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Offline jamie

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scary thin and what to do..
« on: January 26, 2010, 10:29:25 am »
kept waiting for the jasper to snap and need some ideas what to do with the odsidian







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Offline aero86

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Re: scary thin and what to do..
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2010, 01:09:26 pm »
knap it!  haha.  im jealous of your flaking abilities. other than that, i dont know.
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Offline Outbackbob48

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Re: scary thin and what to do..
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2010, 05:45:12 pm »
Jamie, nice job on the jasper, looks real good an I can see a nice dovetail in the obsidian ;D
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Offline Jaeger

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Re: scary thin and what to do..
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2010, 05:52:25 pm »
or a hardin ?
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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: scary thin and what to do..
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2010, 08:22:28 pm »
That Jasper blade is NICE!
 I see a clovis preform in that obsidian.
 
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Offline leapingbare

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Re: scary thin and what to do..
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2010, 08:31:05 pm »
Jasper blade is sweet!  Make a Effagy with the obsidian preform.
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Offline sailordad

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Re: scary thin and what to do..
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2010, 08:38:59 pm »
Quote from: Saw Filer on January 26, 2010, 08:22:28 pm
That Jasper blade is NICE!
 I see a clovis preform in that obsidian.
 

great minds think alike ;D

i first seen this post at work today,and the first thing i saw when seeing that piece of obsidion
CLOVIS
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Offline mullet

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Re: scary thin and what to do..
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2010, 08:42:23 pm »
Clovis, hit it! hit it! ;D
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Offline DanaM

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Re: scary thin and what to do..
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2010, 08:42:49 pm »
Send the jasper blade to me then make a turkey tail from the obsidian and send that to me ;D
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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: scary thin and what to do..
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2010, 10:28:52 pm »
That Jasper piece is THIN. 

Go for an animal shape with the obs.
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Offline Keenan

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Re: scary thin and what to do..
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2010, 10:41:38 pm »
 Looks nice Jamie, I would have to agree,go for the Clovis,,,,,,,,,,,,I'm jealous,,,,my rocks are all under snow ? ::)
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Offline sailordad

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Re: scary thin and what to do..
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2010, 12:56:00 am »
oh nooooooooo
that thing is a clovis just waiting to be made

hell ifn you dont wanna make it into a clovis,send it to me
i'll whack it twice and see what happens  >:D
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Offline jamie

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Re: scary thin and what to do..
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2010, 07:32:14 am »
thanks guys. i thinned the biface down yesterday, but ill look at it again today and see if the center ridge is strong enough . if it is i'll HIT IT.
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Offline Bone pile

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Re: scary thin and what to do..
« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2010, 11:02:50 am »
lets see it when your done,What kind of jasper is that? Killer blade, looks good.
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Offline sailordad

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Re: scary thin and what to do..
« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2010, 12:08:04 am »
sorry this is off topic

bone pile  i just noticed youve got "venice florida" underneathare you from there?
and is that the place witthe beach that you can find fossilized sharks teeth on?
i only ask cause i will be in fla. sucking up the sun in 9 days and have heard of this beach,urban myth or true?
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