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Offline aaron

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Woody Blackwell platforms
« on: January 14, 2018, 03:15:06 pm »
Well, I'm sitting here with flintknapping on my mind and 4 fresh stitches in my hand from a knapping accident, so I thought I'd share some stuff. Not too long ago I acquired two "teaching casts". These are plastic copies of some points made by Woody Blackwell to show how he sets up his platforms for clovis-style knapping. The point shown  has several prepared platforms ready to strike a series of large percussion flakes.
Ilwaco, Washington, USA
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Offline aaron

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Re: Woody Blackwell platforms
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2018, 03:16:14 pm »
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"Good wood makes great bows, but bad wood makes great bowyers"

Offline turbo

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Re: Woody Blackwell platforms
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2018, 10:36:09 am »
Good stuff, he is the most meticulous knapper I have seen, and especially when setting up isolated platforms. Taking time to set them up is one thing that separates the 'men from the boys'... hah

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Re: Woody Blackwell platforms
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2018, 06:02:30 am »
Yes a person could learn a lot from that.
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Re: Woody Blackwell platforms
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2018, 12:09:35 am »
Nice!