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Offline n2everythg

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First intentional Clovis
« on: May 11, 2010, 12:38:46 am »
Well I finally made a finished point from the rock I brought back from glass buttes. Been mainly refining the preforms into bifaces lately.

Well I made the first clovis I have ever done. Actually picked up a thick hunk of rock and said to myself 'I'm gonna make a clovis out of this.'

Really happy with how it turned out. First flute was sweet and long. Lost a bit of it when I smashed up the second flute. Ended up getting a double on the second and called it good 'nuf.








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Re: First Clovis
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2010, 08:05:37 am »
Wow. That is sweet.
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Re: First Clovis
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2010, 08:57:42 am »
Nice, Wade. Good flutes.
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Re: First Clovis
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2010, 09:09:09 am »
Good job, Wade-looks great. A lot of the Eastern Clovises (Clovii??) had those multiple flutes just like that.
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Offline n2everythg

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Re: First Clovis
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2010, 09:13:30 am »
Thanks all.
Well now that I think I figured out the technique and setup figured out you know I just gotta try one out of Rhyolite. :)

We'll see how well that one goes.
lol.
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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: First Clovis
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2010, 09:32:48 am »
Looks great Wade! My attempts have always ended up with broken points :D
 Got that point yesterday too!  You didn't have to do that, I gave you the rock...not loaned it 8)   It's sharp! I just might shoot something with that one 8)   Thank you!
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Re: First Clovis
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2010, 11:20:12 am »
goodun wade  ;)
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Offline n2everythg

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Re: First intentional Clovis
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2010, 12:53:20 pm »
Man setup is a lot harder to do on that rhyolite than on the obsidian. Imagine that.

Here is my first attempt at a rhyolite clovis. Didnt work out so well. But was fun tryin.





actually now looking at my nipple I didnt have it setup very well. angle was wrong. It probably would have fluted if I had fixed it. live and learn. oh well.
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Offline brownhillboy

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Re: First intentional Clovis
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2010, 02:15:09 pm »
Great job on that 1st one, and as for the 2nd, well....I have some that look like that too! ;)
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Offline Timo

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Re: First intentional Clovis
« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2010, 08:45:20 am »
IF ya ain't breakin, then ya ain't makin! ;D Nice job of the sid clovis Wade.
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Re: First intentional Clovis
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2010, 08:59:26 am »
 OK Newbie question. What is a clovis? ???
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Offline n2everythg

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Re: First intentional Clovis
« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2010, 11:01:27 am »

thanks guys.

Actually I ground the base and base edges after reading up on them. Looks even better now.


Hillbilly61 - do a google search on clovis point and you will get at ton of pics and info.

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Offline Hardawaypoints

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Re: First intentional Clovis
« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2010, 05:06:59 pm »
 You can't win 'em all, Wade. The first point looks great.  Rhyolite is some aggravating stuff to work, but when you get it right, the points are awesome. Nice effort.

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