Author Topic: fight glass with glass... (Read 1563 times)

GlisGlis · « **on:** October 05, 2016, 11:40:07 am »

I'm a very poor knapper so I'm still grinding glass.
when i find a good bottle bottom I have the feeling that I could try to knap more than one point from it but usually break it badly when trying to split.
Today I tried to trace a diameter line and scratch it with a glass point (as you do with a diamond cutter) then placing a little elevation underneath and tappin with an hammerstone the line
It broke almost perfectly along the line.
no more waste !!

Zuma · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2016, 07:19:07 pm »

Where there is a will, there is a way

Zuma

GlisGlis · « **Reply #2 on:** October 07, 2016, 11:52:59 am »

I think it was worth the split
this is the point from the smaller half
looks like finally I'm getting the hang of this game

Zuma · « **Reply #3 on:** October 07, 2016, 12:29:18 pm »

Lookin good

Zuma
BTW a glass cutter is cheap. Also you can use
the carbide teeth of a electric saw blade too.

GlisGlis · « **Reply #4 on:** October 10, 2016, 06:26:18 am »

thanks Zuma
the cutter seems too little 'primitive' to me.
here's the sister. I have to find the time to visit a place not far from me where i've been told is possible to retrive flint

nclonghunter · « **Reply #5 on:** October 10, 2016, 07:32:34 pm »

Those are looking good....That left one loos like a Hardaway point from NC..

Primitive Archer