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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: cowboy on November 29, 2008, 09:18:23 pm

Title: Misc knapping
Post by: cowboy on November 29, 2008, 09:18:23 pm
A couple I made yesterday. Perd tomohawk head, and novaculite big point of some sort ;D.

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Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: D. Tiller on November 29, 2008, 09:46:03 pm
Side view Paul? Come on we need a side view!  ;D

Are those from slabs or straight out of the rock?
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: PeteDavis on November 29, 2008, 11:22:33 pm
killer  :-X

PD
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: knightd on November 29, 2008, 11:59:29 pm
Those are sweet!!
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: El Destructo on November 30, 2008, 12:03:13 am
                           Hey Paul....that Novaculite Blade you made for me....It's getting Lonely......... ::)
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: mullet on November 30, 2008, 12:10:54 am
  Wow! BoGezzas Crap Paul! Those are big, and knowing you , they ain't slabs.
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: Pat B on November 30, 2008, 12:20:26 am
Pig points!!! ;D
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: knap_123 on November 30, 2008, 12:32:47 am
awesome!!!
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: DanaM on November 30, 2008, 06:22:34 am
Ohhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh ;D ;D ;D

Very nice work Paul, looks like ya finally got yer head together eh ;) :D
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: Bone pile on November 30, 2008, 08:39:11 am
Great job there,I guess everything IS bigger in Texas!Are you going to put a handle on that tommy-hawk? If so lets see it.Did you run flakes from both sides to create the channel?Keep up the good work,I'll be lookin for more to come.

Bone pile
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: cowboy on November 30, 2008, 10:48:39 am
Thanks ya'll ;D. The novaculite is about a quarter inch thick D, I bashed on it with wreckless abandon and somehow it survived - was showing dad how to knap again ::). No slabs here, just cooked rocks. I ran a channel as best I could from both ends on both sides Roger, thinned her down some for the handle. I am going to put a handle on the hawk, and their will be pictures :).
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: hawkbow on November 30, 2008, 12:33:30 pm
very nice work as usual, you are a master with the stone, thanks for the inspiration... I am going to beg Wolf Watcher for some stone...so i can do some more knappin.. Hawk
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: Hillbilly on November 30, 2008, 07:50:50 pm
Those are sweet, Paul-I bet that raw perd makes a good axe, tough stuff. That novac point is awesome, need to make you a big spear and put that sucker on it. :)
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: ricktrojanowski on November 30, 2008, 09:40:41 pm
Those are some sweet blades.  You must have some pretty Mean A$$ deer in TX. ;D
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: cowboy on November 30, 2008, 10:56:27 pm
Thanks Hawk, Steve, Rick! I was just explaining and showing technique to dad, the size was getting what I could out of that rock :).
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: Blacktail on December 01, 2008, 12:23:13 am
wow paul,thats some great work..i  have allways liked looking at the work you do..john
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: Dingleberry on December 01, 2008, 12:20:36 pm
Impressive Paul.  When are you gonna start teaching classes? ;D
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: stickbender on December 01, 2008, 05:53:34 pm

     You guys are killing me!  It's all I can do just to get a point of some sort of acceptable level, and that takes me hours to do.  You are the Man, that is for sure.  Dang!  those are nice.  Only thing that I would've done, "IF" I had the skill you have, is I would have moved the groove in the hawk head, more towards the pointed end, to have more of an axe, and more for re-edging after use.
"Why, as I have heard Eddie say so many times," " Holey Moley!! " ;D :D

                                                                                  Wayne
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: GregB on December 02, 2008, 08:47:42 am
Those are some fine looking creations you revealed Paul!
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: Wolf Watcher on December 02, 2008, 10:12:55 am
Paul:  Someday you will have to bring your family up to Wyoming for a visit!  Mike Huston can show you the country and do some hunting, fishing, sight seeing or just setting around beating up on rocks.  I have a pallate full of flints and it would be great to watch you do some of that bashing you are always talking about.  Your skill level is unbelievable!  Watcher     The staves you sent are awesome and scare me to death knowing I will no doubt make kindling out of them.  Thanks 
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: Pappy on December 02, 2008, 12:09:38 pm
Very nice stuff Paul,I love the axe head. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: cowboy on December 05, 2008, 09:38:58 pm
Thanks all! Haven't posted in last few days with puter down :-\. Joe: Man I'd love to pay a visit, never know what the future will bring. Those staves aught to make some fine bows with time, enjoy :).
Title: Re: Misc knapping
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on December 06, 2008, 10:00:21 pm
those are some sweet knappings Paul. i really like your axe- ryan