Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Youngboyer2(billyf) on June 05, 2012, 10:41:18 pm
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"Almost" being the operative term
Well this is kinda awkward...
In earth science were practicing for the NY regents lab (Friday) and we need to I'D rock and mineral samples, & whadda ya know, I get obsidian. We had nine minutes to I'D and fill out a flow chart. I was done with that in about 1 minute. And so I was daydreaming about being handed a sample of obsidian and than giving the teacher back an arrowhead(she doesn't really like me too much :P)
And while I am day dreaming my hands developed their own minds... I was a quarter way through a bi-face before I realized the implications if what I had done(these samples are considered NY state property and are supposed to be kept meticulous)
I used my pen and a compass point to push off flakes...
I now had to scramble with only a minute left, I swept all the flakes off the table into my pocket and put the sample back in it's bag(luckily the bag was cotton and not see through)
So then the teacher came around to collect the stuff and she stopped in front of my table, and picked up a thumbnail sized flake off the floor
"what is this" she said with fire in her eyes
"it looks like a peice of my sample, that is called conchoidial fracture right?"(I think she knew that I knew that ::))
"yes" she said suspiciously
And she took my papers and sample bag and went to the next table!!!
That was a CLOSE one... This is the teacher that took 1/2 credit off a lab because I got a(tiny) food stain on it. I don't even want to know what she would have done if she saw me "defiling NY state property"
-Billy
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Can't imagine the look on the next person's face that got the sample had you knapped it into a point!
I allow students in my science class to break rock and attempt friction fires w/ bow drill as long as they can explain what's going on :)
Tracy
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LOL. I wonder if you had that deer in the headlights look to ya.
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Make her a nice point (Well dulled ) and see if she likes you better. ' Frank
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That's funny. I think we all had that teacher. Lol..
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@Tracy
I was only 1/4 way through the first bi-face
Man do I wish I had you for a teacher :) that would be a fun class
@Sparrow
I figure that this studen-hates-teacher-who-hates-student relationship has gone past the point of gifts, although she has lightened up a little in the past month. She would probably have me carted off. For bringing a weapon(no matter how dull) to class
@tower
I like to call it the "iwasnt doinganythingwrong" look :)
@cowboy
Lucky me I have at least one of those teachers each year
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your lucky, when i was in school they could still beat on you with a ruler or a big a$$ paddle, i'll take a mean look any day, Bub
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That's funny. I think we all had that teacher. Lol..
That is why I made the transition to teach ;)
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I think she likes you....you know, kinda like the girl who kicks you in the shin, then later admits she always liked you. Heck you play your cards right in a few yrs you will be dating her....teacher's these days! :laugh:
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hey you should try and talk yer parents into home schooling you, i did that and i got to build bows, arrows, knives, fires, flint and obsidian points, trade points and even got to forge horseshoes as long as i seem to be learning something