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DirtyDan
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getting better at lenticular
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July 20, 2008, 03:31:30 pm »
This is a green jasper point that I just made. I tried very hard to thin the base with at least four passes before I even tried to thin the middle and point. I have always had difficulty with getting the lenticular shape and I think that thinning the base is what I was neglecting. I know that notching is much easier when the base is thin also.
Dan Spier
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Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive
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July 20, 2008, 06:08:29 pm »
Thats a real good job, i had a probelm getting them good and thin for a while, but i was just using a hammerstone, when i switched to antler i started getting them thin and even. keep up the good chippin- Ryan
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Mike Chase, Afghanistan
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July 20, 2008, 11:39:29 pm »
Great looking point. That jasper is pretty stuff. Thinning is still a problem for me. One side always has a "hump" to it and the whole point has an end profile like a football. At least now they look like good old American footballs and not the European type.
Mike
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July 21, 2008, 09:53:58 am »
Nice blade Dan,that's a beauty.
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