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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Tower on March 25, 2011, 03:01:30 pm

Title: Broken Andice points
Post by: Tower on March 25, 2011, 03:01:30 pm

Unfortunately I broke these . The ears facing each other snapped when I was punching them. I just couldn't throw them away. It took a half a bar of soap to wash the curse words from my mouth.

Title: Re: Broken Andice points
Post by: Elktracker on March 25, 2011, 05:29:16 pm

Sorry for the stupid question but what is punching? and I dont see what snapped ??? sorry not experianced enough to get what your saying but I figured I would ask  ;D learn something new every day

Title: Re: Broken Andice points
Post by: Tower on March 25, 2011, 06:14:08 pm

Punch notching. Its a type of indirect flaking. I place a small wedge of bone on to a prepared platform .Pressing the point firmly into my leather pads I strike the bone swiftly with an antler billet. This produces a conical flake on the reverse side of the punch.prepare the notch flip the point and repeat in the sameprocess. But be warned if you have a platform that is too strong or are not pressing the point firmly it will snap. P.S. I glued the ears back on.

Title: Re: Broken Andice points
Post by: Elktracker on March 25, 2011, 06:15:48 pm

Ok thanks

Title: Re: Broken Andice points
Post by: JackCrafty on March 25, 2011, 06:21:42 pm

Did you know I have a shelter for broken and unwanted Andice points?   ;D

Title: Re: Broken Andice points
Post by: Tower on March 25, 2011, 06:58:15 pm

lol

Title: Re: Broken Andice points
Post by: jamie on March 25, 2011, 07:52:56 pm

i have the sisters of those points in my redo box.  ;D

Title: Re: Broken Andice points
Post by: mullet on March 25, 2011, 10:35:14 pm

And, I have the super glue. ;) I would have had to do the same. Those are nice.

Title: Re: Broken Andice points
Post by: cowboy on March 26, 2011, 03:17:08 pm

I have a couple of those ::). Damned nice notching nonetheless!

Title: Re: Broken Andice points
Post by: elremolino on March 27, 2011, 01:36:24 pm

Tower--I know that feeling all to well. Luckily, last night, the notching gods were favoring me. I finished up two Andices that I had preformed out a few weeks ago. That is a good job. There aren't many folks that can notch that deep!!

Kinley

I was going to post a pic. of the two I made, but cant remember how to shrink down the picture size.

Title: Re: Broken Andice points
Post by: elremolino on March 27, 2011, 10:34:56 pm

Here is a photo of the two Andices I made last night........Kinley

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Title: Re: Broken Andice points
Post by: JustinNC on March 27, 2011, 11:11:55 pm

wow ya'll's work is unreal

Title: Re: Broken Andice points
Post by: Tower on March 28, 2011, 01:39:25 am

elremolino yours are outstanding. Love the out lines & notches.

Title: Re: Broken Andice points
Post by: Pappy on March 28, 2011, 11:16:56 am

Beautiful points, them notches are awesome. You guys never cease to amaze me. :) :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Broken Andice points
Post by: JackCrafty on March 28, 2011, 12:42:58 pm

Kinley, those are beauties as always!  What's the material on the right?

Title: Re: Broken Andice points
Post by: elremolino on March 28, 2011, 12:55:35 pm

Thanks guys!

Patrick-- The point on the right is the piece of G-town that Mick gave me, in February, at Dwight's. The material on the right is some of my West Texas Chert that I have been selling. The rock that has the swirls and patterns is a little harder to work than the pinkish material, But I like the looks of the swirling pattern.........Kinley

Title: Re: Broken Andice points
Post by: cowboy on March 29, 2011, 12:28:53 am

Dang Kinley! And yet another master knapper stepps out of the shadows around here, heheheh - Them are nice man! Allright - I'm gonna have to step it up a notch ::).