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Offline chertle

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Platinum bottles make great looking points!!
« on: May 17, 2012, 10:43:05 am »
I am brand new but I have been watching my husband knap for years so I know a pretty material when I see it ;)  The new platinum bottles are the most beautiful blue glass I have seen.  I posted pictures of the fourth point I have ever made (which leaves a lot to be desired) but you can really see the beauty of the material!!  Hope you enjoy and hope I can keep improving on my points.  I know that I am getting a lot of good advice and help on this site!!  Thanks!
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Platinum bottles make great looking points!!
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2012, 11:38:14 am »
Looks real nice. Good job.
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Offline Will H

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Re: Platinum bottles make great looking points!!
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2012, 12:30:08 pm »
Well done! Youre right, that glass is nice :) knap on!
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Offline cowboy

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Re: Platinum bottles make great looking points!!
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2012, 02:13:28 pm »
I may have to test tast a few of those platinums, hmm :). Purty point..
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Platinum bottles make great looking points!!
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2012, 02:17:02 pm »
Quote from: cowboy on May 17, 2012, 02:13:28 pm
I may have to test taste a few of those platinum's, hmm :). Purty point..

I was thinking the same thing. I just cannot find it around here. :-[
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Re: Platinum bottles make great looking points!!
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2012, 03:27:11 pm »
I will have to look for "Platinum"next trip to the house of happy. That is a very pretty color, (reminds me of milk of magnesia bottle bottoms ). Nice point too !  '  Frank
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Offline Jimbob

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Re: Platinum bottles make great looking points!!
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2012, 01:45:20 am »
Quote from: Bevan R. on May 17, 2012, 02:17:02 pm
Quote from: cowboy on May 17, 2012, 02:13:28 pm
I may have to test taste a few of those platinum's, hmm :). Purty point..

I was thinking the same thing. I just cannot find it around here. :-[

I have to agree that its a purdy lookin point and cool glass but I did not care for the taste........When I was at the store, I saw the bottles and thought "OOHHH, those will make cool lookin points!"  and now I dont want to finish them.   :-\
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Offline chertle

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Re: Platinum bottles make great looking points!!
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2012, 10:57:04 am »

I saw the bottles and thought "OOHHH, those will make cool lookin points!"  and now I dont want to finish them.   :-\
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I don't even drink but I saw the glass and made my husband drink them so that he could make points for me.  He felt much the same way.  Now that I have started trying to knap I am weighing the costs of dumping the contents.  I figure it is $1.00 for each attempt at a point.  Kinda like the carnival >:D
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Offline mullet

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Re: Platinum bottles make great looking points!!
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2012, 08:26:54 pm »
That is some  pretty glass and a very nice point. Sky Vodka is a pretty blue bottle also but it would cost more dumping it out. ::) :P
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Offline Mesquite

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Re: Platinum bottles make great looking points!!
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2012, 11:37:39 pm »
Beer is a decent fertilizer and is used in slug traps, for you gardeners out there.  ;)

Are the bottoms pretty flat? Most bottles I see these days have a very concave bottom.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Platinum bottles make great looking points!!
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2012, 11:42:47 pm »
Platinum is like Bud Lite with the flavor removed, sugar added, and a little extra alcohol.  Sounds to me like they are marketing to children.  Yech.
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Offline Youngboyer2(billyf)

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Re: Platinum bottles make great looking points!!
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2012, 01:28:21 am »
wow that sure is purty, it is reminding me to get some fiber optic glass in multiple colors, good for arrahs or necklaces

The convexity of the bottle bottom really annoys me though, feels like I'm starting at a disadvantage.

great points, keep it up
« Last Edit: May 19, 2012, 02:16:49 am by Youngboyer2 »
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Platinum bottles make great looking points!!
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2012, 09:39:42 am »
Nicer than a lot of my first point. Looks like  you're getting the hang of it.

Tracy
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Re: Platinum bottles make great looking points!!
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2012, 03:50:37 pm »
Great point Chertle!!  Maybe look into the glass container @ the recycle for some blue bottles.  I'm a strict PBR man myself.  dpg
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Offline chertle

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Re: Platinum bottles make great looking points!!
« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2012, 03:13:40 pm »
Don't know if anyone is still reading this thread but I thought I would tell everyone the info that I found out this weekend.  I am sure lot's of you may have already thought of it but I found a bar that will give me their empty bottles.  It is a great solution for those of you that don't drink, are too young to drink, or like Derik are loyal to their favorite.  I currently have a place filling up a box for me with platinum bottles :P
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