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Offline leapingbare

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What a shame
« on: December 06, 2008, 02:53:56 am »
Failed points from today.. I'll still get arrow heads outa them.. but i was hoping for big knife blades.
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Re: What a shame
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2008, 11:00:55 am »
I thought that was SOP to break a few before ya got a good one made ;D.
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Re: What a shame
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2008, 12:40:40 pm »

Sometimes you have to endure a little setback when you're out there on the edge going for it! Nothing ventured, nothing gained.  ;)
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Re: What a shame
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2008, 01:42:39 pm »

     Set backs?, I sitin so far back, I think I've done fallen off the edge!  Too bad they broke.  At least you can make arrow heads out of them.  I made one little arrow head, out of a piece of thick obsidian, I was fianally able to get it down, to some what thin, or rather thinner than it was.  I thought I was going to get a decent sized arrowhead out of it, but it ended up like my usual, about a little over an inch long, by about 3/4 wide.  I didn't think it was very sharp, till after I was washing my hands, and noticed a bunch of little stings on my thumb, fingers, and hand.  Anyway, I thank you for showing your $#@@##@!! moments.  I don't feel quite so bad now, that I see even those that are accomplished knappers, have their $#@##@!! moments also.  I hope you are able to make some very nice arrow heads out of the left over pieces.

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Offline Bone pile

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Re: What a shame
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2008, 09:47:07 am »
I feel your pain!Musta been the moon phase,light in my eyes ,shoes to tight ...something.

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Re: What a shame
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2008, 09:54:28 am »
Musta been something. lol.. i broke everything i touched  :D
 Here is a head i made from one of the pieces.

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Offline Bone pile

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Re: What a shame
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2008, 12:51:24 pm »
Nice rescue,I'm lettin' mine set for awhile as a visual reminder.Looks like you got a keeper out of it anyway,
that makes it worth while.
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Offline billy

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Re: What a shame
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2008, 05:05:18 pm »
Beautiful point outta Mook jasper.  I'd recognize that stuff anywhere!
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Re: What a shame
« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2008, 05:10:01 pm »
Nice save Jesse, that's a purty point! What kind of rock was ya hittin on there bone pile?
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Offline Bone pile

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Re: What a shame
« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2008, 09:56:44 pm »
That was something out of your yard !I'm making small ones for awhile,have alot of chips and peices.
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Re: What a shame
« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2008, 11:06:57 pm »
  Jesse, I got a pile of those working with Slabs.
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Re: What a shame
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2008, 09:06:45 am »
I thought that looked kinda familiar - I've got a pile of em that look similar :-X.
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Re: What a shame
« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2008, 09:13:31 am »
Mighty purty Jesse! You're going to have to get you a much larger display case if you keep this up! ;)
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Re: What a shame
« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2008, 10:02:56 am »
Nice save Jesse,them first ones look like all of mine. :)
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Re: What a shame
« Reply #14 on: December 17, 2008, 06:29:41 pm »
Looks like I got lots to look forward to I'm fixin to jump in the knappin hobby. Ron
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