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Offline sailordad

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heres mine
« on: February 05, 2010, 01:24:12 am »
well after cowboy started these "in situ" points or paper weights or whatever you want to call them
i had to give it a whack  :D
actually i had seen some of these a few months back on another site and thought they were pretty slick
i was gonna wait untill i got back from vacation to try it,but last night i sat down and couldnt think of what type of point to make
so i started to dig in my rock pile and found a piece that i thought would work for one of these paper weight points
it statred as a piece of dacite,and its still is a piece of dacite.
all i did was uncover most of the point that was hiding in it.
its not as pretty as the others that i have seen so far,but i am happy with it after all it is my first attempt
its a little thick,probably could have gotten it thinner but i told myself "hey its just a paperweight,it needs a little mass"
and besides its the second thing i have succesfully made in a week now,finally think i have shaken off the "funk"
i cut the base flat with my elec. wet tile saw,glued on a piece of leather on the base
heres a pic,thanks for peeking



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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: heres mine
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2010, 01:49:32 am »
Niiice!  I tried...FAILED miserably!
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Offline aero86

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Re: heres mine
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2010, 02:50:32 am »
i just cant get the flake travel..   i cant setup platforms :'(
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Offline jamie

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Re: heres mine
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2010, 06:17:18 am »
very cool tim. its an interesting learning curve aint it
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Offline leapingbare

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Re: heres mine
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2010, 06:29:22 am »
Good job Tim!
 I will try sometime when ever i get some time... I've been working my butt off lately!
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Offline DanaM

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Re: heres mine
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2010, 07:29:43 am »
Great job Tim :) I'm thinking that rock that is fairly easy to knap would be best for this, never tried dacite but it looks
like the flakes travel nicely
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Offline StevenT

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Re: heres mine
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2010, 10:48:22 am »
Tim, I knew you would be trying it. And dang if you didn't bang one out on first try. That thang is pretty awesome!

Offline stevecpa66

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Re: heres mine
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2010, 06:40:08 pm »
Tim,

I like the leather in the base. Did you grind the base any to get it smooth?

Steve

Offline mullet

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Re: heres mine
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2010, 07:43:46 pm »
 Nice Tim, I wish I had time, too.
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Offline sailordad

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Re: heres mine
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2010, 07:52:08 pm »
thanks everyone  ;D
i appreciate all the niceties

i did run it thru my tile saw on the base,just to square it up
and put the leather on it to keep it from sliping and scratching
i always wanted a harley,untill it became the "thing to ride"
i ride because i love to,not to be part of the crowd