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Offline seminolewind

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First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
« on: April 04, 2013, 03:13:30 am »
This is the fist time I have ever made a point not pressure flaking a flake, and I'm excited because I now feel like I can make points and knives of any size starting from bigger material. After taking the advice of others and watching many youtube vids it seems the most important thing I learned that helped me was setting up calculated platforms for almost every strike, always following a ridge. In addition what helps is abrading, abrading and more abrading ! I found that before nearly every strike I had to set up the platform and abraded it EVERY time, if I got lazy I would get hinges or crumbling edges and have to work in deeper into the point to get rid of them. I sure aint fast at this but I am pleased with this one !
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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2013, 03:18:11 am »
WOW! nice work! i think you did excellent! and you definitely seemed to be learning enough to turn out a good point!
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Offline bubby

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Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2013, 06:11:01 am »
nice point, Bub
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Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2013, 07:07:56 am »
Very nice point! Really like the material.

Tracy
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Offline bowtarist

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Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2013, 09:02:14 am »
Nice work!  Feels good to learn doesn't it. dpg
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Offline TimH

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Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2013, 12:48:57 pm »
Very nice.
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Offline Sparrow

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Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2013, 01:55:22 pm »
That is a beauty !  Really nice work.  '  Frank
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2013, 12:38:44 pm »
Nice point.
Rob
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Offline AncientArcher76

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Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2013, 03:12:06 am »
Good job!

Russ
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Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2013, 09:17:48 am »
Very nice! And isn't that Flint River a dream to work?
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Offline Tower

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Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2013, 10:56:12 pm »
That thing sure is purddy! Very nice point. Well played.   Tower
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