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Offline Tower

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Going for a little bigger.
« on: April 29, 2013, 03:56:34 pm »
Lately I've been trying to make my points just a wee bit bigger. This first picture is how big some of these chert nodules are. I spall These out trying to produce a blade at the core.



I spalled & thinned one of these down to this blade, then heated it .



After heating , I began the percussion stages, & this is how it came out.





Now I'm ready for pressure flaking. Not sure if I want to just straighten it up ,or try for a pedernales Or some other point. I will post the results.    Tower
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Offline bowtarist

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Re: Going for a little bigger.
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2013, 05:06:45 pm »
Man That's Thin!! Lookin good Don.  Can't wait to see the finished blade! dpg
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Going for a little bigger.
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2013, 07:55:36 pm »
Dang! I would look at it and it would turn into 4 smaller pieces.

Tracy
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Offline Bone pile

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Re: Going for a little bigger.
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2013, 09:32:09 pm »
Nice blade,looks like some challenging material.Watch you don't put an eye out with that thing
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Offline Will H

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Re: Going for a little bigger.
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2013, 08:43:17 am »
Dang man! That looks crazy thin  :o can't wait to see it all finished up!
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Offline Sparrow

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Re: Going for a little bigger.
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2013, 09:14:23 am »
looking forward to seeing it. Be careful !  '  Frank
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Offline Tower

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Re: Going for a little bigger.
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2013, 02:45:48 pm »
Here's the finished point. It's fairly narrow, so I decieded to keep the base straight.





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Offline bubby

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Re: Going for a little bigger.
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2013, 02:59:13 pm »
wow that's nice, bub
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Re: Going for a little bigger.
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2013, 05:12:55 pm »
Man! That thing is RAD!!  Great Job Don!!  That is beautiful!! dpg
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Going for a little bigger.
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2013, 08:20:54 pm »
Pretty stone & sweet point.
Rob
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Re: Going for a little bigger.
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2013, 10:33:08 pm »
  MAN! I'd have been happy with your preform.
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Offline AncientArcher76

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Re: Going for a little bigger.
« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2013, 04:16:47 am »
Tower may I make a  suggestion?  Nice blade by the way.. You can nibble a little off basal area for a Scottsbluff or make a killer Dalton or heck make the biggest badest cahokia ..or u can leave it too..Great work Don the bigger stuff is real addicting..almost makes u not want to make a bird point again.

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Offline anasazi

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Re: Going for a little bigger.
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2013, 10:47:10 am »
Great job
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