Proudly knapped with copper only

[Zuma]

Here are a few scraps of Flint River that I heat treated
with my jasper. The heat really makes the chert much
better to knap and gives it a lustrous sheen.
Zuma
Go boppers

[Chippintuff]

Those look good. I am also a copper knapper, but I am considering diversifying to antler, bone and stone, not because that is the right way, but because it will widen my skill at knapping.

WA

[le0n]

Cool; those are some neat looking scraps.

[Dalton Knapper]

I like it! Keep on knapping. We knap for different reasons today than hundreds or thousands of years ago. And all modern reasons are valid.

The why effects the how and the how affects the why. And the person who decides what, is neither you nor I.

[Outbackbob48]

Don, real nice, what ya heating that flint river too, looks nice and glassy .  Bob

[flungonin]

X2 ? On Outbackbobs48 ?

[Zuma]

Great to read the replies.
I by no means posted this thread to make light of abo
type knapping or those that pursue it. I am glad that you all get it.
It may seem we are getting over run by abo info and
folks that have convinced themselves that abo is the only way.
I know most of the posters and I am aware of their passions
for close to thirty years.
They are one awesome fraturnity/ soroity.They are totally admirable and
generous as I can imagine intelligent, avant garde folks to be.
I never even considered that a rift or divide in the way one comes
to the completion of a point would be in question.
As I bopper they even save me a handicap parking space at the knap-ins.
LOL just joshin.  They never make distinction (except in jest) about the way
one enjoys the hobby. They embrace and share freely their talents, material,
land use, ideas and most of all their friendships.
I have no doubt that if any of this seems to be a problem it is only in the distinction of the definition of knapping and not the folks that make that distinction.
Zuma
Go Knappers

[Zuma]

Which NM ABO folks are we talking about?

Dalton, I really like your poetic line.
Bob, I'll soon post the heating method.

Iowa

I could post names but I think events would be better
as I don't really like to be to personal without folks permission.
My first experiences were with the publisher of The Indian Artifact Mag
 and here locally (Page Co) VA  Fort Liscomb where there was a big
influence from Oregon Ridge MD. Also House Mt  knap-in and Schiele NC.
I would include you too Iowa even though I don't know if I know you
personally? lol Your posts are good enough for me.
Zuma

[bubby]

Iowabow keep posting i like reading about abo even though try as i might i struggle with it your points i got in the trade are some of the sharpest I've seen and show great skill

[Zuma]

Iowabow keep posting i like reading about abo.l

X2
And I think that the only folks that may be accused of taking a shot
at others were completely in jest. Other posters did not know this
as they didn't know those folks knew each other and do that kind
of thing all the time. I don't see any bad bones here just some minor missunderstandings. I sure hope so anyway.
Zuma
I vote to get on with the knapping

[Zuma]

yeah I know what ya mean.
I have always been the black sheep.
My momma didn't even like me.
really
Zuma
Oh btw I should post these here while I'm at it.
The chunks were from a good friend. Tom W
Thanks Tom

[le0n]

^^ Yeah. One of my favorite threads has vanished.

I was just re-reading the entire thread to help commit everything to memory. I was on page 10 again. Was going to continue after dinner.

Denied. Hah hah.

[Zuma]

^^ Yeah. One of my favorite threads has vanished.

I was just re-reading the entire thread to help commit everything to memory. I was on page 10 again. Was going to continue after dinner.

Denied. Hah hah.

Quickly document the first ten leOn.
What is really bad, is that I think all of Iowa 's threads went away.
Any Ideas or info? Anyone
Zuma

[1442]

I got an idea.
His threads where turned into pissing matches about who knows what about how every dang prehistoric culture did things or didn't do things.
He felt like he had to put a NM in front of ABO because it was claimed that what he was doing wasn't really ABO or something like that.

What a shame!

[le0n]

Quickly document the first ten leOn.

PA "we have ways of making you talk"

What is really bad, is that I think all of Iowa 's threads went away.

i think only the threads that he believed were offensive where hidden by the mods upon request. most of his "knapping" stuff is still there.

they also performed a query that retracted his posts from yesterday and today, because his reply in my knapping thread was hid from sight as well.