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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: leapingbare on December 06, 2008, 02:53:56 am

Title: What a shame
Post by: leapingbare on December 06, 2008, 02:53:56 am

Failed points from today.. I'll still get arrow heads outa them.. but i was hoping for big knife blades.
 We all have our bad days.

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Title: Re: What a shame
Post by: cowboy on December 06, 2008, 11:00:55 am

I thought that was SOP to break a few before ya got a good one made ;D.

Title: Re: What a shame
Post by: GregB on December 06, 2008, 12:40:40 pm

Sometimes you have to endure a little setback when you're out there on the edge going for it! Nothing ventured, nothing gained.  ;)

Title: Re: What a shame
Post by: stickbender on December 06, 2008, 01:42:39 pm

     Set backs?, I sitin so far back, I think I've done fallen off the edge!  Too bad they broke.  At least you can make arrow heads out of them.  I made one little arrow head, out of a piece of thick obsidian, I was fianally able to get it down, to some what thin, or rather thinner than it was.  I thought I was going to get a decent sized arrowhead out of it, but it ended up like my usual, about a little over an inch long, by about 3/4 wide.  I didn't think it was very sharp, till after I was washing my hands, and noticed a bunch of little stings on my thumb, fingers, and hand.  Anyway, I thank you for showing your $#@@##@!! moments.  I don't feel quite so bad now, that I see even those that are accomplished knappers, have their $#@##@!! moments also.  I hope you are able to make some very nice arrow heads out of the left over pieces.

                                                                                  Wayne

Title: Re: What a shame
Post by: Bone pile on December 07, 2008, 09:47:07 am

I feel your pain!Musta been the moon phase,light in my eyes ,shoes to tight ...something.
(http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk33/Bonepile/Picture018.jpg)
Do enjoy your work,stay safe
Bone pile

Title: Re: What a shame
Post by: leapingbare on December 07, 2008, 09:54:28 am

Musta been something. lol.. i broke everything i touched  :D
 Here is a head i made from one of the pieces.

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Title: Re: What a shame
Post by: Bone pile on December 07, 2008, 12:51:24 pm

Nice rescue,I'm lettin' mine set for awhile as a visual reminder.Looks like you got a keeper out of it anyway,
that makes it worth while.
Bone pile

Title: Re: What a shame
Post by: billy on December 16, 2008, 05:05:18 pm

Beautiful point outta Mook jasper.  I'd recognize that stuff anywhere!

Title: Re: What a shame
Post by: cowboy on December 16, 2008, 05:10:01 pm

Nice save Jesse, that's a purty point! What kind of rock was ya hittin on there bone pile?

Title: Re: What a shame
Post by: Bone pile on December 16, 2008, 09:56:44 pm

That was something out of your yard !I'm making small ones for awhile,have alot of chips and peices.
Bone pile

Title: Re: What a shame
Post by: mullet on December 16, 2008, 11:06:57 pm

  Jesse, I got a pile of those working with Slabs.

Title: Re: What a shame
Post by: cowboy on December 17, 2008, 09:06:45 am

I thought that looked kinda familiar - I've got a pile of em that look similar :-X.

Title: Re: What a shame
Post by: GregB on December 17, 2008, 09:13:31 am

Mighty purty Jesse! You're going to have to get you a much larger display case if you keep this up! ;)

Title: Re: What a shame
Post by: Pappy on December 17, 2008, 10:02:56 am

Nice save Jesse,them first ones look like all of mine. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: What a shame
Post by: cracker on December 17, 2008, 06:29:41 pm

Looks like I got lots to look forward to I'm fixin to jump in the knappin hobby. Ron