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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Hummingbird Point on October 19, 2015, 03:44:06 pm

Title: Shut up and knap
Post by: Hummingbird Point on October 19, 2015, 03:44:06 pm

Decided last evening that I have been doing too much yapping and not enough knapping, so I made some stuff.  Two from quartzite creek cobbles, spalled by block-on-block, hard hammer type technique, direct percusion by dogwood hammer to late preform stage, then  a little indirect antler, mostly for the bases, and a tiny bit of antler pressure.
(http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss2/squirrelacre/third10182015_zpsochtjufz.jpg) (http://s556.photobucket.com/user/squirrelacre/media/third10182015_zpsochtjufz.jpg.html)
(http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss2/squirrelacre/7cbafe22-e487-48d3-9c01-74888a11bbd6_zpssehcaz1d.jpg) (http://s556.photobucket.com/user/squirrelacre/media/7cbafe22-e487-48d3-9c01-74888a11bbd6_zpssehcaz1d.jpg.html)

Then I took a small lump of Zuma's Front Royal jasper and made a miniture Clovis point.
(http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss2/squirrelacre/5e78f6f5-b131-47f8-a5d1-813975ce42d6_zpskttvsqrs.jpg) (http://s556.photobucket.com/user/squirrelacre/media/5e78f6f5-b131-47f8-a5d1-813975ce42d6_zpskttvsqrs.jpg.html)



Keith

Title: Re: Shut up and knap
Post by: Outbackbob48 on October 19, 2015, 04:15:13 pm

 ;D ;D ;D Bob

Title: Re: Shut up and knap
Post by: Zuma on October 19, 2015, 05:47:33 pm

Very nice Keith, :)
Good to see you at the tribal meetings.
You BS knappers really complement each other.
I do worry about the mountains get eroded
away prematurely though. >:D
Zuma
PS I have seen 1" jasper Clovis like that from
the Plenge site in NJ

Title: Re: Shut up and knap
Post by: nclonghunter on October 19, 2015, 05:50:07 pm

Until you have tried to work that rock it is hard to imagine the skill involved..nice work Keith!

Title: Re: Shut up and knap
Post by: bowmo on October 19, 2015, 09:23:11 pm

More like shut up and wear your wrists out! That's some tough stone to get back into things with. Great work.

Title: Re: Shut up and knap
Post by: PeteDavis on October 20, 2015, 05:08:38 pm

+1

Title: Re: Shut up and knap
Post by: Knapper on October 20, 2015, 05:10:22 pm

I have the highest respect for anyone who makes a point out of that stuff
knapper

Title: Re: Shut up and knap
Post by: Zuma on October 20, 2015, 08:21:45 pm

If all you all meet St Peter afore I do.
Put in a good word.
Zuma

Title: Re: Shut up and knap
Post by: knap_123 on October 20, 2015, 10:04:57 pm

nice