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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: TRACY on February 24, 2013, 10:49:53 am

Title: Practicing for the PITH (new pics)
Post by: TRACY on February 24, 2013, 10:49:53 am

I got out to the pit yesterday to knock the dust off of my tools. I managed to not break an ear while notching :). Thinning and notching are my focus this year. Thanks for looking!

Tracy

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: Trapper Rob on February 24, 2013, 10:58:33 am

Tracy do you want me to send you my address now that is a sweet point.
Rob

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: TRACY on February 24, 2013, 02:15:10 pm

Pm me an address Trapper Rob!

Tracy

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: TRACY on February 24, 2013, 06:32:07 pm

A couple more from today.

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: Frawg on February 24, 2013, 06:40:42 pm

Very nice points Tracy.
Matt

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: Outbackbob48 on February 24, 2013, 07:21:01 pm

Wow Tracy, Your really improving by leaps an bounds, great lookin points. ;D ;DBob

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: AncientArcher76 on February 25, 2013, 02:37:24 am

Nice job!!

Russ

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: TRACY on February 25, 2013, 07:20:13 am

Thanks for the compliments! I would agree Bob, all of these started as blocky chunks that I got to thin faster than they got smaller :D

Tracy

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: mullet on February 26, 2013, 09:16:58 am

Nice ones, Tracy.

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: JackCrafty on February 26, 2013, 09:40:32 am

 8)

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: TRACY on February 26, 2013, 07:47:23 pm

Thank you Patrick and Eddie.

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: Brock on February 26, 2013, 10:48:26 pm

feel free to send me one of your practice heads...wow....I got to learn to finish a bow before I take on knapping.  Will have to stick with the traditional/primitive 160 Ribteks for now on my shafts. LOL

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: TRACY on February 27, 2013, 07:18:25 am

Thanks Brock.

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: bowtarist on March 03, 2013, 11:00:14 am

Good looking points Tracy.  Man look @ all that sun!  I don't get that here in the valley, I still have snow and ice around the house and knapping pit.  Great Job!! dpg

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: TRACY on March 03, 2013, 02:39:25 pm

Thanks Derik. We will have to get together and knap some weekend.


Tracy

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: Will H on March 03, 2013, 08:13:47 pm

Lookin good man!

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: TRACY on March 03, 2013, 09:11:52 pm

Thanks Will.


Tracy

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: Pappy on March 08, 2013, 08:23:18 am

Very nice on all of them. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: TRACY on March 08, 2013, 02:46:25 pm

Thank you Mark.


Tracy

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: TRACY on March 19, 2013, 11:30:36 pm

Got out tonight for a little bit and managed to make a hunting point out a huge piece of obsidian :'(  Ironically the last song playing when I was quitting ;D Thanks Will!

Tracy

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: Sparrow on March 20, 2013, 12:55:18 am

Been practicing also and with much the same material. Nice work !  '  Frank

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH
Post by: TRACY on March 20, 2013, 07:19:03 am

Thank you Frank. Is this midnight obsidian or does it go by another name?

Tracy

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH (new pics)
Post by: Will H on March 20, 2013, 08:36:20 am

Nice point! What's that in the background?  :o

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH (new pics)
Post by: TRACY on March 20, 2013, 06:21:25 pm

The sun went down and "Life is Good" was playing on my iPod. Great song and album! ;) Any relation to you Will H?


Tracy

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH (new pics)
Post by: Trapper Rob on March 20, 2013, 09:01:02 pm

Nice work Tracy.
Rob

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH (new pics)
Post by: Will H on March 21, 2013, 08:41:33 am

Hmm, never heard of it?  ;D  ::) Glad your liking the tunes  8)

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH (new pics)
Post by: Pappy on March 21, 2013, 10:20:11 am

Very nice work, beautiful point, I heard that guy that made that CD was a really weird kind of guy.  ;) :-\ >:D
    Pappy

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH (new pics)
Post by: chertle on March 22, 2013, 11:09:16 am

Jealous :laugh:

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH (new pics)
Post by: AncientArcher76 on March 22, 2013, 05:22:05 pm

Nice work Tracy...cool looking obsidian...

 Russ

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH (new pics)
Post by: TRACY on March 22, 2013, 11:02:14 pm

Thanks for the positive words


Tracy

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH (new pics)
Post by: TimH on March 26, 2013, 07:16:48 pm

very nice!

question.... is all obsidian brittle, or do some samples hold up better than others? i picked up a few finished pieces in El Paso and they broke very easily. Just wondering......

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH (new pics)
Post by: TRACY on March 26, 2013, 09:00:33 pm

Definitely a disadvantage to working glass or obsidian. It is much easier to flake than other materials, but fragile.


Tracy

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH (new pics)
Post by: bubby on March 27, 2013, 06:18:26 am

come on now Tracy, I hear just as many guys breaking flint as I do obsidian, ya just have to treat it like a lady and be kinda gentle >:D

Title: Re: Practicing for the PITH (new pics)
Post by: TRACY on March 27, 2013, 08:51:47 am

True Bubby, but I drop them too often, points that is ::)


Tracy