Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on September 27, 2009, 11:16:34 pm

Title: so how bout that basalt?
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on September 27, 2009, 11:16:34 pm

yeah it seems i was a lil wrong, it does work fine for small points.  im still learning on how it works. certain things percussion easier and other pressure easier...i am learnin little by little.  it certainly acts like a mix between dacite and chert.  so here is my first try at it.  with a little practice i should have some good points- Ryan

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Title: Re: so how bout that basalt?
Post by: Timo on September 27, 2009, 11:20:12 pm

That looks perty good Ryan. I don't like the stuff at all. Seemed to want to step awful bad on me,course I have lots of better rock to knapp. ;)

Title: Re: so how bout that basalt?
Post by: Hillbilly on September 27, 2009, 11:23:24 pm

Looks good, Ryan, should make some good tough hunting points. I've knapped some basalt from Arizona and Mexico that I liked.

Title: Re: so how bout that basalt?
Post by: Jaeger on September 28, 2009, 09:26:07 am

 That is the most fun , when the rock is found  and then make something out of it. it looks something like Normanskill to me .

Title: Re: so how bout that basalt?
Post by: warhawk on September 28, 2009, 09:32:16 pm

very good Ryan i started with Glass from bottles.

Title: Re: so how bout that basalt?
Post by: PeteDavis on September 30, 2009, 07:02:38 am

Jim Winn works a lot of that stuff. Google him up.

Nice point.

PD