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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: cowboy on May 12, 2014, 04:23:18 pm

Title: Still tinkering.
Post by: cowboy on May 12, 2014, 04:23:18 pm

Here's a few small Clovis types from some pappyite. And a bunch of not so successful ones from pappyite and other stuff.

Title: Re: Still tinkering.
Post by: StevenT on May 12, 2014, 04:43:41 pm

Cool points. Is pappyite rock from the creek?

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Post by: Stringman on May 12, 2014, 04:54:21 pm

Wow! I'm seein some real head scratchers in there?!?

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Post by: bowtarist on May 12, 2014, 05:39:38 pm

Nice points Paul! That's a tough ratio you got going on there though. I hope some of the newer knappers get to see this. Might make um feel a bit better about working real hard to make gravel.  ;) dp

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Post by: bubby on May 12, 2014, 06:26:31 pm

nice to see you getting some time in the pit Paul even the broke ones look pretty good

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Post by: Dalton Knapper on May 12, 2014, 06:53:11 pm

Like someone said, even your "not so successful" ones look pretty darn good and the first ones were super nice. Good work for sure.

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Post by: Outbackbob48 on May 12, 2014, 07:04:07 pm

Paul , how about the reverse flutes, a real unpleasant surprize :o :o >:(, later Bob

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Post by: flungonin on May 12, 2014, 07:48:09 pm

Good variety of points, complete and broken. The broken still have potential. I am sure you already have plans for them.

Title: Re: Still tinkering.
Post by: cowboy on May 12, 2014, 08:01:55 pm

Thanks for the replies fellers! Yep I could and may revive some of those failures but think will just look at em for awhile. That pappyite comes in so many different colors and hardness I guess you could say that it's hard to figure what type of nipple ya need and besides I'm still trying to figure this out :).
 Yup Bob them pesky reverse flutes. Finally realized I was making the tips too thin and weak before fluting but that ain't the half of it. Lol.

Steven: yes, pappyite is from pappys creek and what we jokingly call it but I'm not sure what it's real name is.

Title: Re: Still tinkering.
Post by: Pappy on May 14, 2014, 11:41:50 am

Good to see you back on some Paul,wished you could have made it to the Classic,bet that girl of yours is all grown up by now. ??? Stay in touch. ;) :)
   Pappy

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Post by: nclonghunter on May 14, 2014, 07:45:21 pm

Those are real nice!

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Post by: TRACY on May 14, 2014, 10:16:23 pm

Great work Paul! Glad to see you banging some points out! Really enjoy seeing your work ;)


Tracy

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Post by: Parnell on May 14, 2014, 11:05:49 pm

I busted up some Pappyite earlier and it had what looks like rusty copper flakes all through it.  Pretty rough piece, though.  Really interesting pictures!

Title: Re: Still tinkering.
Post by: cowboy on May 15, 2014, 09:57:12 am

It's fun to tinker :). Hey Parnell if you have any more of that, I've heard it said that heat doesn't affect it much but I beg to differ. All of them improve some, some improve a lot, while others stay tough as nails. Cool variety of colors in there though. And besides how many can say they have genuine pappyite ;).

Title: Re: Still tinkering.
Post by: Zuma on May 15, 2014, 01:46:15 pm

I just gave Stringman 6 ouches. You only get four. lol
Nice flutes.
Zuma

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Post by: JackCrafty on May 29, 2014, 11:09:56 am

Dang!  You're gettin' good at those flutes Paul!