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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: seminolewind on March 26, 2014, 03:54:35 am

Title: Made a flint ridge cross today...
Post by: seminolewind on March 26, 2014, 03:54:35 am
Got bored and had to try something different today. They seem to be popular, now I gotta make 6 more to keep up with the demand lol !
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Post by: Bone pile on March 26, 2014, 07:01:21 am
nice clean lines, good job
Roger
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Post by: TRACY on March 26, 2014, 07:41:05 am
Nice work Elijah! Definitely good practice on symmetry.

Tracy
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Post by: neuse on March 26, 2014, 08:06:40 am
Very nice, I like that.
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Post by: Aaron H on March 26, 2014, 08:16:29 am
Beautiful, well done
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Post by: koan on March 26, 2014, 09:39:19 am
Thats beautiful Bro! I would like to have one of them myself 😉... Brian
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Post by: Zuma on March 26, 2014, 10:51:22 am
Now that is sweet.
I wish I could get bored.
Zuma
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Post by: 1442 on March 26, 2014, 11:00:17 am
Yes Sir! That looks great.  My mother N law wants one from red glass and it has turned out to be very difficult to make a cross that is symetrical with smooth flake scars. I thought it would be easy at first, but have changed my mind. Good strong red glass has been elusive too, all I've gotten has been rather brittle to work with.
You really took care of all the details on that one. Thanks for showing it and inspiring me to get back to trying to make one myself.   Terry
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Post by: Mohawk13 on March 26, 2014, 11:27:37 am
Very Nice work...You amaze Me with Your skill...Any chance of a Star of David???...LOL
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Post by: seminolewind on March 26, 2014, 11:39:07 am
Thanks for all the kind words guys ! 1442 glad I could help, I would think red ridge would work better than glass, I know I would rather use flint since I really dislike knapping glass and Obs it just breaks too easy! @ Mohawk, a star of David...easy as pie ! ;D

Heres another'un I cranked out today...more ridge not as red

Take care guys !
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Post by: Dalton Knapper on March 26, 2014, 01:05:39 pm
Very nice work. I have never made one of those, but I am feeling inspired after seeing yours.
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Post by: BOWMAN53 on March 26, 2014, 01:27:25 pm
thats amazing man i love it.
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Post by: StevenT on March 26, 2014, 02:18:42 pm
Ed, that is some kind of notch work. Fantastic!
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Post by: YosemiteBen on March 26, 2014, 02:35:19 pm
Elijah - Glass and obs only break to easy cause you are so used to working flint! I use obs most of the time and find that working flint is really hard on my wrists.  So I guess it's 6 of one half a dozen of the other! In any event, I think I will keep calling you "cookie cutter" for those beautiful points.  Nice crosses too! Come visit me in Yosemite when you get back home.
Ben
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Post by: Outbackbob48 on March 26, 2014, 07:42:42 pm
Elijah, very clean an your symmetry is spot on, flint ridge colors just to top it off. Bob
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Post by: Cameroo on March 26, 2014, 09:53:34 pm
Man, I don't have the first clue about flintknapping other than watching a few youtube videos, but I'd love to just pull up a stool and watch you go to work on something like that.  Your work is ridiculous, man! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Trapper Rob on March 26, 2014, 10:06:37 pm
Beautiful work Elijah.
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Post by: seminolewind on March 27, 2014, 01:45:28 am
Elijah - Glass and obs only break to easy cause you are so used to working flint! I use obs most of the time and find that working flint is really hard on my wrists.  So I guess it's 6 of one half a dozen of the other! In any event, I think I will keep calling you "cookie cutter" for those beautiful points.  Nice crosses too! Come visit me in Yosemite when you get back home.
Ben

Yeah I guess you're right on that I guess I feel like if I'm not really cranking on it then I ain't knappin ! I sure love Yosemite ! Nice area
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Post by: 4dog on March 27, 2014, 08:00:49 am
what wpuld ya trade for one of those puppies??  snakeskins mebbee?????   O:)
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Post by: seminolewind on March 27, 2014, 11:10:01 am
What kinda skins ya got ?????? ::)
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Post by: StevenT on March 27, 2014, 11:55:19 am
Hey Ed, would you mind posting a picture of what the preform looks like before you start witling it down. In a word, the cross looks .... awesome!
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Post by: 4dog on April 04, 2014, 09:17:18 pm
you first...whatcha lookin fer???   8)
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Post by: seminolewind on April 05, 2014, 03:21:15 am
you first...whatcha lookin fer???   8)

Already sold this one but ill hit ya up when I have another'un
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Post by: Majuba Tom on April 05, 2014, 03:33:39 pm
They look great. I need to make one.