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Offline Tower

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Deep notching practice.
« on: March 28, 2011, 04:05:50 pm »
After last weeks busted Andices I decided to work on my notching. Knapped saturday & sunday this is the results.
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Re: Deep notching practice.
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2011, 04:12:06 pm »
Sure look good to me. :)
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Offline Elktracker

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« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2011, 04:55:22 pm »
Very nice!
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Offline jonathan creason

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Re: Deep notching practice.
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2011, 04:58:12 pm »
Holy crap.
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Deep notching practice.
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2011, 05:18:43 pm »
OK, I admit I am stupid. What is the purpose for such deep notching?

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Offline Tower

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Re: Deep notching practice.
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2011, 06:20:51 pm »
I'm not really sure but the Native Americans mass produced several differant styles of them. One advantage is that the hafting sinew would be surrounded by a cutting edge. Gives more cutting surface. It gives you  for a longer point . Example a 3 inch Pedernales w/ 2inch cutting edge 1 inch for hafting & a 3 inch Andice with a 3 inch cutting edge also hafted.
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Offline jamie

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Re: Deep notching practice.
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2011, 09:10:14 pm »
that is incredible tower. i have two andice bifaces just about ready to be notched. gonna use a new antler punch i just finished grinding.
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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: Deep notching practice.
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2011, 11:07:40 pm »
 :o'At ain't "practicing"...at's showin off right thar!   :o
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Offline sailordad

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Re: Deep notching practice.
« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2011, 11:36:08 pm »
man thats just too cool

i need to learn to do punch work  :-[
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Re: Deep notching practice.
« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2011, 12:39:35 am »
I'm with Shannon. Only broke 1 outa 6? That's showin off, heheheh.. Still say I'm gonna have to come sit with you sometime..
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Offline elremolino

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Re: Deep notching practice.
« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2011, 02:22:54 am »
Well done, Tower. I have snapped my share of deep notched points, but have never broke one obliquely while notching. I have split a few vertically and of course shot many ears off. What failure to success ratio do you think you are up to at this stage? Making Andice points is what gave me a lot of practice for the Langtry style. When I would blow off an ear I would salvage it by making a Langtry.  Again, nice job!

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Offline Tower

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« Reply #11 on: March 29, 2011, 10:16:34 am »
Elremolino , not sure of my success ratio. About 80% I've learned it's all about preparation forthe next punch. If everythings not right don't punch. It's hard to tell but the one that broke had a concretion in the notch. One more punch & I would have been through it.
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« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2011, 10:39:06 am »
Wow that is just beyond words. Of course they look paper thin too.
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Offline rockbob

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« Reply #13 on: March 29, 2011, 10:52:39 pm »
do you have any step by step photos/videos/
very nice by the way.
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« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2011, 05:33:59 pm »
    SWEETTTTTTT
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