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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Dalton Knapper on October 01, 2014, 03:46:11 pm

Title: Obsidian Snyders
Post by: Dalton Knapper on October 01, 2014, 03:46:11 pm

Here's the first Snyders I have made.....I still am all about Dalton's, but a little variety doesn't hurt. It's 4" long and 2.5 wide. Obsidian is a little tricky for me because it's so darn soft, but this rock wasn't too bad.


(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss187/benhenry007/Snyders93014_zpsd7cc7acc.jpg)

Title: Re: Obsidian Snyders
Post by: Majuba Tom on October 01, 2014, 05:04:48 pm

That's a nice one. It looks like a nice piece of ribbon obsidian that is real translucent.
Great work DK.

Majuba Tom

Title: Re: Obsidian Snyders
Post by: Zuma on October 01, 2014, 07:15:44 pm

The spice of life! Very nice Snyder.
Zuma

Title: Re: Obsidian Snyders
Post by: bowmo on October 01, 2014, 09:10:48 pm

Pretty lookin point. Some look killer...some look mean...some look pretty

Title: Re: Obsidian Snyders
Post by: cowboy on October 02, 2014, 05:23:00 am

Perfect symmetry! I've been wanting to make some of those but chert. Getting those notches right is trickier than I thought.

Title: Re: Obsidian Snyders
Post by: Dalton Knapper on October 02, 2014, 10:06:52 am

Apparently some folks have a great eye for where notches go. I am not one of them. I have to make one notch and then lay something flat across the bottom of the point from the notch I made to where the other notch should go and then mark it or remove a small marking flake. Otherwise, I wind up with crazy stuff.

Thanks everyone for the compliments.

Title: Re: Obsidian Snyders
Post by: Outbackbob48 on October 02, 2014, 10:59:09 am

Excellent looking Snyders, the base is spot on , It's harder to do than it looks, ask me how I know :o Bob

Title: Re: Obsidian Snyders
Post by: Dalton Knapper on October 02, 2014, 12:46:37 pm

I'll bite - How do you know, Bob?

(PS - Thanks - I had to look at a lot of pictures and there is a lot of variation!)

Title: Re: Obsidian Snyders
Post by: knapperhead on October 02, 2014, 04:26:07 pm

Awesome!

Title: Re: Obsidian Snyders
Post by: David_Daugherty on October 02, 2014, 05:03:32 pm

Good looking point there!

Title: Re: Obsidian Snyders
Post by: flungonin on October 02, 2014, 07:45:59 pm

Awesome knapping there. Pretty stone also