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Offline bushman

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Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
« on: September 30, 2011, 09:30:48 pm »
Any one got any idea as to what type of rock this is? Its grainy but will flake, just takes a lot of power to strike off the flakes with a hammer stone or moose antler billet. It doesn't flake to great with pressure flaking, too hard and grainy.

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Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2011, 09:36:07 pm »
Was able to make that hand axe using hammer stone and moose antler biller and that little arrowhead pressure flaked with copper. 

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Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2011, 09:40:36 pm »
Those two knife blades are both unmodified flakes struck using a hammer stone, the one is from that rock and the other is from a piece of basalt.

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Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2011, 09:43:57 pm »
All of the clear/smoky glass is 1/4 inch thick bronze glass, all pressure flaked with copper. How do you guys think that diamond shaped point would work for hunting? It's a inch and 3/8's wide and a inch and 11/16's long, because its short and wide I think it may not penetrate as well as a long, tapered triangle point would, but since its so wide it would leave a good blood trail.

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Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2011, 10:04:53 pm »
More of the bronze glass points, the last 4 pictures are of the same point.

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Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2011, 10:09:01 pm »
Here’s the diamond point. It wont let me post all of the pictures in the same post.

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Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2011, 10:13:13 pm »
The three blue points are from a scrap stained glass pot melt, it wasn't that great though, wasn't blended enough, they where all made using a moose and deer antler billet.
Thanks for looking.
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Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2011, 10:32:04 pm »
Love the glass points! They look pretty good, kinda narrow for big game. They would be great for rabbits,& such. As for the stone. I'm not sure what it is , but the fact that you made something out of it with out a jackhammer is amazing. Nice work! Knap-on!
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Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2011, 11:28:36 pm »
 Wholey Bejeezus! I'm with Tower, To get anything out of that crap is amazing. And those are some nice looking Glass points, well done.
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Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2011, 02:42:20 pm »
Hey Mullet....is that "Wholey Bejeezus" kinda like a "Wholey Mammoth?" 


 >:D

Nice points, I have some of that first rock here locally and you couldn't make me Knapp it on purpose  :o  Nasty stuff, so congrats on controlling any shape with your efforts.
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Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2011, 03:33:43 pm »
Nice looking points Lee.  My dial-up connection wouldn't down load all them pics.  :o

You been busy knappin and downloadin.  ;D

Looks like on the glass points I saw you got the hang of it dang well know.  Great job!!
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Re: Latest Knapping and Rock ID (Picture Loaded)
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2011, 04:17:21 pm »
Thanks for all the compliments everyone.
Bushman