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Offline Zuma

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How not to make a LeCroy
« on: November 04, 2015, 07:45:24 pm »
Start with a brick of chert. :)
Then begin thinning :-\
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Re: How not to make a LeCroy
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2015, 07:50:36 pm »
Nibble away where ever you feel the need.
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Offline Zuma

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Re: How not to make a LeCroy
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2015, 07:57:50 pm »
Make a bunch of coast to coasts and angle
flakes to remove square edge and thin.
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Offline Zuma

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Re: How not to make a LeCroy
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2015, 08:08:42 pm »
Get rid of all your stacks and bumps. 8)
Switch to a smaller billet because the
 tough stuff is complete.  ;)
Hit the rock gingerly near the tip(arrow) :o :o :-[ :-[
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Re: How not to make a LeCroy
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2015, 08:16:15 pm »
Wala :)
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Re: How not to make a LeCroy
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2015, 08:27:54 pm »
I like it.
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Offline le0n

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Re: How not to make a LeCroy
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2015, 08:32:49 pm »
hah hah hah.

i had the same thing happen to me yesterday: started with a brick and ended up with a point smaller than the flakes i was taking off in the beginning. i photo documented it because i was doing well at first, but i couldn't rid the steps. the main difference was the point never broke; i percussed away at it until it was tiny.
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Offline bowmo

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Re: How not to make a LeCroy
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2015, 08:43:54 pm »
Haha...a common theme in my knapping.
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Offline bowmo

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Re: How not to make a LeCroy
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2015, 08:44:51 pm »
Beautiful point though! Even if it should have been the tip of a longer point...  ::)
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Offline Zuma

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Re: How not to make a LeCroy
« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2015, 09:33:51 pm »
Thanks guys
Sorry for you to bowmo :'(
Yeah I will never photo that stuff again.
 I always loose them. :'(
The break happened after (I) took a break to
help my neighbor fix his trailer hitch.
It was the very first tap when I returned. :'(
Worse yet is, I snapped the other half, in half too :embarassed: :embarassed:
Zuma ???
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Re: How not to make a LeCroy
« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2015, 05:08:56 am »
Quote from: Zuma on November 04, 2015, 09:33:51 pm
Thanks guys
Sorry for you to bowmo :'(
Yeah I will never photo that stuff again.
 I always loose them. :'(
The break happened after (I) took a break to
help my neighbor fix his trailer hitch.
It was the very first tap when I returned. :'(
Worse yet is, I snapped the other half, in half too :embarassed: :embarassed:
Zuma ???
you probably already know this but....
In the tip especially two little break flake will help detaich the flake. These flakes are placed at the top on each side of the platform and are pushed outward. I set these kinds of platforms up like flutes. The break flakes weaken the platform preventing a twist in the preform.
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Offline Zuma

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Re: How not to make a LeCroy
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2015, 09:05:03 am »
Thanks iowa :)
Just a little to complicated for this country boy.
Next time I put my glasses back on and see what
I am bopping. ???
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Offline ekalavya

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Re: How not to make a LeCroy
« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2015, 09:59:16 am »
Flakes are useful too ...
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Offline Locogear

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Re: How not to make a LeCroy
« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2015, 11:12:09 am »
That looks real nice, makes it look easy :p
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Offline StevenT

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Re: How not to make a LeCroy
« Reply #14 on: December 17, 2015, 12:50:57 pm »
Humm... looks to me like there was only one point inside that rock when you started and the "break" was actually just a reduction to get down to the imbedded point.  And you successfully removed it. Nice looking point!
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