Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: PrimitiveTim on August 31, 2015, 02:13:10 am
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So recently I got my hands on some gorgeous rainbow obsidian and I broke it...
I oogled over this piece and swore I wouldn't touch it until I was ready.
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I was like oh well I'm not sure about when the next time I'll get to knapp is so I'm feeling pretty good about this so I started reducing
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I don't even know how but it just like popped in half
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I ended up getting a small point that I gave to a friend for a necklace and it still had some color in it. He works at the best pizza place ever so he used his employee discount on me and paid the rest so I got a free pizza and a salad. It was delish and he even put Primitive Tim on the reciept :D
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Then I reach into my bucket and the sun hit this piece and I had no idea I had some purple sheen. I was so stoked and I swore I wasn't going to screw this one up so I start thinning and reducing. I set up a platform that's going to take of a big chunk and make this a beautiful biface... I over shoot it but I think I have enough left on there to make a pretty point.
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So after the steam stopped pouring out of my ears I took the nastiest, ugliest, thickest, gnarliest chunk of obsidian I had and I crank this stupid point out like no problem. This came out of a very difficult piece and I got me a nice little hunting point.
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After all of this, I have decided that I'm addicted to rainbow/sheen obsidian and I'm going back up to Davis Creek to collect some more before I leave Tahoe.
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Happy ending Tim! Don't get attached until their finished. ;D
Tracy
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That's some pretty stuff Tim. 8)
There is a saying,-- goes something like this-
Good flint is a lady but obsidian is a lady of the night. >:D
Zuma
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That's some pretty stone Tim.
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Looking nice Tim. I am glad you have liked it in Tahoe. I thought you would that is why I told you to check it out. Do you know how much longer you are going to stay in the area?
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That's some nice looking stone.
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Nice looking pieces PT! Still woulda been nice to meet your folks...... :D
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Looking nice Tim. I am glad you have liked it in Tahoe. I thought you would that is why I told you to check it out. Do you know how much longer you are going to stay in the area?
Probably just a couple more weeks. I put in my two weeks at work last monday :)
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If you have not been to Virginia City yet. You should check it out and go on one of the mine tours before you leave the area.