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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Mechslasher on May 29, 2008, 07:58:14 pm

Title: James Parker's Clovis
Post by: Mechslasher on May 29, 2008, 07:58:14 pm

here is a dacite clovis james knapped at the hickory shoot this past weekend. he knapped this one at night under the light of a dim lattern. it's a little over 5" long and 1.5" wide.



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Title: Re: James Parker's Clovis
Post by: mullet on May 29, 2008, 08:42:23 pm

  NICE!

Title: Re: James Parker's Clovis
Post by: david w. on May 29, 2008, 08:56:32 pm

Nice! Look at those flutes ;D

Title: Re: James Parker's Clovis
Post by: Hillbilly on May 29, 2008, 09:17:06 pm

Not only at night with a lantern  light, but the only tools he used on it were a hammerstone and a antler tine, all the percussion and the fluting were done with the hammerstone.

Title: Re: James Parker's Clovis
Post by: mullet on May 29, 2008, 09:21:45 pm

  Ya' know Steve, since I came home from Pappy's with that round rock Dana gave me I've been knocking out some thin preforms. I must of never had the right rock.

Title: Re: James Parker's Clovis
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on May 29, 2008, 10:25:17 pm

that looks real good.  my kinda knapping, all abo-  Ryan

Title: Re: James Parker's Clovis
Post by: Hillbilly on May 29, 2008, 10:30:42 pm

Eddie, soft and gritty is the way to go.

Title: Re: James Parker's Clovis
Post by: n2everythg on May 29, 2008, 11:02:01 pm

beautiful.
wish I would have been able to see him knock that one out when we were up there.
N2

Title: Re: James Parker's Clovis
Post by: cowboy on May 29, 2008, 11:27:11 pm

Nice Clovis! James work is awesome, wish I coulda made it..

Title: Re: James Parker's Clovis
Post by: Pat B on May 30, 2008, 12:23:38 am

Wade, I wish I'd been able to see him do it too...and I was sitting right next to him, along with Chris and Steve.  ;D  Between it being mid night, a bit of the single malt, a bit of the sour mash, and Chris in a skirt ::)...well I'll leave it up to your imagination.  ;)    It is amazing watching James Knapp. He is one of the best in the world!!! 8) If I were a knapper I could be soaking up a bunch of knowledge about lithic tools, and I'm sure I have.    Pat

Title: Re: James Parker's Clovis
Post by: D. Tiller on May 30, 2008, 02:40:41 am

Still wish I had been around the pit more at the Classic. What a nice point! That looks like Cryolite too!!!  ;D

Title: Re: James Parker's Clovis
Post by: Pappy on May 30, 2008, 07:51:45 am

Very nice,I loved watching him at the Classic,especially when he kicked his shoes off and got his dog hair hat on.Man he could break some rock. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: James Parker's Clovis
Post by: n2everythg on May 30, 2008, 09:59:46 am

Pat,
you could have been watching him knapp...
but instead you were watching and chasing the skirts...
not my fault... but I think you need to rearrange your priorities.
N2

Title: Re: James Parker's Clovis
Post by: Otoe Bow on May 30, 2008, 10:08:18 am

That's awesome.  How big is it, it looks huge?   :o  James is quite the knapper, and a fun guy to boot. 

I've made a few points since the classic, but none I want to post a picture of.  They still have the profile of a football.  Way too thick.  But at least I'm getting faster at making them that way.   ;D

Mike

 

Title: Re: James Parker's Clovis
Post by: DanaM on May 30, 2008, 10:52:04 am

Quote from: mullet on May 29, 2008, 09:21:45 pm

  Ya' know Steve, since I came home from Pappy's with that round rock Dana gave me I've been knocking out some thin preforms. I must of never had the right rock.

I gave you a rock ??? if its that good than I better ask for it back or at least some of the preforms yer making must have my name on them ;)