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Offline gstoneberg

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Glass- how thick?
« on: October 26, 2010, 03:36:47 pm »
I'm sorry if this has been answered before, but my searching didn't turn up the answer.  How thick glass should I be looking for to do my initial knapping practice?  I just ran across a supply of 1/4" to 1/2" plate glass for cheap.

George
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Offline jonathan creason

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Re: Glass- how thick?
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2010, 03:41:25 pm »
That's exactly what I've been using.  Just pressure flaking the 1/4" stuff, and using a little percussion on the 1/2".
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Re: Glass- how thick?
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2010, 04:00:12 pm »
I was gonna say at least 1/4" or thicker but you can use thinner stuff too. It's all cheap so have fun. TV picture tubes work great and they have that smoked look to em, shows your flake scars a lot better than clear.
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Glass- how thick?
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2010, 05:40:40 pm »
Thanks guys.  Soon I'll be breaking glass and losing blood. :)

George
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Offline jonathan creason

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Re: Glass- how thick?
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2010, 06:00:06 pm »
Have plenty of band-aids and superglue on hand.  ;D
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Re: Glass- how thick?
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2010, 09:30:38 pm »
Also safety glasses. Anything that is clear or close to clear if it gets in the eye is very very hard to see and try to get out. I (eye) know from experience. ;)
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