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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: JustinNC on March 07, 2011, 10:17:07 pm

Title: Jackcrafty and Jamie
Post by: JustinNC on March 07, 2011, 10:17:07 pm

Tried indirect percussion thanks to Jamie's encouragement and Jackcrafty's youtube videos....All I can say is it turned a lot of 'trash bucket' stuff into prospects. The thing I like about it is it turns steeply stepped sides into potential platforms to take it on down. Using a dogwood billet to bop with and a whitetail main beam (base) to do the punch work. Nice flakes. I can't imagine what kind of progress Id make if I had a wider variety of antler/wooden punches to use and some better flakes to work with. Both can be remedied with a little effort, but it's fun to experiment and practice on my debitage pile and not waste the good stuff.

Right now I'm using the method in Jackcrafty's video....but Jamie is the one that really got me thinking about trying it. There is hope after all for me! haha

Title: Re: Jackcrafty and Jamie
Post by: JackCrafty on March 08, 2011, 03:16:33 am

Awesome!  Definitely try as many different indirect percussion tools as you can.  Glad to see you're having fun with this! ;D

Title: Re: Jackcrafty and Jamie
Post by: jamie on March 08, 2011, 07:54:14 am

the  nice thing about indirect work is it creates a lot of force with precision.  just be careful its very easy to run flakes off the other edge and create rounded edges. have fun bubba.

Title: Re: Jackcrafty and Jamie
Post by: JustinNC on March 08, 2011, 10:20:34 am

Do either of you, or anybody, use indirect (whatever style you choose) as your primary method for thinning? Obviously you need to switch here and there to set up a platform or something, but I could see how this could be addictive, especially for those of us that lack precise hand/eye coordination haha

Title: Re: Jackcrafty and Jamie
Post by: jamie on March 08, 2011, 11:46:58 am

i use indirect once i can no longer effectively use my moose billet or hammerstone.

Title: Re: Jackcrafty and Jamie
Post by: JackCrafty on March 08, 2011, 12:01:53 pm

Indirect percussion is my only method for thinning and for fluting.  ;D

Title: Re: Jackcrafty and Jamie
Post by: AncientArcher76 on March 08, 2011, 03:48:57 pm

Yes sir it can work well if u get it down.  Sometimes for me it helps taking those stacks off I isolate and abrade and pow it pops right off... Awesome!

Russ

Title: Re: Jackcrafty and Jamie
Post by: Elktracker on March 08, 2011, 10:33:54 pm

Do you have a link to these videos?

Title: Re: Jackcrafty and Jamie
Post by: JackCrafty on March 08, 2011, 11:04:35 pm

http://www.youtube.com/user/AllergicHobbit?feature=mhum#p/u/6/m9ogJ9AZPW4

Title: Re: Jackcrafty and Jamie
Post by: Elktracker on March 08, 2011, 11:21:43 pm

Quote from: jackcrafty on March 08, 2011, 11:04:35 pm

http://www.youtube.com/user/AllergicHobbit?feature=mhum#p/u/6/m9ogJ9AZPW4

Thanks a bunch crafty ;D

Title: Re: Jackcrafty and Jamie
Post by: toms22 on March 08, 2011, 11:29:31 pm

Jack when you have time I would like to see you make a video of you making a large point uesing you method. I went to walmart and bought me some ice picks and will make me some tools like you have. I have looked at your video several times. Great video. Thanks for answering my question Tom

Title: Re: Jackcrafty and Jamie
Post by: Elktracker on March 08, 2011, 11:34:47 pm

After watching the video posted I will be watching the rest and subscribing to your channel very good stuff! I need to get ready for the glass buttes knap in Thanks crafty

Josh

Title: Re: Jackcrafty and Jamie
Post by: JackCrafty on March 09, 2011, 01:36:06 am

Tom, sounds good.  A larger point is next on my list of videos!

Thanks Josh!  I'll look for your subscription... ;D