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Offline Will H

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Sunday Spall Reduction (Super Pic Heavy)
« on: December 04, 2011, 03:36:00 pm »
Well I was lucky enough to spend a little time in the pit with Jesse (leapingbare) yesterday. I learn so much every time I get to watch him and usually end up with some waste flakes to go home with...WELL yesterday he worked a couple huge rocks and made two HUGE bifaces that he threw in my bucket to finish up! OMG! THANKS AGAIN JESSE  ;D Along with the bifaces I got a few good spalls and sat down this morning to work on one of the better KY blue ones. I thought Id take some pics along the way. I ended up with a pretty nice blade Ill probably haft up later today.. ;) WEll here it goes. Starting with the spall using freehand percussion with a copper bopper.
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Re: Sunday Spall Reduction (Super Pic Heavy)
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2011, 03:38:02 pm »
 :) :) :)
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Re: Sunday Spall Reduction (Super Pic Heavy)
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2011, 03:40:08 pm »
 :) :) :)
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Re: Sunday Spall Reduction (Super Pic Heavy)
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2011, 03:42:48 pm »
 :) :) :o
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Re: Sunday Spall Reduction (Super Pic Heavy)
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2011, 03:45:32 pm »
 :o :o Heres the last few along with the HUGE bifaces Jesse made. THANKS FOR LOOKING!!!   ;D
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Re: Sunday Spall Reduction (Super Pic Heavy)
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2011, 03:50:07 pm »
That was a little pic heavy Will but i enjoyed every one of em :). You certainly tamed that spall down - looks great! That Jesse now i tell ya, they just don't make em like him very often..
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Offline Will H

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Re: Sunday Spall Reduction (Super Pic Heavy)
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2011, 04:00:14 pm »
Thanks Paul! I appreciate it. :)  Yeah I know it was kinda alot but I wanted to show the whole process. Ive seen a few of these before and really learned from them so I thought "what the heck, why not"  ;)
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Re: Sunday Spall Reduction (Super Pic Heavy)
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2011, 04:41:48 pm »
Really cool pics Will! I'm with cowboy, Jesse got some awesome skills with rock. Thanks for posting

Tracy
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Offline Outbackbob48

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Re: Sunday Spall Reduction (Super Pic Heavy)
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2011, 06:21:21 pm »
Will, You are so lucky to get to knap with Jesse, truly an artist with stone. I usually get to knap just once a year with Jesse an Shannon at the classic. I have one of those huge dacitite preforms that jesse made for me an the wrote a personal note on it I laugh every time I see it. I t says "Bob thin the ends first an the middle last" I like your pics o f the spalls to a finished blade they look real good. Later Bob
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: Sunday Spall Reduction (Super Pic Heavy)
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2011, 07:02:27 pm »
Wow!!!  Great pics and wonderful looking blade...GREAT stuff, thanks for taking the time to photograph your progress as it really helps folks like me who are knew to this Rock Banging Disease  >:D
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Re: Sunday Spall Reduction (Super Pic Heavy)
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2011, 08:09:31 pm »
WOW nice work, it took me three refreshes and about 20 minutes to see all the pics, but they all ended up showing.  Sweet progress of reduction photos.  Man those biface are HUGH!  Another great weekend for you!!  Congratz on the progress, envious too, dpgratz 
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Re: Sunday Spall Reduction (Super Pic Heavy)
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2011, 10:24:34 pm »
I was pleased to see that you got such a nice blade from that killer spall. Well done!
Dont forget to wax it.
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Re: Sunday Spall Reduction (Super Pic Heavy)
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2011, 11:50:53 pm »
wax it?
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Re: Sunday Spall Reduction (Super Pic Heavy)
« Reply #13 on: December 05, 2011, 12:52:36 am »
Wow, Will! that's a nice one. Man, Jesse, you're gonna be missed a bunch when you head over to Hawarrie.
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Re: Sunday Spall Reduction (Super Pic Heavy)
« Reply #14 on: December 05, 2011, 10:59:54 am »
Very nice will,that is sweet. :)
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