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Offline ionicmuffin

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First go at flintknapping
« on: August 15, 2012, 12:51:52 am »
So here is my first go at flintknapping. I didnt really intend to make anything, plus this stone was REALLY hard. I was using a metal round hammer. I was looking to get the feel for it and how to flake them off
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Offline jamie

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Re: First go at flintknapping
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2012, 07:54:00 am »
looks like basalt. aside from a diamond you couldnt of chosen a harder stone. keep practicing on that material and you will go through flint like a pro on your first shot.
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Re: First go at flintknapping
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2012, 10:04:34 am »
yep, that's about the way it starts. keep it up, dpg
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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: First go at flintknapping
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2012, 11:53:04 am »
 :o Sweet! i figured it was kind of hard considering that my hammer stones (not smooth) were breaking. so its time to amp it up hammer style!  >:D worked out! ill just use some of the flakes to see if i can make an arrowhead ill keep you posted
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Re: First go at flintknapping
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2012, 03:09:26 pm »
OUCH!  You're half way between knapping and prison hard labor with that stuff!   :o

Make some bone arrowheads until you can find something more glass-like.  That's what I did.  ;D
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Offline Mike_H

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Re: First go at flintknapping
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2012, 10:32:09 pm »
Quote from: jackcrafty on August 17, 2012, 03:09:26 pm
OUCH!  You're half way between knapping and prison hard labor with that stuff!   :o

Make some bone arrowheads until you can find something more glass-like.  That's what I did.  ;D

Nah, go with real glass.  Works great.  Not to mention plentiful.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: First go at flintknapping
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2012, 03:08:08 pm »
And don't pass up an old toilet tank for knappable material, too.  Porcelain knaps and it's cheap enough when someone is throwing it out!
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Re: First go at flintknapping
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2012, 07:19:10 pm »
That stuff could pass for some of the dark grey rhyolite that nugget gave me a while back.  I spall it with a 16 ounce ball peen hammer.  My dogwood won't even get a crumble off it.
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