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Offline footfootfoot

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My First Points - Be nice, don't laugh
« on: January 22, 2012, 12:09:15 am »
At least not so's I can hear you.

About a month ago someone gave me a beginner's knapping kit. Great kit, just enough spalls for me to get a taste of the rock. There is something amazing about the sound of the rock clinking.  The spalls were pretty thin and potato chip shaped so I quickly ended up with some very tiny points.

I've also been working with bottle glass. Each material is quite different from the other. Every now and then I manage to get a beautiful flake to pop off just as I saw it in my mind's eye and I try to remember what I did.

I've lost a lot when notching them.

Thanks for looking. Pistachio shell for scale ;)
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Offline TRACY

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Re: My First Points - Be nice, don't laugh
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2012, 12:16:22 am »
Nothing wrong with those points. Keep at it, it's addicting.

Tracy
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: My First Points - Be nice, don't laugh
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2012, 12:47:23 am »
Your notching is already better than mine. :D  Keep at it.

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Re: My First Points - Be nice, don't laugh
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2012, 12:52:19 am »
lookin' good, keep at it, Bub
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Re: My First Points - Be nice, don't laugh
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2012, 02:46:17 am »
Look better than the first hundred I made. You will be a good knapper.  '  Frank
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: My First Points - Be nice, don't laugh
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2012, 03:14:53 am »
Seem nice to me. 

How do yo uattach the ones with the big back barbs?
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Re: My First Points - Be nice, don't laugh
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2012, 11:45:52 am »
Lookin good, keep @ it.  Been too dang cold for me to get any knappin in. 
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Offline Tower

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Re: My First Points - Be nice, don't laugh
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2012, 12:12:51 pm »
Don't worry about the size. Those look good. My very , very , very first points were about 1/2 inch long. Give them time & practice , they will grow.
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: My First Points - Be nice, don't laugh
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2012, 12:18:12 pm »
I do not understand how you hold those to push a flake off. My fat fingers would cover the bigest you have posted.
Pretty darn impressive from my view.
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Offline iowabow

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Re: My First Points - Be nice, don't laugh
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2012, 12:20:13 pm »
Those are great
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Offline YosemiteBen

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Re: My First Points - Be nice, don't laugh
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2012, 02:14:32 pm »
Looks pretty good to me - I guess I will have to find some of my earlier work to put up here. Keep up the good work.
@ Bevan - little one are not as hard as they look.  I make earring size out of flakes. 
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: My First Points - Be nice, don't laugh
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2012, 05:57:38 pm »
Quote from: YosemiteBen on January 22, 2012, 02:14:32 pm
little one are not as hard as they look.  I make earring size out of flakes. 

I would end up trying to push a flake off my fingernail or put the flaker through my finger. :o
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Re: My First Points - Be nice, don't laugh
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2012, 08:27:13 pm »
Thats a great start!!        it's very addictive though. Get ready
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Offline Gus

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Re: My First Points - Be nice, don't laugh
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2012, 01:57:06 am »
Yes Sir!

Keep After IT!

Some of yours look an awful lot like some of mine... :)

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Re: My First Points - Be nice, don't laugh
« Reply #14 on: January 25, 2012, 07:14:27 am »
awesome
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