Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: gstoneberg on October 10, 2011, 11:56:14 pm
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Finally I notched a point without breaking off the corners. Thank goodness.
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It helps a lot to have the point thinner. I wish I'd taken a picture of this spall, it was over an inch thick. So pleased I got a point.
George
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Well done! Very nice point. Looks ready to haft & hunt!
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look's good George, my problem is with basel notches, half the time I break off the second side, Bub
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excellent
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That looks good George! Congrats. Nice collection you got going there!
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Thanks guys. This is the first point I've made in a long time without the glove on and also the first where I tried to support flakes with my finger during percussion. I was shocked at how much better that worked, though I did bleed more than usual. Think I'll try putting a piece of tape around the middle finger where the flakes like to stab it until I get a little better at it. I'm still not worth a hoot at pressure flaking.
Paul, are you going to spend any time in Texas soon so I can come over and get a lesson??? 8) :)
George
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It doesn't look like you need any lessons to me George. Id be happy as a clam if I could pull that off. ;)
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Congrats George... too bad you forgot all that rock :-[ :-[
Cipriano
PS... get that CM going :laugh:
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The way things are looking George I may be spending a lot of time in TX where i actually call home. Would be more than happy to sit with ya when time allows. I'm thinking oil patch for awhile..
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Yes Sir!!!
That's a Beauty!
:)
-gus
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That is a nice point!!!!
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The way things are looking George I may be spending a lot of time in TX where i actually call home. Would be more than happy to sit with ya when time allows. I'm thinking oil patch for awhile..
Cool (at least I hope it's cool), maybe we can get over to the lease, knap a little, then shoot various projectiles at pigs. ;D
Thanks guys, I have so much to learn.
George
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Not starting another thread for 1 more point. Seems like I have about an hour to knapp these days. Notching didn't go as well, but I think it'll hunt. I broke a rose shaft and footed it with 6" of osage. The shaft alone weighs 730 grains. I'm gonna put one of the lighter points on the front of that bad boy to go with the heavy foreshaft. Then I'm gonna run it through a pig.
George
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That one looks good Georgy.
Cipriano
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How bout them broads on the left? I'm a fan of single bevel. You make them too? Remind me of mine, oops, them ain't knapped, wrong forum. ;D ;D
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LoOKing good George. Those will hunt for sure!
Mark
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That is a nice one too!
:)
-gus
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How bout them broads on the left? I'm a fan of single bevel. You make them too? Remind me of mine, oops, them ain't knapped, wrong forum. ;D ;D
Those are regular old trade points made from band saw blade. Here's the thread I posted when I made them, http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,25634.msg (http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,25634.msg) I did not sharpen them single bevel. I like single bevel too, but I find it harder to file sharpen single bevel in the field so I didn't do these that way.
I forgot to mention that I was planning on a much larger point last night, but snapped the spall in 1/3-2/3 pieces early on trying to thin it.
George
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