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Offline Muskyman

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First point
« on: December 16, 2023, 04:51:26 pm »
My wife had ordered me 5 lbs of mahogany obsidian for an early Christmas present that arrived yesterday. I got working on it this morning and got this out of first piece.. far from perfect but I’ll take it.
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Offline Muskyman

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Re: First point
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2023, 04:53:30 pm »
Had a flake pretty good but broke it trying to notch it. Turned it into this.
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Offline YosemiteBen

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Re: First point
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2023, 01:21:57 am »
stop sooner!
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: First point
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2023, 10:22:25 am »
That’s how it’s done. Notching is another whole ballgame. You are improving.
Bjrogg.
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Offline Muskyman

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Re: First point
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2023, 11:26:30 am »
Thanks Ben & BJ. Just to be clear those are two different points. The bottom one was from a flake that was from the top piece. I figured I’d use it to practice pressure flaking. It had a step fracture in it that caused a chunk to fly off so I just tried to make it the same on both sides. Still need to get much better at thinning
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Offline Muskyman

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Re: First point
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2023, 02:25:04 pm »
Got another one. Still need to work on thinning.
No no notches yet. Decided to quit and let it rest a while.
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Offline White Falcon

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Re: First point
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2023, 02:48:38 pm »
Good Work!
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Offline Muskyman

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Re: First point
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2023, 12:30:07 am »
Wouldn’t say good falcon but, thanks anyway.. it is however a start.  On second thought it is good for me. Still a long ways to go. I’m learning, slowly.
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Offline Muskyman

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Re: First point
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2023, 04:20:35 pm »
Had a pretty good bi-face going, probably 2 1/2 wide x 3 1/2 long and getting pretty thin. Made the mistake of trying to thin the middle before the ends and ended up snapping it into. So I took the larger piece and turned it into this. Also tried my first corner notch. Not good but, at least with this obsidian I’m not just making gravel.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: First point
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2023, 07:11:44 pm »
Well, when someone asks you "what's your point", you can laugh and pull one of these out!

Good work, fishy guy!
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Offline Parnell

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Re: First point
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2023, 07:30:36 pm »
Well done!  You’re doing great!
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Offline Muskyman

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Re: First point
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2023, 10:32:46 pm »
Thanks guys long long way to go but,at least they kinda look like an arrowhead.
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Offline Allyn T

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Re: First point
« Reply #12 on: December 19, 2023, 07:08:43 pm »
Those are great starts, you are making fast progress.
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Offline YosemiteBen

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Re: First point
« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2023, 01:07:22 am »
Off to a good start!
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Offline Muskyman

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Re: First point
« Reply #14 on: December 20, 2023, 01:34:28 am »
Thanks gentlemen. I’m hoping to get better at thinning, also symmetry. I’m finding the obsidian easier to work than the Georgetown. Not sure why that is but seems to be the case for me.
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