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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Mark Anderson on August 06, 2014, 01:15:55 pm

Title: Latest two
Post by: Mark Anderson on August 06, 2014, 01:15:55 pm

I haven't posted anything on here in over a year I think. These are my two latest. One is raw from Texas the other is some kind of jasper or something my brother gave me, it must have been Heat treated. It was a narrow piece to begin with so I wasn't able to get it as thin as I wanted.
Mark

Title: Re: Latest two
Post by: nclonghunter on August 06, 2014, 03:13:51 pm

Those are some good points, I like the stripe that runs the length of the right one...cool rock

Title: Re: Latest two
Post by: Zuma on August 06, 2014, 08:06:50 pm

Nice blades.
Please give your brother my address. I sure would like "some kind of jasper"
I wonder if it is Mookaite?
Zuma

Title: Re: Latest two
Post by: Trapper Rob on August 06, 2014, 09:56:23 pm

They both look nice but the one with the stripe is a real eye catcher.

Title: Re: Latest two
Post by: Knapper on August 07, 2014, 04:01:50 pm

Wow, like both of those , but neat line through that jasper
Knapper

Title: Re: Latest two
Post by: Stringman on August 07, 2014, 04:53:02 pm

Love them! Glad your back. Now don't be a stranger!

Title: Re: Latest two
Post by: mullet on August 07, 2014, 05:21:25 pm

Glad to see you posting some points. That jasper is way cool.

Title: Re: Latest two
Post by: Mark Anderson on August 07, 2014, 06:41:01 pm

Thanks guys it's good to be back. Finally settled in here in Scotland and finding time during our long days to break some rock. I've been trying to find some honest to goodness flint over here but all I've found so far is beach gravel. I'll keep looking but the good stuff is way south of me. All the material I have to work now is stuff I've smuggled in from the good ol' USA including that jasper piece. Wish I had more of it. The line was right against the edge of the slab (yes I said slab, when suitcase weight is an issue you have to pack as efficiently as possible!). Haven't really worked that many slabs before so using the Ishi stick I got it as thin as I could without loosing the little stripe. The other one I thinned with Patricks indirect percussion method. It's working real we'll for me so far.
Hope to be posting some more soon.
Mark

Title: Re: Latest two
Post by: soy on August 14, 2014, 10:30:29 pm

man that striped one looks cool!!!!!!

Title: Re: Latest two
Post by: cowboy on August 21, 2014, 08:51:44 pm

Nice points man and that jasper is unreal!!