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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: bushman on September 30, 2011, 09:30:48 pm

Title: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
Post by: bushman on September 30, 2011, 09:30:48 pm

Any one got any idea as to what type of rock this is? Its grainy but will flake, just takes a lot of power to strike off the flakes with a hammer stone or moose antler billet. It doesn't flake to great with pressure flaking, too hard and grainy.

Title: Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
Post by: bushman on September 30, 2011, 09:36:07 pm

Was able to make that hand axe using hammer stone and moose antler biller and that little arrowhead pressure flaked with copper. 

Title: Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
Post by: bushman on September 30, 2011, 09:40:36 pm

Those two knife blades are both unmodified flakes struck using a hammer stone, the one is from that rock and the other is from a piece of basalt.

Title: Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
Post by: bushman on September 30, 2011, 09:43:57 pm

All of the clear/smoky glass is 1/4 inch thick bronze glass, all pressure flaked with copper. How do you guys think that diamond shaped point would work for hunting? It's a inch and 3/8's wide and a inch and 11/16's long, because its short and wide I think it may not penetrate as well as a long, tapered triangle point would, but since its so wide it would leave a good blood trail.

Title: Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
Post by: bushman on September 30, 2011, 10:04:53 pm

More of the bronze glass points, the last 4 pictures are of the same point.

Title: Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
Post by: bushman on September 30, 2011, 10:09:01 pm

Here’s the diamond point. It wont let me post all of the pictures in the same post.

Title: Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
Post by: bushman on September 30, 2011, 10:13:13 pm

The three blue points are from a scrap stained glass pot melt, it wasn't that great though, wasn't blended enough, they where all made using a moose and deer antler billet.
Thanks for looking.
Bushman

Title: Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
Post by: Tower on September 30, 2011, 10:32:04 pm

Love the glass points! They look pretty good, kinda narrow for big game. They would be great for rabbits,& such. As for the stone. I'm not sure what it is , but the fact that you made something out of it with out a jackhammer is amazing. Nice work! Knap-on!

Title: Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
Post by: mullet on September 30, 2011, 11:28:36 pm

 Wholey Bejeezus! I'm with Tower, To get anything out of that crap is amazing. And those are some nice looking Glass points, well done.

Title: Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
Post by: Lee Slikkers on October 01, 2011, 02:42:20 pm

Hey Mullet....is that "Wholey Bejeezus" kinda like a "Wholey Mammoth?" 


 >:D

Nice points, I have some of that first rock here locally and you couldn't make me Knapp it on purpose  :o  Nasty stuff, so congrats on controlling any shape with your efforts.

Title: Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
Post by: bowtarist on October 01, 2011, 03:33:43 pm

Nice looking points Lee.  My dial-up connection wouldn't down load all them pics.  :o

You been busy knappin and downloadin.  ;D

Looks like on the glass points I saw you got the hang of it dang well know.  Great job!!

Title: Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
Post by: bushman on October 06, 2011, 04:17:21 pm

Thanks for all the compliments everyone.
Bushman