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Offline OneOneNiner

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My first glass point
« on: May 19, 2014, 05:44:35 pm »
Howdy there feller knappers.
I am one of them guys that never really took interest in glass.
I tried once and couldn't help but to result to direct percussion.
That didn't go over too well, so I never tried again.
Too much pressure flaking bores me quick.

We'll last week I gave glass another go.
I refrained from any type of direct percussion.
It was a piece of glass that I found on the river.
Triangular with flat sides.
I used indirect (JC style) for the first pass then finished up with pressure flaking.

Thanks to Zuma Zoom Zoom for inspiring me with all those nice glass points he makes.

I'd rather be an optimist and proven a fool than a pessimist and proven right.

Offline TRACY

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Re: My first glass point
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2014, 05:56:48 pm »
Nice work oneoneniner!

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Offline Dalton Knapper

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Re: My first glass point
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2014, 05:58:09 pm »
Good point. Junk & found glass is always the best glass!

Offline nclonghunter

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Re: My first glass point
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2014, 06:10:59 pm »
That would do the deed for sure, looks good.

In the Point of the Month at the top, on page 52 is a point that Bob (Outbackbob) posted. It is red and looks like some that appeared at the Classic. It came from Alabama somewhere. Was wondering what state or area the red rock came from that you had. Looks to be the same type of rock. Just curious?

that stuff works like butter, but is strong...
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Offline Outbackbob48

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Re: My first glass point
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2014, 06:15:29 pm »
Hey nice one niner, looks deadly. Need some ID on some of the rocks ya sent me. also if ya see this check out point of the month( red point Id) Thanks Bob

Offline Parnell

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Re: My first glass point
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2014, 09:56:22 pm »
Nice point!
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Offline Zuma

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Re: My first glass point
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2014, 12:16:50 am »
Hey mud brother,
Thanks for the kudos. Nice point. Best thing is your willingnes to experiment.
Yeah, and not just with arrowheads.
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Offline cowboy

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Re: My first glass point
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2014, 10:13:13 am »
Turned out nice! I hear ya on the peck,peck,grind,grind,peck,peck,peck........... Does get quite drab after awhile :).
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Offline Sasquatch

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Re: My first glass point
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2014, 11:29:28 am »
Great shape.  :) keep up the good work.

Offline Knapper

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Re: My first glass point
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2014, 12:05:07 pm »
Broken , discarded, now it a beautiful point.
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Offline OneOneNiner

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Re: My first glass point
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2014, 06:53:55 pm »
Thanks for the look and kind words guys!
Muchos appreciatos.
Glass ain't so bad after all.


Hey nice one niner, looks deadly. Need some ID on some of the rocks ya sent me. also if ya see this check out point of the month( red point Id) Thanks Bob

Man, I apologize Outback. I was wondering what you've been talking about and finally figured it out.
I thought all of those stickys were just rules and stuff, so I never really checked them out.
Wow! That point you made was just beautiful.
Great job! That raw citrinelle is some tough stuff and I have to say how impressed I am with your point.
I'm going to have to guess that it is some type of citrinelle style jasper.
We have many types of material that is just a bit different from everywhere else due to the layer in which it was formed.

Like Zumie said, it was all found on the Bogue Chitto river.
There's tons of gravel, but knappable types are tough to find.
What I sent you was all of what I found on a ten hour canoe trip three weeks ago.
I'd rather be an optimist and proven a fool than a pessimist and proven right.