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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: cowboy on May 17, 2009, 02:57:03 pm

Title: Scottsbluff
Post by: cowboy on May 17, 2009, 02:57:03 pm: Well Timo: I said that your artfact had inspired me ;D. This is what I came up with. It's not thin enough and that collateral flaking is a bugger bear if your not used to it. I'll have to try again soon..

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Post by: Sparrow on May 17, 2009, 03:07:16 pm: Dang Cowboy; that is a pretty piece of knapping. I am always impressed with your work. ' Frank
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Post by: uwe on May 17, 2009, 03:56:33 pm: Eyecatcher! Beautyful!
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Post by: mullet on May 17, 2009, 05:25:52 pm: Nice, Paul. Very authentic looking.
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Post by: Hillbilly on May 17, 2009, 05:48:26 pm: Looks good, Paul. I've always liked the looks of those Scottys. As for thin, most of the original ones weren't-they had a pretty heavy diamond-shaped cross section. Sharp and thin at the edges, but thick in the middle.
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Post by: FlintWalker on May 17, 2009, 05:52:45 pm: That looks NIIICE Paul! Looks to me like you didn't have too much trouble with it. I think the flaking looks great.
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Post by: PeteDavis on May 17, 2009, 09:11:01 pm: Real nice point.

PD
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Post by: cowboy on May 17, 2009, 10:04:54 pm: Thanks guys. I need to get a smoother face on each side before I start the collateral thing to keep em more uniform. Maybe when I'm back home here in a few days.
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Post by: ricktrojanowski on May 17, 2009, 10:17:44 pm: Man, that is an impressive blade.
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Post by: Bone pile on May 17, 2009, 10:41:02 pm: looks good to me
roger
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Post by: Timo on May 17, 2009, 11:54:34 pm: Very nice son! And yes the cleaner the face the better it'll all line up. I know of some utube vids the show how to flake a sloan Dalton. Should help ya out. Not sure if I can post them here though?

Went back to the creek tonight looking for more stuff.Found a really nice thumb scraper and a tail end of something heavy.
Not much hitting rock though.
Title: Re: Scottsbluff
Post by: jamie on May 18, 2009, 06:14:29 am: seeing as i have no idea what any of the knapping chargon or point styles are, what is collateral flaking.

awesome point dude ;D
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Post by: Timo on May 18, 2009, 07:51:15 am: Flakes that run across the face and meet at the ridge,from both sides. Sometimes these flake patterns have the apperance of being one flake. Go back to my thread about the "looky what I found" and look at the flake patterns.
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Post by: ricktrojanowski on May 18, 2009, 09:46:27 pm: Quote from: jamie on May 18, 2009, 06:14:29 am
seeing as i have no idea what any of the knapping chargon or point styles are, what is collateral flaking.

awesome point dude ;D
Thanks for asking, I was too scared. ;)
Title: Re: Scottsbluff
Post by: cowboy on May 19, 2009, 08:42:28 am: Thanks Timo for that link. I've been watching that guy constantly ever since and gotta say - he's an amazing knapper. More knowledge in my knapping kit. Can't wait to get home and try out some of those techniques - wow!