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Offline Mike_A

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First pressure flaked point
« on: March 30, 2008, 06:45:51 pm »
This was my first attempt at pressure flaking. Overall I'm pretty pleased with it, it's about an inch and a quarter long and about seven eighths wide. Almost legal and seems to be pretty dang sharp. I made this out of some glass I had in the garage that I had picked up from a broken plate glass window. Hope you like and any advice is appreciated. Thanks. Mike

P.S. It started out a lot bigger ;D ;D ;D

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Offline Mike_A

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Re: First pressure flaked point
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2008, 06:49:36 pm »
nother pic

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Re: First pressure flaked point
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2008, 07:46:24 pm »
Looks ok mike well done eh.
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Re: First pressure flaked point
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2008, 08:04:24 pm »
Hi, 1st time and looking good!!!
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Offline david w.

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Re: First pressure flaked point
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2008, 08:13:00 pm »
great nothing wrong with that. i love knapping glass but i have a bad relationship with it right now. lol
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Offline Mike_A

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Re: First pressure flaked point
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2008, 09:13:56 pm »
I'm doing good so far. I haven't lost too much blood. ;D Of course I have good leather work gloves courtesy of the army and I learned first hand the dangers of flint knapping when I went to the perdenailes knap in to watch Bill Metcalfe work. I was standing back about 20 ft and got nailed right in the forhead by a flying chip of flint. Thankfully it only hit me in the head so no harm done, but I did get the point. I'm really enjoying working this glass and learning a lot. Not too mention the weird looks I get from all the neighbors.  :D ya'll have a good one. Mike
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Offline Otoe Bow

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Re: First pressure flaked point
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2008, 01:29:10 am »
Good job Mike.  I'm right there with you. 

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Re: First pressure flaked point
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2008, 12:20:23 pm »
 Side notch that beauty and get it mounted into a shaft, you got you a good small game arrow.Good work ! Frank
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Re: First pressure flaked point
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2008, 08:58:04 pm »
ou got it now bro.. good lookin point.. Hawk.. a/ho
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Offline huntertrapper

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Re: First pressure flaked point
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2008, 09:05:55 pm »
looks good. thats will kill something i bet.
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Offline Mike_A

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Re: First pressure flaked point
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2008, 12:01:42 am »
Thanks for all the encouraging words. It seems like my individual flakes are getting better, at least till I break the tip off. Oh well. It's still a lot of fun. Hope you all have a good one. Mike
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Offline TRACY

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Re: First pressure flaked point
« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2008, 10:05:34 am »
looks good mike. Just started myself and having fun with it.
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Offline redwasp

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Re: First pressure flaked point
« Reply #12 on: April 06, 2008, 02:37:28 am »
looks better than my first point. And you made it out of clear glass too. good job mike
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Offline Mike_A

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Re: First pressure flaked point
« Reply #13 on: April 06, 2008, 05:21:42 pm »
I don't know if there is a difference in the way different colors of glass work, but I do know that the clear stuff will about make you go cross eyed if you look at it too long.  ;D Mike
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Offline david w.

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Re: First pressure flaked point
« Reply #14 on: April 06, 2008, 07:24:12 pm »
i made my first out of clear glass and i would much rather knap colored glass now. its much easier to see were the flakes come off
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