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Offline leapingbare

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Cool Turkey Tail
« on: April 11, 2011, 04:01:06 pm »
Thought yall might get a kick out of this.
Knapped from a killer piece of Cobden chert from IN.
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2011, 04:13:10 pm »
That is beautiful...
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2011, 04:28:03 pm »
WOW!  This is the first image that popped into my head when I saw that blade:
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2011, 04:51:27 pm »
Beautiful pattern that you held with the rock's layering.  Where did this pattern originate?  They look much bigger - are they usually arrowheads or spearpoints?
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Re: Cool Turkey Tail
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2011, 06:14:22 pm »
The rings come from how the chert was formed, think of a jaw breaker.
 This turkey tail is 5 inches, this is a average size for the point type.
They were not spears or arrow heads. They are almost always found in graves and killed by killed i mean broke with 1 clean strike. I think that were warn around the neck with a leather thong as a form a functional jewelry. I think when a person of this culture died then they would kill the blade and toss it in the grave with them as part of a ceremony.
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Offline jonathan creason

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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2011, 06:19:03 pm »
Awesome!
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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: Cool Turkey Tail
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2011, 08:53:14 pm »
Jesse, I think that's one of the prettiest turkey tails I've ever seen! You need to show that one to Miss Johnson ;)
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« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2011, 09:02:27 pm »
Jesse, you outdid yourself with this one, Sweet!
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Re: Cool Turkey Tail
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2011, 09:42:25 pm »
that's cool jesse.
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Offline piper

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« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2011, 10:02:07 pm »
Jesse you may be the KING of the TURKEY TAIL'S...........LOL ...nice job...See you ay NG....Curt
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Re: Cool Turkey Tail
« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2011, 10:12:42 pm »
Damn Jesse! You seem to be able to get whatever you want out of whatever rock. I was eyeballing one out there i should have mailed to ya. Tighter rings and am sure you could have left some bark on each end. Darn nice TT man!
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Re: Cool Turkey Tail
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2011, 10:20:59 pm »
Beautiful point! Man you've got skills.
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Re: Cool Turkey Tail
« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2011, 10:29:48 pm »
Thanks guys.
 Shanon its to late :)
 I'm taking a brake from working on its big brother, not a turkey tail but a huge cobden dove. I have been at it for 2 hours. I am very nervous with this one and taking the time to set up and isolate each platform.
 Well I'm going back to it.
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Offline Outbackbob48

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« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2011, 10:54:01 pm »
Jesse, Great lookin TT, Just perfect. ;DBob
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« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2011, 11:47:28 pm »
GOOD LUCK there Jesse ..................................Curt
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