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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Will H on January 31, 2011, 11:05:47 pm

Title: First Big Slab knives
Post by: Will H on January 31, 2011, 11:05:47 pm

Heres some pics of my most recent attempts....one is rainbow obsidian and the other is colored novaculite. I still need to pitch them in but I think u can get the idea. Let me know what you think  ;D

Title: Re: First Big Slab knives
Post by: Will H on January 31, 2011, 11:08:48 pm

Here u can kinda see some of the color in the rainbow...and my dog..sorry

Title: Re: First Big Slab knives
Post by: Bevan R. on January 31, 2011, 11:09:33 pm

WOW!! :o

You are in the kith aren't you! ;D

Title: Re: First Big Slab knives
Post by: Will H on January 31, 2011, 11:13:27 pm

whats the kith?

Title: Re: First Big Slab knives
Post by: Bevan R. on January 31, 2011, 11:16:12 pm

knife in the hat. Kind of a gift exchange, but for knife only. See KITH at the top of the 'campefire' thread.

Title: Re: First Big Slab knives
Post by: Will H on January 31, 2011, 11:29:10 pm

I will, THANKS!

Title: Re: First Big Slab knives
Post by: sailordad on February 01, 2011, 12:03:52 am

nice blades  8)

you wouldnt want to let a guy know where you got that colored novaculite would ya ?  ;D

Title: Re: First Big Slab knives
Post by: Cameroo on February 01, 2011, 12:19:38 am

Holy crap!! Nice work!

Title: Re: First Big Slab knives
Post by: Will H on February 01, 2011, 12:26:15 am

I got these slabs including the colored novaculite from Craig Ratzat over at www,neolithics,com









I had to adjust the website, just google it.

Title: Re: First Big Slab knives
Post by: mullet on February 01, 2011, 12:30:33 am

 WOW! Those are nice. I hope you get in the KITH, also. It is hard taking pictures of Rainbow and Motor Oil obsidian and getting the colors in with no glare.

Title: Re: First Big Slab knives
Post by: sailordad on February 01, 2011, 01:02:12 am

Will,thanks for the info
gonna have to check on a slab or two of that stuff

i have never been able to take good pics of the fancier obsidions
such as rainbow,peacock etc etc

i too hope youre in the KITH  ;)

Title: Re: First Big Slab knives
Post by: cowboy on February 01, 2011, 09:44:10 am

Those are some nice knives Will! I swung by Craig's place  - Wow! He's got the goods ;).

Title: Re: First Big Slab knives
Post by: swamp yeti on February 01, 2011, 04:43:58 pm

Those are some nice knives.

Title: Re: First Big Slab knives
Post by: jamie on February 01, 2011, 07:40:53 pm

nice work, good looking stuff