Improvements come slow.

[gstoneberg]

I cleaned out my truck last night which is code for moved a bunch of flint cobbles from the get-together into the shop.  I honestly think I brought home some rock from almost everybody who came.  One of the chunks I pickled up off the debitage pile seemed to call to me so I chipped out a point.  I worked hard on the percussion, but still didn't get it thin enough as the silly thing is over 200gr.  I stalled the first notch almost instantly so I grabbed my pressure flaker and made bigger notches.  Ugly!  I should make a fish arrow for it.



George

[Bevan R.]

It would also make a dandy little knife!

[bowtarist]

I'd be happy w/ it.  sharpen it once or shorten the tip a bit more to bring the wieght down and shoot it.  You've been knapping non-stop for a bit now, give it a day and let your mind settle.  Then you be hot again.  dpg

[Outbackbob48]

George, When I have those pcs that are as thick as they are wide I try an tell myself to get aggressive with my thinning flakes, Sometimes you just tend to take lots of thin flakes an still end up with a thick points. When I get the aggresive mode its a go for broke  :(deal either thin  ;Dor nothing but debitage. Later Bob

[Sparrow]

I like it alot !  'Frank

[gstoneberg]

Thanks guys.  I'm sure you're right.  I whacked the heck out of it to get it pretty thin but then chickened out before it was really thin.  But, what also hurt me is that I started getting bad steps, also likely due to not hitting hard enough.  One I was able Ishi off, but I wasn't setting up good enough platforms as I'd have lost too much width.  Needed to do it earlier.  Funny, I have a better idea of what to do after watching the guys, but not pulling it off yet.  Need to make more gravel.

George

[Stringman]

George, I wouldn't be ashamed of that by any stretch! Nothin wrong with some of em endin up heavy. Just keep makin!

[JackCrafty]

Convert in into one of the point styles in the pictures.  These are all artifacts from Texas.