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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: GooseGossett on July 08, 2012, 09:26:49 pm

Title: Very last flake frustration
Post by: GooseGossett on July 08, 2012, 09:26:49 pm

I want to kick myself.  The very last flake and it was done.  Oh well on to the next one.

(http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy316/goosegossett14/c7c2ab6c.jpg)
(http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy316/goosegossett14/209d3637.jpg)
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Title: Re: Very last flake frustration
Post by: Lee Slikkers on July 08, 2012, 09:29:23 pm

That's a real shame...I've really struggled with Agate and have had that happen to all the pieces I've worked on, maybe my cook temps were too high and made the stuff too brittle.

Title: Re: Very last flake frustration
Post by: TRACY on July 08, 2012, 11:01:35 pm

 :'( looks like it would have been real nice. Keep on trying! I like that material!


Tracy

Title: Re: Very last flake frustration
Post by: gstoneberg on July 08, 2012, 11:28:26 pm

Very pretty stone and it was a good point.  Too bad.  I guess knapping is a lot like making bows...if you aint breakin, you aint makin...

George

Title: Re: Very last flake frustration
Post by: seider on July 08, 2012, 11:38:49 pm

 :'(  That would have been a very nice point just remember it is only a rock unil its finished.  Had a guy tell me that and it stuck with me.

Title: Re: Very last flake frustration
Post by: cowboy on July 09, 2012, 12:30:57 pm

got a bunch of em like that but i usually wait till i have em serated and break em while notching. Too bad it was such fancy rock.

Title: Re: Very last flake frustration
Post by: bubby on July 09, 2012, 03:58:24 pm

to bad look's like some agatized petrifyed wood that i've got, make's a pretty point, Bub

Title: Re: Very last flake frustration
Post by: gstoneberg on July 09, 2012, 04:06:01 pm

Looking at it again, I think I'd super glue that one and put it in a case.

George

Title: Re: Very last flake frustration
Post by: GooseGossett on July 09, 2012, 10:52:54 pm

So you're saying after I superglue the cuts on my hands I should superglue the point back together.  Brilliant idea!

Title: Re: Very last flake frustration
Post by: StevenT on July 10, 2012, 12:47:39 pm

Or take the big part and make one of those knapped hearts and give it to your significant other.

Title: Re: Very last flake frustration
Post by: Tower on July 12, 2012, 07:56:18 pm

I feel your frustration! We all say it's just a rock until it's finished, but some breaks still hurt. That is some gorgeous rock. Sorry it happened to you. Better luck next go around.

Title: Re: Very last flake frustration
Post by: madcrow on July 13, 2012, 09:20:06 am

Very pretty.  Superglue works great.  I have done it to dacite and some of the texas rock.  With most of them, I let them set over night to completely dry and finished the point the next day.  Instead of running the flakes straight with the break, I run them at a little bit of an angle across the break.