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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: FlintWalker on June 05, 2009, 05:27:12 pm

Title: Ammo (a couple more added)
Post by: FlintWalker on June 05, 2009, 05:27:12 pm

Here's some of the points I've made in the last few days.  I have a couple more, but their in my truck and the wife took it.
 All are Sonora flint except the white one.
 A couple of them will eventually end up on some arrows. Maybe I can put one through a deer this fall.
 The longest one is 3-1/4", the shortest is 2-1/4"

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Title: Re: Ammo
Post by: PeteDavis on June 05, 2009, 05:42:34 pm

good stuff! Love that CN.

Title: Re: Ammo
Post by: Outbackbob48 on June 05, 2009, 05:46:47 pm

Shannon , those are some great looking points, I,ve never tried any sonora, where does it come from? It sure is some nice looking rock, an I can just picture one going thru a deer. Later Bob

Title: Re: Ammo
Post by: Timo on June 05, 2009, 06:09:23 pm

Dang Shanon, you have taken to this like a chicken on a june bug. Very nice work,looks like clean rock?

Title: Re: Ammo
Post by: D. Tiller on June 05, 2009, 06:27:45 pm

Man, he makes me soooooooooooooooooooooooo jealous!!!  ;) ;D

Title: Re: Ammo
Post by: piper on June 05, 2009, 06:46:17 pm

Shannon I love that Dalton!!!!!!Very nice chipping on all of them..

  Curt

Title: Re: Ammo
Post by: FlintWalker on June 05, 2009, 07:03:15 pm

Thanks fellers :)

 Bob, Sonora comes from a very small area in north west Ky. It's pretty  hard to find, but goooood stuff!  I'd compare it to Georgetown flint from TX.

Title: Re: Ammo
Post by: mullet on June 05, 2009, 10:39:09 pm

  Very, very nice points, Shannon. That IS some good looking rock, find the mother load? ;)

Title: Re: Ammo
Post by: jamie on June 06, 2009, 05:55:50 am

awesome work shannon.

Title: Re: Ammo
Post by: DanaM on June 06, 2009, 07:24:16 am

Beautiful points Shannon, you just keep pushing the bar up higher and higher eh ;D

Looks like some really nice rock :)

Title: Re: Ammo
Post by: TRACY on June 06, 2009, 08:06:56 am

Wow Shannon, those are awesome! Is the sonora some of the same as Indiana hornstone? Looks like they would definitley put the meat on the table.

Tracy

Title: Re: Ammo (a couple more added)
Post by: FlintWalker on June 06, 2009, 11:20:17 am

Here's the two I had in my truck.  The transclucent one is Sonora. I couldn't get the notches any deeper because of that rotten spot on the corner, but I think it'll haft.  The other one is from a nodule I picked up from a friends porch. I don't know the material, but I wish I had more of it. ;D
 
Tracy, sonora is different from KY or IN hornstone ;)
 

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Title: Re: Ammo (a couple more added)
Post by: PeteDavis on June 06, 2009, 06:54:01 pm

you knap like I wanna

Title: Re: Ammo (a couple more added)
Post by: FlintWalker on June 06, 2009, 07:42:24 pm

Don't be silly Pete ::) I've seen your knapping ;)

Title: Re: Ammo (a couple more added)
Post by: ricktrojanowski on June 07, 2009, 06:55:17 am

Nice work Shannon, you are really cranking out some awsome points.

Title: Re: Ammo (a couple more added)
Post by: Bone pile on June 07, 2009, 07:45:12 am

your turning out some killer points ,really enjoy the photos
Bone pile

Title: Re: Ammo (a couple more added)
Post by: Marc St Louis on June 08, 2009, 11:23:04 am

Very nice. I am not likely to ever get that good. 

Title: Re: Ammo (a couple more added)
Post by: Wolf Watcher on June 08, 2009, 11:42:01 am

Shannon:  Sure like the points and having that little center ridge towards the point like on the sonorra makes for a tough big game hunting point.  I hope all the young guys on PA appreciate the sharing of knowledge that we have.  In the old days (50's)  every thing was a secret and there just were not many knappers to share the skills!  Boy was I a slow learner as trying to discover how to make good points was trial and error with lots of red!  Thanks for sharing!  Joe

Title: Re: Ammo (a couple more added)
Post by: Pappy on June 09, 2009, 06:20:43 am

Nice stuff Shanon. I might have stayed with it if I had come along like you have. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Ammo (a couple more added)
Post by: misfitxnet on June 10, 2009, 10:59:28 am

Those are really cool, expertly done.
Where did you find the flint?