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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: n2everythg on May 11, 2010, 12:38:46 am

Title: First intentional Clovis
Post by: n2everythg on May 11, 2010, 12:38:46 am

Well I finally made a finished point from the rock I brought back from glass buttes. Been mainly refining the preforms into bifaces lately.

Well I made the first clovis I have ever done. Actually picked up a thick hunk of rock and said to myself 'I'm gonna make a clovis out of this.'

Really happy with how it turned out. First flute was sweet and long. Lost a bit of it when I smashed up the second flute. Ended up getting a double on the second and called it good 'nuf.

(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/n2everythg/Rocks/point018.jpg)

(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/n2everythg/Rocks/point019.jpg)

(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/n2everythg/Rocks/point015.jpg)


later,
N2

Title: Re: First Clovis
Post by: nugget on May 11, 2010, 08:05:37 am

Wow. That is sweet.

Title: Re: First Clovis
Post by: mullet on May 11, 2010, 08:57:42 am

Nice, Wade. Good flutes.

Title: Re: First Clovis
Post by: Hillbilly on May 11, 2010, 09:09:09 am

Good job, Wade-looks great. A lot of the Eastern Clovises (Clovii??) had those multiple flutes just like that.

Title: Re: First Clovis
Post by: n2everythg on May 11, 2010, 09:13:30 am

Thanks all.
Well now that I think I figured out the technique and setup figured out you know I just gotta try one out of Rhyolite. :)

We'll see how well that one goes.
lol.
later
wade

Title: Re: First Clovis
Post by: FlintWalker on May 11, 2010, 09:32:48 am

Looks great Wade! My attempts have always ended up with broken points :D
 Got that point yesterday too!  You didn't have to do that, I gave you the rock...not loaned it 8)   It's sharp! I just might shoot something with that one 8)   Thank you!

Title: Re: First Clovis
Post by: leapingbare on May 11, 2010, 11:20:12 am

goodun wade  ;)

Title: Re: First intentional Clovis
Post by: n2everythg on May 11, 2010, 12:53:20 pm

Man setup is a lot harder to do on that rhyolite than on the obsidian. Imagine that.

Here is my first attempt at a rhyolite clovis. Didnt work out so well. But was fun tryin.

(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/n2everythg/point023.jpg)

(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/n2everythg/point022.jpg)

actually now looking at my nipple I didnt have it setup very well. angle was wrong. It probably would have fluted if I had fixed it. live and learn. oh well.
later
wade

Title: Re: First intentional Clovis
Post by: brownhillboy on May 11, 2010, 02:15:09 pm

Great job on that 1st one, and as for the 2nd, well....I have some that look like that too! ;)

Title: Re: First intentional Clovis
Post by: Timo on May 12, 2010, 08:45:20 am

IF ya ain't breakin, then ya ain't makin! ;D Nice job of the sid clovis Wade.

Title: Re: First intentional Clovis
Post by: hillbilly61 on May 12, 2010, 08:59:26 am

 OK Newbie question. What is a clovis? ???

Title: Re: First intentional Clovis
Post by: n2everythg on May 12, 2010, 11:01:27 am

thanks guys.

Actually I ground the base and base edges after reading up on them. Looks even better now.


Hillbilly61 - do a google search on clovis point and you will get at ton of pics and info.

Title: Re: First intentional Clovis
Post by: Hardawaypoints on May 12, 2010, 05:06:59 pm

 You can't win 'em all, Wade. The first point looks great.  Rhyolite is some aggravating stuff to work, but when you get it right, the points are awesome. Nice effort.

Jim