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Offline bowtarist

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Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
« on: July 19, 2013, 08:17:37 pm »
Got to spend some time in the pit this week. Worked real hard on my percussion technique. Learned a lot from my buddy @ Glenn Black Lab. How to get out corkscrews and so on. Hold the rock parallel to the ground when doing long flakes. Anyway, I ended up breaking several nice pieces. Couple of pics of that.

Then my GBL buddy gave me a few pcs on Texas chert and said if I could get something out of them I'd be doing pretty good. I made the one on the right lastnight and the other this morning. Really trying to work on my shaping skills and trying to get the shoulders off early to get a triangular point. I'm feeling pretty good about the last two, small, but started small too.

Thanks for lookin and double thanks for replyin, dpgratz
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Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2013, 09:54:24 pm »
Nice points those broken ones look like some of the ones in my bucket.
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Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2013, 10:33:13 pm »
Dp, gotta love some good texas rock, good lookin preforms and I like your points, I also have a bunch of the 2 pc take down preforms :( :o Bob
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Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2013, 01:47:32 am »
From all the chips it looks like you're getting through a ton of rock :D. Like those points man! Especially like that tough Texas rock- really nice heated. Keep hanging out over on campus and there gonna have to give faculty status and a parking pass  ::).

Hey, I was over in your area last weekend knapping for the Heritage Days gathering at Paynetown. You'll have to join me next year ;).

Nice work!

Tracy
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Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2013, 02:03:44 am »
Thanks Guys!

Tracy, I was there Thursday, asked about knappiung aand no one knew if it was happinin. glad you made the scean. (sp?) Shoulda called me. dp
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Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2013, 12:32:22 am »
Derick your points are looking good! Now on the preforms I tend to snap them unless I keep the ends thin first. Always thin the ends then middle then ends
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Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2013, 02:08:49 am »
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Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2013, 09:37:53 am »
comin' right along,not bad at all
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Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2013, 11:00:04 am »
I do believe those would get the job done!  Nice work ol buddy!  Josh
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Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2013, 11:03:44 am »
Nice looking points. Ed
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Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2013, 08:55:26 am »
I think you did a heck of a job on them points. The only thing missing is the shafts.
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Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2013, 06:06:14 am »
Killer looking points there! All that other is just learning curve - gotta have it unfortunately.
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Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2013, 01:17:27 pm »
Cowboy gave me some of that Texas stuff a few yrs ago at Pappy's... Anytime i think ive been bad i get some out to punish myself, lol... Nice job on some tuff stuff!! Brian
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