 2010, 07:29:38 pm »
Those are some great looking points I haven't been knapping long how long will it take me to make points like that?

What rock do you suggest for beginners?

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Re: Things don't always go as planned
« Reply #22 on: May 11, 2010, 11:37:50 pm »
Thank you all. I'm humbled by your comments :-[
 Jamie, I've been knapping for a little over a year now. If you stay with it, it shouldn't take long.
 As for rock...the cheaper the better!  You'll use up a lot of rock learning.  Novaculite or burlington would be good choices.  I learned to pressure flake with glass.
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Re: Things don't always go as planned
« Reply #23 on: May 12, 2010, 01:26:27 am »
Shannon I want to send u some NY stone its so abundant here if I crack open a 10lb rock and I dont like the looks of it I toss it over the hill  I have a few thousand pounds of Onondaga chert and going for a load of Esopus.  Im still on search for Normanskill I found the areas its in but havent got to it yet.  Let me know I would like to see what u can do with it.

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Re: Things don't always go as planned
« Reply #24 on: May 12, 2010, 01:37:44 am »
Russ, I can always use more rock! ;D I'd offer to trade you some Ky blue...but I don't have much of it. I can offer you some turkey feathers for some though. I have plenty of those.
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Re: Things don't always go as planned
« Reply #25 on: May 12, 2010, 10:48:42 am »
Awesome looking points and work Shannon ! Love the ones that look like the Simmons Sharks with the concave radius. Bet them things would open a wide hole !

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Re: Things don't always go as planned
« Reply #26 on: May 12, 2010, 08:07:45 pm »
Ill just give u some this stuff is tough beyond tough then when u think u got it it snapps hit me a pm with ur addy I'll try and send u some chunks alot of people dont like it cause its really hard but yet it can be brittle...its crazy.  I like it 1 cause its free 2 it brings me as close to the iroquios as Im going to get 3 when u get it to work for u it looks real rustic and its hard and sharp.  I would hate to make a trade and it dont work out I also want to try it slabbed up on a rock saw.  Anyway my reasons are that I like ur work and are curious to see what u can do with it so let me know what u want to do?

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Re: Things don't always go as planned
« Reply #27 on: May 12, 2010, 08:52:13 pm »
awesome shannon
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Re: Things don't always go as planned
« Reply #28 on: May 12, 2010, 08:53:33 pm »
It looks tough!  I'll try anything once ;D My addy is on the first page of the TN Classic Point case raffle thread. ;)
 I'll at least refund your shipping expense.
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Re: Things don't always go as planned
« Reply #29 on: May 12, 2010, 11:34:02 pm »
 I've tried slabbing it and then pressure flaking a point. You better have some massive arm and shoulder muscles. :o
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