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Offline gstoneberg

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Slab Point
« on: May 30, 2012, 11:28:11 pm »
I've had several failures in a row, in sort of a slump.  Tonight I picked up a triangular slab of georgetown that Don sent home with me from Cross Plains.  It was thick enough to practice with the bopper so I got it thin and then ishi'd a point out of it.  Since it was a pretty short slab I should have left it a little thicker to keep the weight up.  Ended up very thin and only 95 grains.



I took Paul's advice and side notched it.  Still stalled one side so I got out the punch and kept it going.  Love that punch.  The punch flakes are very consistent.



George
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Slab Point
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2012, 11:49:05 pm »
Mighty fine point there George!

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Offline cowboy

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Re: Slab Point
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2012, 10:13:28 am »
That one turned out great George! May not be the grains your looking for but them things are great teachers. I call em making ammo or you know, cookie cutter points cause their so simple. Make ya a couple dozen of those then just sit and stare at em for awhile - kinda hoakie huh?  ;D..
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Re: Slab Point
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2012, 11:14:34 am »
Looks really nice ;)
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Re: Slab Point
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2012, 12:29:05 pm »
More please. :)
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Re: Slab Point
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2012, 12:37:53 pm »
Oooo, thats a looker! Nice one, George! Some rock is certainly easier than others.
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Offline bowtarist

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Re: Slab Point
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2012, 01:34:14 pm »
Nice one G.  A brass casing or copper wire would add a little more weight to it.  Looks like a hafter to me.  ;) dpg
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Slab Point
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2012, 01:48:55 pm »
Nice looking point George! Keep at it!
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Re: Slab Point
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2012, 02:26:45 pm »
Thanks all.  I really had trouble running flakes with the ishi and I don't know why.  I didn't think I was doing anything out of the ordinary.  In the end they started going better, at least good enough for the point to look OK. 

Unless I can get the grandkids to watch, or go out after they go to bed, I won't get much knapping done for awhile.  They're asking about bows to shoot so I'm pretty sure to get sidetracked building a couple osage quickies.  Also, today is our 37th wedding anniversary.  Where did that time go??

George
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Re: Slab Point
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2012, 02:32:16 pm »
Nice point George and congratulations on the Anniversary. Our 35th was Monday.
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Offline Gus

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Re: Slab Point
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2012, 02:37:34 pm »
Good Looking Point I'd Hafter Say...  :)

Congratulations on your Anniversary!
May you have Many More!

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Offline chertle

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Re: Slab Point
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2012, 03:53:02 pm »
An osage quickie ???  Nothing I do seems to be quick!  It seems to take me forever to beat a rock down to a point that is nothing as nice as yours ;)  Just celebrated our 13th last week!!  Sure isn't anything to write home about hearing how long ya'll have been together congrats to everyone on their anniversaries :-*
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Re: Slab Point
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2012, 05:53:04 pm »
congrat's on 35 George, Bub
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Offline flungonin

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Re: Slab Point
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2012, 06:00:08 pm »
Congratulations on your anniversary George. The punch for the side notches. Was that shown on a earlier posting? The point is really nice.
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Slab Point
« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2012, 11:39:18 pm »
Congrats Eddie! and thanks all.  I'm no punch expert flungonin, but here's the one I made.



George
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