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.
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I spalled & thinned one of these down to this blade, then heated it .
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After heating , I began the percussion stages, & this is how it came out.
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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