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Offline iowabow

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making a funtional hunting point
« on: July 02, 2011, 06:14:53 pm »
I am going to be making points now for fall hunting. I thought I would show the process




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Re: making a funtional hunting point
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2011, 07:27:42 pm »
Well done. Its a good hunting point! What's the material?
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Re: making a funtional hunting point
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2011, 07:49:44 pm »
Burlington
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Re: making a funtional hunting point
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2011, 09:13:24 pm »
I knapped a piece or burlington once. It knapped great but there were so many small shell fossils it made pressure flaking a pain. Again nice point!
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Re: making a funtional hunting point
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2011, 11:23:43 pm »
Looks like that one will work!

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Re: making a funtional hunting point
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2011, 11:58:19 pm »
Good looking blood letter
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Re: making a funtional hunting point
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2011, 01:16:13 am »
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Any critter tastes good with enough butter on it.

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Re: making a funtional hunting point
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2011, 10:41:59 am »
Tower I have become very selective at the quarry for that same reason.  So much of this stuff is really slick and holds together well. 
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Re: making a funtional hunting point
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2011, 10:44:10 pm »
Point #2 I had a little trouble with this point but it all worked out in the end you will see what I mean as you veiw the pictures.  8 total it will take me a few minutes to post them all.


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Re: making a funtional hunting point
« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2011, 09:49:26 am »
Nice!  I like the series of pictures too. :)
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Re: making a funtional hunting point
« Reply #12 on: July 04, 2011, 10:08:50 am »
Cool I am glad you like the picture.  I think sometimes a cool point can be more interesting if you know what it started as.  A lot of my rock has to be carefully cleaned up so that the cracks are eliminated and soft cortex is removed before the process can really start. I had two challenges with this stone it had a crack that terminated deep into the stone (you can still see it in the last picture it looks like a step but it has no ridges running to the edge) and the other was that the tip broke as I was cleaning up the edge.  I did not support the tip well enough.  My goal is to make points that are around 100gr this one came in at 99gr.   
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Re: making a funtional hunting point
« Reply #13 on: July 04, 2011, 10:39:55 am »
I like it too.  I started taking pictures of the spalls before I started, but so many were breaking and I was afraid I was boring everybody.

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Re: making a funtional hunting point
« Reply #14 on: July 04, 2011, 10:51:02 am »
I think the process is fun for most people to see.  I like to see the history of what choices I made and then critique my ideas afterwards.
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