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Offline gstoneberg

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Bird Points
« on: August 21, 2011, 07:32:45 pm »
I took a couple preforms I had ready that were too thick and went after them today.  I decided to get them thin or ruin them trying.  Consequently I got 2 bird points, 80 grains on the chert and 60 on the obsidian.  On the obsidian, along with bleeding alot, I kept knocking off the tip.  It would have been a pretty nice point.  Lost the symmetry at the end and finally just quit before I had a half inch long point.  In both cases I tried corner notching but knocked off a corner.  Not my best day but still fun.




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Re: Bird Points
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2011, 08:50:24 pm »
 Those little points will still kill a deer or hog with a well placed shot.
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Re: Bird Points
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2011, 11:24:20 pm »
Those two will get the job done. Keep trying to get em right. Some will break but that's the price we pay.
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Offline Timo

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Re: Bird Points
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2011, 11:42:16 pm »
Well actually stemmed points work real well for hunting points.The only problem I ever had with them was never retrieving a point from a deer. I lost everyone I ever shot.Those should work just fine.
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Re: Bird Points
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2011, 11:44:15 pm »
Look worthy for hafting to me! Nice points George!

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Re: Bird Points
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2011, 12:18:53 pm »
At least your finishing something George - coming along nicely :).
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Bird Points
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2011, 03:31:37 pm »
Thanks all.  I brought them into work this morning where 1 person declared the obsidian point was my best yet.  Struck me funny.  My work friends are really easy to please. ;)  The obsidian has me stymied.  Seems just a slight difference in angle changes the flake from a step to an overshot to too shallow.  And, whatever the worst possible outcome can be seems to be where I naturally go.  :(  Seems to need more abraiding too.  And then there's the bleeding... :P  Makes pretty points though.

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Re: Bird Points
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2011, 04:05:08 pm »
Obsidian does not make me happy...unless it is someone else's. ;)
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