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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: DustinDees on May 17, 2009, 05:36:27 am

Title: Goldendale knap in
Post by: DustinDees on May 17, 2009, 05:36:27 am

man that was an experience. Great friendly people, all of them willing to help with any facet of knapping. learned about 5 completely different techniques to shape and flake, and dozens of tips and tricks to use for spalling, setting up platforms and striking angles etc. sooo much fun. i made one point the whole day, worked on it for a while then wandered around watching and asking questions repeated. oh and my stepdaughter made some heart shapes with mahogany and chert from debitage piles. she is hooked, and won over a good deal of people at the k/i. its getting late, ill upload more photo's later, this is the dacite point i made today. tomorrow ill post some pics from the knap-in.

(http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/IMG_1423.jpg)
(http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/IMG_1424.jpg)
(http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/IMG_1425.jpg)

thank you
Dustin D.

Title: Re: Goldendale knap in
Post by: Wolf Watcher on May 17, 2009, 09:07:46 am

Dustin:  Looks like you are on your way and that is a very good job on the point!  Did you higrade some knapping materials from the knapin?  Thanks for sharing!  Were any of the fellows there members of Primitive Archers?  Post some more pictures.  What you will find is that everyone has his own way of knapping and you will also find the techniques that will work for you and will some day become your signature!  Joe

Title: Re: Goldendale knap in
Post by: Sparrow on May 17, 2009, 03:00:46 pm

 Nice !  you corner notch that little beauty and mount it into a good shaft,add some fletching, Whoo Hoo...you will be there. Good work.  '  Frank

Title: Re: Goldendale knap in
Post by: cowboy on May 17, 2009, 03:08:36 pm

Looks good Dustin. This stuff's addictive ain't it ;D.

Title: Re: Goldendale knap in
Post by: D. Tiller on May 17, 2009, 03:39:30 pm

Dang it! I missed the Goldendale knappinn again? Nice point Dustin! Your on your way!!!

Title: Re: Goldendale knap in
Post by: DustinDees on May 19, 2009, 03:09:23 pm

thanks guys. Yah David, in august there is a whidbey island (spelling)  knap in im planing on attending. here are some more pics from goldendale.

my stepdaughter working on a point
(http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/th_IMG_1409.jpg) (http://s352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/?action=view&current=IMG_1409.jpg)

(http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/th_IMG_1407.jpg) (http://s352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/?action=view&current=IMG_1407.jpg)

(http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/th_IMG_1408.jpg) (http://s352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/?action=view&current=IMG_1408.jpg)

(http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/th_IMG_1410.jpg) (http://s352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/?action=view&current=IMG_1410.jpg)

(http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/th_IMG_1411.jpg) (http://s352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/?action=view&current=IMG_1411.jpg)

(http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/th_IMG_1412.jpg) (http://s352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/?action=view&current=IMG_1412.jpg)

(http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/th_IMG_1413.jpg) (http://s352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/?action=view&current=IMG_1413.jpg)
 
(http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/th_IMG_1414.jpg) (http://s352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/?action=view&current=IMG_1414.jpg)

(http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/th_IMG_1415.jpg) (http://s352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/?action=view&current=IMG_1415.jpg)

this is the final product of a 10 min knap. everyone started with a rock they drew numbers for. pretty awesome watching them work
(http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/th_IMG_1417.jpg) (http://s352.photobucket.com/albums/r327/myownslave/?action=view&current=IMG_1417.jpg)

Title: Re: Goldendale knap in
Post by: D. Tiller on May 19, 2009, 07:09:13 pm

I'll see you there! I attend every year but never seem to get back through the year to knapp with guys up there on the north end of the island. I'm on the south end!