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Offline RickB

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Been Knapping Lately
« on: June 15, 2022, 05:23:12 pm »
I've been trying to do more flint knapping lately and here are some results. A friend recently asked me if I had ever made
any fish hooks out of stone and I said no. I used a couple TX Georgetown flakes to make two. This material is great to work
with and does not require any heat treatment. Here's a progression on one of the hooks and the end results.









Made a few points. In the photos you will see five Revilla style points made from various materials. Two of the Revilla points
are made from gemmy/translucent agate and the rest are Coastal Plain chert from GA. Last point is from heat treated Mookaite
jasper. The Revilla point is found in a small area around the Rio Grande River in Zapata County, Texas and Tamaulipas, Mexico







I like to make knife blades but usually don't haft them. Here's one I knapped and used a piece of hickory tree root that I found
sticking out of a washed out lake bank to haft it to. The obsidian is clear/black/mahogany. Artificial sinew.



« Last Edit: June 16, 2022, 07:27:50 am by RickB »

Offline Allyn T

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Re: Been Knapping Lately
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2022, 06:17:46 pm »
Nice looking points and knife
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Been Knapping Lately
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2022, 10:15:58 pm »
Nice work Rick.

I need to get some of that Georgetown. Have heard nothing but good about it.

Of course the heat treated mookaite jasper is pretty hard to beat

Thanks for sharing Rick. Good to see you here again

Bjrogg
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Offline GlisGlis

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Re: Been Knapping Lately
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2022, 10:33:31 am »
Great work
those hooks are sweet  :OK :OK :OK

Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Been Knapping Lately
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2022, 01:00:28 am »
Those look good

Offline Parnell

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Re: Been Knapping Lately
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2022, 01:38:05 pm »
Nice stuff!  Good to see that type of work being post.  Makes me want to sit back down to it.
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