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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: carpenter374 on March 24, 2008, 09:02:55 pm

Title: Beer bottle points
Post by: carpenter374 on March 24, 2008, 09:02:55 pm

Herre's a few points i made from beer bottle bottoms. the best part was drinkin the beer >:D

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Title: Re: Beer bottle points
Post by: carpenter374 on March 24, 2008, 09:04:35 pm

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Title: Re: Beer bottle points
Post by: DanaM on March 24, 2008, 09:41:27 pm

look pretty good to me.

Title: Re: Beer bottle points
Post by: bootboy on March 24, 2008, 10:04:01 pm

does knapped glass get as sharp as as knapped flint?
I never had much success with it?

Title: Re: Beer bottle points
Post by: david w. on March 24, 2008, 10:43:13 pm

wow great!

glass getts scary sharp. id say way sharper than flint more like obsidian. i flakes very easily

Title: Re: Beer bottle points
Post by: carpenter374 on March 24, 2008, 11:27:52 pm

glass points can be very sharp. i got a flake stuck in my finger to the bone while percussion flaking. with bottle bottoms start by taking thinning flakes from the concave side of the glass. its prone to grind when you try to sharpen the point. avoid this as it dulls the point. i learned from a link in a post on this page. i cant remember the address though.

Title: Re: Beer bottle points
Post by: Hillbilly on March 24, 2008, 11:36:45 pm

Those look really good. Just don't create too much knapping material before you start on the first one, or you'll lose some blood for sure.  :) Bootboy-glass points get extremely sharp if you get the edges straight and thin with a good cross section.

Title: Re: Beer bottle points
Post by: Pappy on March 25, 2008, 01:11:55 pm

They look good.I mostly drink my beer from a can  ??? guess I could make some trade points.  ;D
Nice job. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Beer bottle points
Post by: hawkbow on March 30, 2008, 11:45:50 pm

Nice points, how straight are the flakes after a twelve pack ;).. Hawk a/ho

Title: Re: Beer bottle points
Post by: cowboy on March 30, 2008, 11:54:52 pm

Them are great - I love it ;D! Yep, glass is sharp ;D.