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Offline bubby

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rainy day points
« on: October 12, 2011, 08:44:34 pm »
it rained here monday and tuesday so I got some knapping in, some obsideon and mook, the big point is 3 3/4" long and 1 1/2" at the base, Bub



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Offline Tower

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Re: rainy day points
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2011, 09:02:51 pm »
Them's some Beauts. Not much to look at from the side, pretty thin! That Mook is awful pertty.
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: rainy day points
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2011, 09:08:41 pm »
Nice (and long) points!!  Great!

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Offline bubby

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Re: rainy day points
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2011, 09:33:39 pm »
thank's Tower, means alot from you
thank's George, I get lucky once in a while ;D, actually that stubby little point was a perfect match to the one next to it, that is till I dropped it
I'm still not a real knapper, still useing slabs, Bub
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Offline jamie

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Re: rainy day points
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2011, 10:11:13 pm »
damn!!!!!!!!!
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Re: rainy day points
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2011, 11:35:37 pm »
Im not a real knapper either,but if you can do that with slabs then id say your ready and can do that with the real deal nods ;)
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Offline warhawk

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Re: rainy day points
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2011, 01:20:58 am »
I likr the points and i had a question. How did you get them so thin?
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: rainy day points
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2011, 01:44:51 am »
Wow...so dang thin too!  I need a "Rain Day" like that!!!!

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Offline Tower

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Re: rainy day points
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2011, 03:13:51 am »
Slabs & pressure ! Slabs are the best way I know to learn pressure flaking! If you master pressure your 1/2 way to percussion. Remember same principals differant methods of allpications. Knap-on! Remember push the envelope. MƯ friend! If you don't you'll never grow! Tower
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Offline bowtarist

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Re: rainy day points
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2011, 04:43:09 am »
WOW those are nice lookin.  bet their sharp.
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Offline bubby

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Re: rainy day points
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2011, 08:04:30 am »
thank's for all the kind words
warhawk ,i just work them down, start with 1/4" copper and work down 3 size's off copper then I work the edges with a ice pick filed down flat, got that from Jackcrafty's you tube video's, then a horseshoe nail flaker to notch
Tower, amen to that brother, getting my tool's together, think i want to go abo, and watching patrick and Jim winn's video's, gotta get something besides obsideion to beat on , thank's again, Bub
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