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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Bone pile on July 28, 2009, 08:50:23 am
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Well here we are again at the end of the month,any ideas on what point type we wish to conquer?
Bone pile
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How about a Tang Knife?????
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Not sure Bone.....so many to choose from. I was thinking maybe doing some sort of blades this month? agate basin,sedalia type?
Just my couple of pennys. ;)
(no notching required) ;D
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We crossed post there wolf. Never made a tang before,it's an idea.
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Have been sorry not knowing how to post pictures cause its kept me from joining in on this fun! Tang knifes are regional to the Rockies and are fun to make as there is a very wide variety of shapes and are coveted by collectors!
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I was wondering when somebody was going to kick-start the next challenge. I'll have to wait until my copy of Overstreet gets in to see what a Tang blade is. ???
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I'm willing to try a tanged knife :)
Another suggestion is doing an effigy ??? Let yer imagination run wild and see how exotic ya can get :)
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Wish this was a week earlier I just finished putting a handle on a tanged knappped knife. Now you can not see the tang it is inside a piece of osage.
That's my luck.
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Wang Dang Sweet Point Tang.......opps sorry. I'm in ,we haven't done a knife blade yet
Bone pile
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Folsom? :)
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im all for the knife blade idea
as long as they dont have to be super long and narrow
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i aint got any material large enough to even attempt a blade, much less the skill to make one, but im all for the idea! i want to see what you guys come up with.
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Here some pics I took out of and older out of print book. ::) The top and bottom tangs are listed as 2 1/2 .Alot shorter than the ones in newer books. PW
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Here's one I made yesterday. Blew the notches out, I'm mostly a percussion knapper. Trying to learn pressure and notching now.
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I like the knife idea. Although I will have to use another internet(other than my phone) to view and send pics. I have a dacite blade in the works now. Just finished mounting a knife in an elk base yest. I'll try gettin some pics sent sometime.
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Exactly how is a tang knife hafted?
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Exactly how is a tang knife hafted?
yeah fellas, id like to know to. ???
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if i remeber right,could be wrong, it can be hafted to a or a strap and then wrapped around the hand/wrist
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I posted a picture of a hide flesher a couple a months ago . I ,ll see If I can locate It.
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oh!
i got some "john stone" today, got to figure out how to knap that stuff.
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well hers my feeble attempt at a corner notch blade
cut me some slack,ive only been doing this for about 7 months now lol
its rainbow obsidion,2 3/4" long,1 9/16"wide,and 1/4" thick(or smidge thinner)
(http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/7268/1000494t.jpg)
thanks for looking peace,
tim
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That's a right nice job tim!
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Tim, that,s a good looking point, looks thin an sharp. Later Bob
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Killer knife Tim, looks very sharp.
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looks awsome. man i love obsidian.
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okay all i am new at this. so what you have some kind of challenge each month?? a diffrent point of some kind each month. that last pic i could not see ??? dont know what thats all about.
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II Byrds, differt point each month, not a contest just post pictures of your point an compare with other knappers. Later Bob
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Got a chance to sit and knapp a couple out ,the smaller one was done first.I had one of those square cowboy rocks and was able to knock a few blade spalls off it,which made for a bigger knife blade.Hope to try these out soon .Looking at some books at the different tang styles there's a base tang,does anyone know if that was held by a cord also ? Thanx
(http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk33/Bonepile/StLeoshow056.jpg)
Bone pile
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Nice blades tim and roger. So were doing a corner notched blade or is there other styles of tanged blades ???
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Well, here is my attempt at a tang knife. It would of been longer but I broke it >:( So not only did I get a small knife ,I was able to get a point out of the broken tip. :)
They are made from glass. The knife is about 2 3/4" - 3" long. Joe
(http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt328/JDEMPLER/100_2843.jpg)
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Some fine lookin corner tangs ya'll got there - I may have to whoop out a couple ;D.
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Whoop away there Cowboy!!! I thought there would be alot more folks posting tangs,if your to busy to knapp ,your to dog gone busy........
Bone pile
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Haven't had much time for knapping this month, trying to get all the honey dos done so I'm free for hunting season,
then there's this thing they call work that keeps interferring :P
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I've heard about using broken camodes for knapping material but never tried it.Well I seen a lid in the trash so I took it home and had a go at it.For anyone looking for knapping material it ain't to bad,better than nuthin'.So here it is .........my TOILET TANG
(http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk33/Bonepile/thunderchert002.jpg)
And yes it will cut cheese
Dana ,I'm taking this one to the plant the other operators will get a kick out of it
Bone pile
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pic aint showing for me. might be cuz of the highschool computer. haha. this is what i do in my typeing class. ;D
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Roger I scrounged up two tanks last year, a cheap chinese job and an old American Standard,
the cheap crappper didn't work to good :o but the AS worked pretty good.
BTW dats a crappy point eh ;) :D
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Tremendous toilet tank Tang.
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Nuthin like whacking the poop outa the porclein. ;D
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Good looking knifes guys! ;)