Point of The Month - Sticky

[Outbackbob48]

Gundoc, the preform that you broke looks thin in the middle an thick on the ends Thin the ends first an the middle last  Don't ask how i know this, I have lots of take down points   Bob

[bowtarist]

John you make that look so easy.     I'd like to see the tool placed on the point of impact though.

Here is my first point that is close to a clovis, not really.  It is missing the shoulders, and really doesnt have much of a flute, but there are the rare unfluted clovis.    I got some time thisafternoon to knapp, this is some opalized coral that I got from Mullett @ the classic.  Ground w/ a petrified coral abrader.  I went kinda crazy on the base, but kept chasing towards a big stack that got left from my first flute that hinged.  Anywho, here it is, 235 grains, I see the flaws, but don't want to break the coral, I happy now, and I hope to try again later.  Oh yea, it's sharp as all get out. Thanks for lookin, dpgratz

[mullet]

 I've got two strikes so far. And like Bone I need another preform.

[jamie]

i tried to flute that nasty piece of dolomite i posted but couldnt get a second nipple set up without loosing a lot of material so i said screw it. i'll make another

[Tower]

Arughhhhh!!! I keep breaking them. Guess at the end of this month I'll post the broken points.  Tower

[chertle]

Can we please do a less complicated one (I know none of them are easy for July?

[iowabow]

Going to try to flute this one tomorrow. Going to give it a good wack.

[jamie]

all hammer stone clovis

[Will H]

Awesome Jamie! That's a nice nice one

[Stringman]

Thats a nice one Jamie. No doubt that adds a touch of difficulty using abo.

I got this little guy to come out and play last night. The one side came up a bit short. But I had a decent flute on the second side.

[iowabow]

Here's a little update showing the progress and continuing problems. First picture shows the bottom 2 thirds punch notched  and blended and finish work with retouch pressure flaking. The second picture shows how the median ridge is off to the left side. The upper third still needs  shaping and blending

[Bear Claw]

Well I guess I have been lurking around long enough without trying to make one my self so here it is. Lol. This is my first attempt at a Clovis. I did some reading and looked at a lot of pics. I like the concept of point of the month, kinda forced me to attempt a point that I otherwise probably never would have.

Aaron

http://i.imgur.com/v2ICQ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/KIBBl.jpg

[Bear Claw]

I should have quit while I was ahead. I broke a really nice preform last night trying to flute it.  Looks like I'll be practicing on these more. I'm in agreement with chertle, maybe next we can try something easier like reproducing the sweet water blade. Lol
Aaron

[iowabow]

Another one

[gstoneberg]

Nice John and Aaron, great points.

I tried 2 tonight.  The first, of keokuk, was too thin a preform and I broke it in 3 pieces.  The second I did not intend to flute, it is from an obsidian nodule I got from Bevan.  It came out a little thick so I decided to give it a try.  The first flute came out great.



But the second was a dismal failure.  Not sure if I didn't hit it hard enough or if the little pocket of impurities caused it to stop.  Too bad, it is pretty stone.







George