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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: mike258 on June 21, 2008, 09:59:59 pm

Title: My First "Beer Bottle" Point
Post by: mike258 on June 21, 2008, 09:59:59 pm

Two discarded bottle bottoms and two band-aids later, here is my first "beer bottle" point.  It's a tough job drinking all of that beer!

(http://www.knot2worry.us/ff/1324x586x72.jpg)

Mike

Title: Re: My First "Beer Bottle" Point
Post by: mullet on June 21, 2008, 10:17:15 pm

 Good looking point Mike. Did you get the curve out of it?

Title: Re: My First "Beer Bottle" Point
Post by: mike258 on June 21, 2008, 10:58:36 pm

For the most part, yes.  But if I had totally taken it out, it would have been tiny.

Title: Re: My First "Beer Bottle" Point
Post by: michbowguy on June 22, 2008, 12:44:14 am

good looking pernt!

Title: Re: My First "Beer Bottle" Point
Post by: cowboy on June 22, 2008, 01:11:03 am

Nice one! and that brown glass is so much fun to get to ;D. TV picture tubes make some awesome points - it's large, it's thick, and has that smoked glass look to it.

Title: Re: My First "Beer Bottle" Point
Post by: Otoe Bow on June 22, 2008, 10:46:25 am

Nice point Mike, how big is it? 

All the discarded TV tube in the dumps and ditches have been shot out, should make them easy to pack out.   ;D.  I'm going to have to try that.  Sounds like fun. 

Mike

Title: Re: My First "Beer Bottle" Point
Post by: mike258 on June 22, 2008, 01:03:16 pm

It's 1 5/8" long (about 42 mm) and 1 1/8" wide at the widest (about 29 mm).

Mike

Title: Re: My First "Beer Bottle" Point
Post by: Pappy on June 23, 2008, 07:47:07 am

Very nice point,may have to swap to bottles instead of cans. ;) ;D
    Pappy

Title: Re: My First "Beer Bottle" Point
Post by: DanaM on June 23, 2008, 01:39:05 pm

Nice point mike, I tried a few of them but by the time the bottle was empty I was ready for a nap not knapping ;)

Title: Re: My First "Beer Bottle" Point
Post by: Otoe Bow on June 23, 2008, 02:13:21 pm

Dana  ;D ;D ;D

That's a pretty fair sized point from a bottle.  Looks great. 

Mike

Title: Re: My First "Beer Bottle" Point
Post by: Papa Matt on June 27, 2008, 10:27:47 am

Man that's nice.  How do you work glass, same way as flint or is manufactured glass a special technique?

Title: Re: My First "Beer Bottle" Point
Post by: mike258 on June 29, 2008, 08:36:04 pm

Here are a couple more (hiccup).

Now these things are basically unifacial due to the curvature and thinness of the bottle bottom.

Nevertheless, they are a novelty.

Mike
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Title: Re: My First "Beer Bottle" Point
Post by: Otoe Bow on June 29, 2008, 11:32:26 pm

Man those are nice.  The edges aren't as jagged as the first one and they look SHARP.  I gotta try me some of that some day.

Keep up the good work, and remember to knapp responsibly.   ;D

Mike

Title: Re: My First "Beer Bottle" Point
Post by: cowboy on June 30, 2008, 10:43:09 pm

Yes those are looking very nice. Don't get too carried away though, all things in moderation ;D.
 Papa Matt: Same procedure as rock pretty much, just don't have to hit it as hard.

Title: Re: My First "Beer Bottle" Point
Post by: Pappy on July 01, 2008, 10:49:47 am

Nice points Mike. :)
   Pappy