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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: flecha on April 11, 2011, 01:53:33 am

Title: Trouble notching (picture)
Post by: flecha on April 11, 2011, 01:53:33 am

All "abo" tools. Overall happy with how this one turned out.  59.42 MM long, 22.65 MM wide, 5.11 MM thin.  Obsidian from mile post 77, Hwy 20, central Oregon.  I would have liked for the pictures to have shown flake detail better.  I need to practice my notching; I wish they were more symmetrical, even expanding.

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Post by: sailordad on April 11, 2011, 02:04:16 am

not bad at all
especially for all abo tools
even Ishi used iron nails to get the narrow entry notches  ;)

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Post by: jamie on April 11, 2011, 08:06:52 am

nothing wrong with that one at all. looks awesome

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Post by: cowboy on April 11, 2011, 10:45:19 am

You don't appear to be having any trouble at all, looks great to me. Smaller tools equals narrower notches if that's what your shooting for. Keep em coming..

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Post by: JackCrafty on April 11, 2011, 12:19:38 pm

Looks good to me.  :)

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Post by: nugget on April 11, 2011, 06:46:19 pm

No trouble there. ;D

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Post by: mullet on April 11, 2011, 09:04:38 pm

If they look like that, send me all the ones you aren't proud of. ;)

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Post by: bryan irwin on April 11, 2011, 09:45:06 pm

what trouble look fine to me.

Title: Re: Trouble notching (picture)
Post by: Tower on April 12, 2011, 12:11:59 pm

It's good to criticize yourself but I agree with everyone else it looks good.