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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Dalton Knapper on October 30, 2013, 11:54:16 am

Title: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: Dalton Knapper on October 30, 2013, 11:54:16 am

I am not sure what to call this. I don't normally make small points. This is a whatchamacallit point made from Keokuk. I usually break stuff much larger than this while pressure flaking, but I think I may have just learned something on how to pressure flake better. My main regret is that I wish I could have got the notches a little deeper but I definitely would have broke it if I had tried that!

(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss187/benhenry007/GemPoint_zpsddedc7c2.jpg)

Title: Re: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: knapperhead on October 30, 2013, 11:57:14 am

That's awesome !

Title: Re: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: Jimbob on October 30, 2013, 12:05:39 pm

 :o :o :o

Title: Re: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: caveman2533 on October 30, 2013, 12:18:42 pm

Ben,
When I make stuff like that I have found it very important to have the point and wings off the pad. I have a small rubber pad about the diameter of a nickel that I use to pressure flake stuff like that. Nice point.

Title: Re: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: Dalton Knapper on October 30, 2013, 12:22:55 pm

I never thought about using a very small pad. For this one, I laid some folded soft leather on top of my normal pad and worked with it extending over the edge. I'll have to try that small pad concept. Thanks!

Title: Re: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: Majuba Tom on October 30, 2013, 02:07:20 pm

Sweet point!

Title: Re: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: Stringman on October 30, 2013, 02:27:22 pm

Very nicely executed!

Title: Re: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: bowtarist on October 30, 2013, 03:26:57 pm

 8) dp

Title: Re: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: mullet on October 30, 2013, 05:11:10 pm

Sweet, that would be deadly on a stick.

Title: Re: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: YosemiteBen on October 31, 2013, 01:25:56 am

Cute and Deadly!

Title: Re: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: Badly Bent on November 01, 2013, 12:18:13 am

That points got style, nice.

Title: Re: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: cowboy on November 01, 2013, 06:46:52 am

Some detailed work right there! Think you could whoop me up a set of sewing needles,  :D.

Title: Re: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: JackCrafty on November 01, 2013, 12:14:32 pm

Very Nice!   8)  Those barbs are wicked.

Title: Re: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: Dalton Knapper on November 01, 2013, 12:29:39 pm

Thank you for all the nice words folks. I really appreciate it.

I'm off to Florida next week to Tampa to attend the Southeast Archeological Conference and visit the de Soto National Memorial, Crystal River Archeological State Park and Mission San Louise in Tallahassee. Should be a fun mix of work & play. No knapping though :( Maybe I can find someone selling coral?

Title: Re: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: Knapper on November 01, 2013, 01:05:44 pm

Sweet point. be sure and get enough coral for the trade >:D
Knapper

Title: Re: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: mullet on November 01, 2013, 04:06:08 pm

Man, if I was home I'd load you up. Get in touch with Bonepile and get Jeff's phone number from him. Jeff lives in Plant City and he has a lot of colorfull coral. And you're not going to the mound at Phillipee Park across Tampa Bay? Pinellis point site.

Title: Re: Little Keokuk Point
Post by: Dalton Knapper on November 02, 2013, 01:38:23 am

Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, I will be "on the clock" and will not have spare time to get away from Tampa except travel there and back. I know I am blessed getting to take such a trip and being paid for it. I never heard of that mound site, but I will check it out. Maybe I will have time to see it. I know so little about Florida.

I have been going to Tavares the last couple of years over Christmas to visit my father in law. Maybe next time I do that, I will have some free time to visit some FL knappers. I appreciate the information and will follow up if I can. I could certainly trade someone some heat treated Crowley's Ridge for coral any day of the week. We knappers like to try new materials.