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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: gstoneberg on April 24, 2012, 01:30:33 pm

Title: Improvements come slow.
Post by: gstoneberg on April 24, 2012, 01:30:33 pm

I cleaned out my truck last night which is code for moved a bunch of flint cobbles from the get-together into the shop.  I honestly think I brought home some rock from almost everybody who came.  One of the chunks I pickled up off the debitage pile seemed to call to me so I chipped out a point.  I worked hard on the percussion, but still didn't get it thin enough as the silly thing is over 200gr.  I stalled the first notch almost instantly so I grabbed my pressure flaker and made bigger notches.  Ugly!  I should make a fish arrow for it. ::)

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6962208692_0c9f2f1e04_z.jpg)

George

Title: Re: Improvements come slow.
Post by: Bevan R. on April 24, 2012, 02:03:49 pm

It would also make a dandy little knife! ;)

Title: Re: Improvements come slow.
Post by: bowtarist on April 24, 2012, 02:12:26 pm

I'd be happy w/ it.  sharpen it once or shorten the tip a bit more to bring the wieght down and shoot it.  You've been knapping non-stop for a bit now, give it a day and let your mind settle.  Then you be hot again.  ;) dpg

Title: Re: Improvements come slow.
Post by: Outbackbob48 on April 24, 2012, 02:15:41 pm

George, When I have those pcs that are as thick as they are wide I try an tell myself to get aggressive with my thinning flakes, Sometimes you just tend to take lots of thin flakes an still end up with a thick points. When I get the aggresive mode its a go for broke  :(deal either thin  ;Dor nothing but debitage. :'( Later Bob

Title: Re: Improvements come slow.
Post by: Sparrow on April 24, 2012, 02:38:21 pm

I like it alot !  'Frank

Title: Re: Improvements come slow.
Post by: gstoneberg on April 24, 2012, 02:39:26 pm

Thanks guys.  I'm sure you're right.  I whacked the heck out of it to get it pretty thin but then chickened out before it was really thin.  But, what also hurt me is that I started getting bad steps, also likely due to not hitting hard enough.  One I was able Ishi off, but I wasn't setting up good enough platforms as I'd have lost too much width.  Needed to do it earlier.  Funny, I have a better idea of what to do after watching the guys, but not pulling it off yet.  Need to make more gravel. :)

George

Title: Re: Improvements come slow.
Post by: Stringman on April 24, 2012, 05:25:17 pm

George, I wouldn't be ashamed of that by any stretch! Nothin wrong with some of em endin up heavy. Just keep makin!

Title: Re: Improvements come slow.
Post by: JackCrafty on April 24, 2012, 06:31:56 pm

Convert in into one of the point styles in the pictures.  These are all artifacts from Texas. ;D