Not the best i have made and alittle thick

[seider]

I have got to get some more of this.  It is the first time i have work some rootbeer it is great.  It is thicker than i wanted but i did not have much to work with at all to start with.  Could have thinned it out better but i would have lost alot of width so i just stuck with it

[TRACY]

Nice point and material. Thinning will come later.

Tracy

[Sparrow]

I have a little of the rootbeer. Man,..That is good rock.  '  Frank

[cowboy]

Practice, practice... You've got the general idea and looking good! Once you get the percussion down thinning will come easy'ish  , there's a new word for ya..

[seider]

Yea i like that its easy'ish.  I have some of kinley's rock and i works great also i had a real nice point going and my mom ended up with it.  It was about 3/8"thick or just alittle less.  I was ready to start pressure flaking to see if i could thin it out more that way.  One day i need to sit with someone and let em learn me some more.  Correct my bad habits

[gstoneberg]

... Once you get the percussion down thinning will come easy'ish  ...

What!!@@@!!!  Clearly I don't have it down...   Nothing comes easy'ish if you ask me.  Y'all must just be better...

George

[Tower]

Ya still have lots of room for some percussion thinning. Thin it or break it trying! That's my motto. Remember its just a rock until itts finnished.

[seider]

I have a little 1/2 sollid rod i rounded off i can drive some real nice thin flakes with to shape and thin with had a real nice one going today but broke it do to my lack of experience holding em while thin.  The one with th marker is the one my mom stole. Your  right Tower all i can do is break it or make it either way its just a rock. 

[cowboy]

Broke is baaad but unfortunantly so common . Nice lookin knife there .

[seider]

That was probally the best preform i had going for me and i had to break it.  I just did not have it supported right.  The knife is a texas made knife can not beat em. 

[Bear Claw]

I think the two most common things that cause problems when you first start down this road of insanity are   a: platforms are not set up below the center line and  b: underestimating the importance of grinding those platforms. I'm not saying that support isn't important , but with a well set up platform even mediocre support should give you the result you are looking for. When the platform is done right it takes a lot of stress off of the biface and allows the flake to release easier-ish. Or something like that.  (gettin down off the soapbox) anyone else? Lol

[Tower]

I agree, but point stablization is as important as the force applied properly (percussion). My opinion. Tower

[seider]

Thank both of yall I will work on that and maybe next time i can have a point on here insead of a gravel.  I know that my platform was just below centerline but maybe not far enough.  I have been working on support not to much and not to little.