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Offline 1442

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another big gravel small point deal
« on: December 27, 2018, 12:30:33 am »
 I wanted to try out my phone to post pics so I took a bunch of them while working another piece of gravel tonight.
I hope y'all like a lot of pics

This piece had a few clues showing on the surface hinting that it had hidden obsticles inside and that one end was gonna fall off sooner or later during the process of working it.

I got a starter flake on one end and just tried to take the biggest flakes I could to get it skint.
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Offline 1442

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Re: another big gravel small point deal
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2018, 12:31:48 am »
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Offline 1442

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Re: another big gravel small point deal
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2018, 12:33:43 am »
this is where the end fell off due to the crack
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Offline 1442

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Re: another big gravel small point deal
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2018, 12:35:53 am »
up to this point has been all direct percussion work with a copper bopper
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Offline 1442

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Re: another big gravel small point deal
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2018, 12:40:08 am »
here I've beveled the edge with pressure and will continue thinning with a 3/8" copper rod held under the knee indirect.
I do one side then bevel and work the other side usually
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Offline 1442

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Re: another big gravel small point deal
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2018, 12:46:54 am »
pressure flaked the edges and tried to do some basal notches like an Andice, but one stalled about 1/8" in so I had to do something else and I decided on a newnan. After I was done with it I looked up Newnan points and seen that I didn't get the shape quite right.
Included too is a pic of most of the gravel I got the other day. It's all wet because it's been raining here and we are forecasted to have rain for the next seven days but this was the piece at the top left
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Offline neuse

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Re: another big gravel small point deal
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2018, 05:46:20 am »
Dandy work on tough rock.
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: another big gravel small point deal
« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2018, 11:35:14 am »
Glad you got you phone and computer in sync. I love the pictures 1442. Very nice point.
Bjrogg
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: another big gravel small point deal
« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2018, 11:38:52 am »
Nice results!  Moral is to pick up big pieces of gravel and knap carefully? :KN >:D!
Hawkdancer
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: another big gravel small point deal
« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2018, 07:06:17 pm »
Nice work.
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Offline JEB

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Re: another big gravel small point deal
« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2018, 09:05:46 pm »
My hat is off to you. That is just mean rock right there.
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Offline 1442

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Re: another big gravel small point deal
« Reply #11 on: December 28, 2018, 11:32:42 pm »
thanks
one good thing about this rock is it don't break too easy
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: another big gravel small point deal
« Reply #12 on: December 29, 2018, 04:38:52 am »
Quote from: 1442 on December 28, 2018, 11:32:42 pm
thanks
one good thing about this rock is it don't break too easy

They'd all make nice durable hunting points.
Bjrogg
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Offline 1442

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Re: another big gravel small point deal
« Reply #13 on: December 29, 2018, 10:00:34 am »
Yeah,
Instead of replacing an exhausted point, with these you have to replace the exhausted shaft after glancing off a few trees and rocks, ;D
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Offline Chippintuff

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Re: another big gravel small point deal
« Reply #14 on: December 30, 2018, 02:07:21 pm »
That is a fine example of working tough gravel and getting good results. That one should get you a gold star.

WA
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