Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: iowabow on November 01, 2015, 11:24:21 am
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Once you have bifaced then comes reduction. Getting past 6:1 ratio is a real bear. For me it was a year of hitting a glass ceiling. Take your time prepare everything. In the photo below you will see me thinning a very rough piece of burlington with a terrible step to boot. Make sure your convexity is close and abraid up and down place break flakes on top and bottom then practice swing and go for it. You don't have to swing your hardest but don't be a pussy foot either.
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Here are pictures of the nipped setup
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Well if ya have any questions just ask
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Nice job removing that step....
Looking forward to the next move... :D
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Here is the finished point with bowmo style punched and iowabow ulna pressure flaked notches. He was with me on Facebook for the blow by blow.
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Here are two flakes first ulna and second punch bowmo style with feet and all
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Look at the Fricking step I pushed out bowmo
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Punch flakes pay no mind to step fractures in their way :laugh:
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Punch flakes pay no mind to step fractures in their way :laugh:
Very powerful. I only needed to punch twice the ulna seemed to handle the rest well. Bowmo I am going to look again at my artifacts as you suggested. This is going to make stalled notches much easier to manage. The stalling happens mostly when I am trying to be careful lol.