It's been forever

[Tracker0721]

I haven't touched my tools or rock in so long that I feel I have to make some cobble. I ran by Curtis Smith's place last year and got a 5 gallon bucket of georgetown and still have most of it so I'm gonna go pick a good chunk then try making a point while taking pictures of the process. This will be a reverse how to if ya'll wanna join in and tell me where I'm going wrong as it happens. Hope the pictures load...

[Zuma]

I guess if you checked you are now looking for a photo remedy.
From what I have heard Curt's flint knaps itself.
Zuma

[Tracker0721]

It seems so easy to post pictures... But it's a lie!

[Tracker0721]

My tools, my inspiration, the piece I chose, and the first flake

[Tracker0721]

Broke a large chunk off, got a lot of fractures, got it looking better, chipped a lot in frustration but it wasn't looking too bad

[Tracker0721]

Starting to take shape, too much pressure on the tip and broke it, you can also see the 2 hinges of doom which are on the opposite side, and restarting the shaping process.

[Tracker0721]

Finished point. Just a basic triangle. The 2 hinges joined into 1 that ruined it for me. From that big slab to this. I'm gonna get back to practicing from now on haha

[1442]

Heck!
That's not bad.
I can start out with a rock twice that size and wind up with a point half that size more times than not, and I been knapping fairly regularly.

[cowboy]

Unfortunately tonnage is something most all of us have to endure, ha . Keep hittin them rocks, it'll come around.

[Sasquatch]

Getting there,  it looks like you need to abrade a little more.   Try not to shoot flakes into concavities and hinges.  Other than that if your in central Tx.  try to come to the Yeuga bow bust coming up this spring. There is usually a knapp-in also.  Where do you live?

[Tracker0721]

I always forget to abrade... And as long as the bow bust isn't between now and mid may I'll be there! I'm a soldier on fort hood and had guard last year so I couldn't make it. Wanna get a bow made and a few arrows. Got the fletchings, made plenty of trad arrows including hand planing a few dozen. The goal is to eventually do some primitive hunting.

[cowboy]

Fort Hood aye? Well... Your in luck! Go into Killeen until you find the river,creek whatever it is and there you will find your tonnage. There's a city park where the creek and a main road intersect, that's where I picked most of mine or you can follow the gravel bars for miles down. Cool looking stuff  .

[Tracker0721]

Seriously Cowboy?! I've taken my kid to that park so many times. Never checked for rock though. It's on the eastern side of town right? There's a concrete path under the bridge connecting the park to both sides of the road?

[cowboy]

I think so, it wasn't that developed when I was there. You can walk it up into the neighborhoods or drive around to all the crossings even below the dam and outside of town. It's all in there, just look for the brownish rocks. Pick ya out a likely hammer stone and check em all out. You'll find some premo but you'll have to cook it. Let us know .

[Tracker0721]

Will do! I'll have to head over there tomorrow after work. Is it that cow patty stuff or what?