January Knapping Challenge-Bolen Bevel point

[stickbender]

     Doesn't that just make your day?   I usually start mine out that way, and get it over with. Sort of the like the old saying, of , Eat a live toad, the first thing in the morning, and then that will be the worst thing you have to look forward to the rest of the day. 

                                                                               Wayne                                                                     

[mullet]

 Whew Wade!.That is some tough stuff. That's Brooksville Chert. It's dumped in about every drain gully and bridge sideing in the state. Most of the artifacts I've found made out of it were heat treated. Those inclusions are not ash , but fossils and lime deposits. When you can find it in a transluscent coca cola color it is great.

[leapingbare]

Come on guys submit your points. only a few days left in this month.

I think we should choose a day to start a new post in poll form and transfer off the photos..  sorta like botm.
Any thoughts guys?

[Hillbilly]

I'll try to get something made this weekend-been down to nearly zero several nights lately, too durn cold to knap.

[sailordad]

well i gotta say, i am impressed with all of them ,very cool

you all have inspired me so much that i am in the process of getting some basic tools etc together so i can give this a whack .
just hope that someday i can make a point good enough to post a pic of and have people be able to tell what it is supposed to be

everyone of you have talent.cant wait to see what ya all do next month.
seeing as to how my b-day is next month you can send all of the points to me as a gift lol

keep em coming, i love looking at them

                                                                       peace,
                                                                              tim

[leapingbare]

Sailordad, it is a hard skill to learn. allot of variables, but with some good guidance and a little motovation your be knocking them out in no time.. take Shanon for example.. freekin prodigy boy lol.

[sailordad]

if it wasnt so dang cold today,-18* right now and its nearly 10 am,i would go to the river adn look for rocks.
but i hate the cold

[mullet]

 Here's another one. The inclusions and holes in this rock was a booger.

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[cowboy]

That looks purty decent Eddie. I finally got time to do a little K-nappin and now my camera won't work. Got a few bopped out but will probably be Feb before I can show em. I'll join in on next months fun anyway..

[mullet]

 thanks Paul, well you got a jump on the rest of us.

[leapingbare]

I think next month we should do dovetails or tri notch.

Thats a cool point eddie

[Hillbilly]

Nice'un, Eddie. Well, here's mine. This one is made from a colorful spall of Coastal Plains chert, Savannah River variety. It's a little over 3" long. I had a fit with this one, the same stuff that makes this rock purty makes it hard to chip, inclusions out the wazoo and a couple crystal pockets I had to work through. Forgot to take a side pic, I'll try to get one tomorrow. It is a little thick from working around the inclusions, plus the spall was narrow, thick and blocky.



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[knap_123]

thats just purty!

[leapingbare]

dang... thats a nice-un

[Otoe Bow]

Nice work Eddie and Steve.  Eddie, I may have missed it but is that corral?  Steve, is there going to be a cut off time and voting?

I've got a point roughed out of Kay County, but I've been too busy to finish it up.  I might get a chance later on this evening.  The weather's going to suck, (freezing rain and sleet,......oooooo I hate ice). 

Mike