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Offline gstoneberg

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Tried a Martindale
« on: February 20, 2012, 12:59:43 am »
I've been looking through some Texas points on various web pages and decided to try and replicate a Martindale.  I've discovered that the only thing more maddening than doing notching is trying to do a new style of notching.  My first attempt was a failure when I snapped off the corners and the bases.  I was left with a decent hunting point (on the right in the pictures).  The second try is closer, but by the time I got the notches done I'd turned a decent sized point into a bird point.  It was fun anyway.





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Offline Tower

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Re: Tried a Martindale
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2012, 01:23:34 am »
Your a knapping mad man. Cranking-em out.  Nice points haft em up!
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Re: Tried a Martindale
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2012, 01:45:29 am »
Well done George! Those look great!
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Re: Tried a Martindale
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2012, 10:07:36 am »
I thing the point on the right is really cool.   I have a pile of 60 grain points, I like them all for different reasons. 
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Re: Tried a Martindale
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2012, 11:17:21 am »
Good one's George! I like them big corner notches (the notches) (Big) :D. I like them stems and narrow entry's too - hell i like em all :).
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Re: Tried a Martindale
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2012, 11:45:06 am »
Thanks Paul.  I almost called you after lunch yesterday, but my cold was still annoying enough I didn't think it neighborly to try and visit.

George
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Re: Tried a Martindale
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2012, 03:02:47 pm »
Whoo hooo!  8)
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Re: Tried a Martindale
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2012, 06:55:16 pm »
Boy you're bangin em out and it shows.  Nice job!! dpgratz
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Tried a Martindale
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2012, 01:53:26 am »
I tried again tonight to duplicate the Martindale.  It's closer, but I lost the symmetry a little.  At least this one is full sized.



This spall had about a quarter inch of coretex on it and some was so soft I could literally scrape it off abraiding.  I broke the tip off or it would have been longer.

George
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Re: Tried a Martindale
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2012, 02:12:03 am »
That's a good Martindale base. Your really progressing in your skills. Don't sweat the cortex I've found points with a little on them.  Knap-On!
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