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Offline jamie

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Re: Coretex...arghh
« Reply #15 on: January 16, 2012, 10:02:29 am »
Nice work on that last one. Too bad about the other one. If you are regularly breaking them at that stage you are probably putting a death grip on the point. Don't place your fingers on the top of the piece. Support them on the far edge just hard enough to keep it in place
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Coretex...arghh
« Reply #16 on: January 16, 2012, 10:09:13 am »
Yea, I felt it break so I probably did hold it wrong.  Thanks, I'll do that differently.  Unusual for me to have a point that long.

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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: Coretex...arghh
« Reply #17 on: January 16, 2012, 10:53:24 am »
  I know the feeling I have a quart jar full of points that did'nt make it. As well as a 300 year old white oak that has many, many around the base if I don't get mad and wing them across the field. I just keep moveing forward I think.
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Re: Coretex...arghh
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2012, 12:09:10 am »
When I'm skinnin a point(cortex) if I don't remove all of it in the early stages I remove enough width to take it in 1 or 2 blows.  Start with enough width to accommodate this. Its my method & I have good results.  KNAP-ON!
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Coretex...arghh
« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2012, 02:17:20 am »
One of my problems is that I'm so inconsistent.  One hit I'll knock off a whole bunch of it.  The next one won't go near as far and leaves a bunch of coretex in the middle.  Then when I finally get a good platform, I botch the flake and step it or crush it.  Pretty soon I have an island like that.  I'll get it, just need more  experience.  Thanks for the help.

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