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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Jaeger on June 12, 2010, 11:21:18 pm

Title: diamond files
Post by: Jaeger on June 12, 2010, 11:21:18 pm

What is the best style of diamond file to get for stalled notches ,fLAT OR rOUND OR SOME OTHER STYLE?

Title: Re: diamond files
Post by: mullet on June 12, 2010, 11:51:26 pm

 Diamond files? Are those legal? ::)  Just kidding, I like a little, flat one or a half round one. ;D

Title: Re: diamond files
Post by: Jaeger on June 12, 2010, 11:55:14 pm

 >:DI like breakin rules Shhh

Title: Re: diamond files
Post by: sailordad on June 12, 2010, 11:59:50 pm

i use them too  ;D
they help in getting the notches a little deeper,atleast for me
i just ordered mine off the net,well actuallly the wife did it for me  :)

Title: Re: diamond files
Post by: leapingbare on June 13, 2010, 01:57:56 pm

i use the round ones..  but they want save a stalled notch.. well I've never tyred to anyway.. i just use erm to abrade inside the notch.

Title: Re: diamond files
Post by: sailordad on June 13, 2010, 10:47:30 pm

yup thats what i do to Jesse
before i started abraiding in the notch i couldnt get them nearly as far before they stalled out
they still stall out but it seems like i cant 3-4 flakes deeper before that happens