Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: sailordad on December 30, 2009, 12:41:52 am
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well i couldnt decide what to do tonight
i scraped a little wood,that wasnt it
so i spalled a little rock and tried a point,that wasnt it either
i needed something differant,something i hadnt done for awhile
so i started looking thu my stack of slabs
no not this piece or this one or this,well wait a minute i remember this stuff
its the goldstone that turns kind of translucent green,when it is actually a goldish brown
so it sat down,abraided the edges real good and turned them
then went to work on it.after about 1.5 hrs i had a decent point
nothing as pretty as a couple of guys on here(the two of ya know who are s.f.& l.b.) that i look up to as knappers
so here it is let me know what ya think
i am getting better at getting a sharp edge,now i just gotta get the tips thin.i am to afraid of breaking them off all the time
hers a pic or two
(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/207/1001381.jpg)
(http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2289/1001383q.jpg)
i know the back lit pic sucks and doesnt show the true color,but its the best i could do
thanks for peeking
peace,
tim
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Thats a great looking point Tim :)
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That's nice, Tim.
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Ain't a thang wrong with that! 8)
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Nice point!. That is some great looking material. I like that speckled look.
You used a term I have seen a couple times and just want to make sure I understand what it means. That would be "turning the edge". Does that mean taking a square edge and putting a zigzag pattern down the edge so you can start to work it?
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Nice Job Tim....You sure took to that Knapping...wish I did........ :(
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Nice point.
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excellent work tim. one thing i found is you dont want the tip to thin if youre gonna hunt with em. a strong tip doesnt break as easy when it hits bone allowing for more penetration. that goldstone is incredible looking. is that craigs stuff? was looking at some the other day and thinking of trying it.
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back to slabs? ??? I never left them. Nice looking points.
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I do slabs too. my son bought me some Brazialian agate and red jasper for Christmas to knapp and i just cant wait to see the slads which i will get in about 3 weeks.
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thanks for the kind words everyone ;D
Shannon: on my most recent work,i do like you say you do.i have been going much slower and planning every flake.i still look at the points i got from you and Jesse on a
regular basis.and must admit,if it wasnt for them my edging work would still look pathetic.i analyze them points and figured out how to get a better edge.
all thanks to you guys.its almost as good as getting verbal advise in person.
Stevent: yes that is what "turning the edge" means,atleast thats how i interpet it
Mike: my knapping may be decent,but i wish i could tiller a bow like you can.seems i have taken to knapping alot quiker than i did making bows.
i havent made but three in the last year,started one a couple of weeks back just hope i can remember hot to tiller it
Jamie: we cant hunt with stone here in minnesota. i have made some with a i thicker centerline cross section that i use for shooting at the wood fence.
and your right,the thicker ones hold up a whole lot better.the thin ones i have used for the same purpose bust right away.but the thicker ones
i can pry out and reuse,well afer i fix the arrow shaft where it splts from the impact energy.
i dont know who Craig is,i buy this at a rock shop abot 40 miles from my house in a town called Princeton.i would try it if i was you.personally i like working it.
Justin: i learned on slabs,but wanted to broaden my knapping horizons.so i have been working with spalls that i have aquired and learned how to make points from them.
i have also been working with nodules,learning how to spall.gotta say i prefer slabs as i dont waste near the amount of material that way.
but i do like all the forms i have learned so far.next i want to get an all ABO kit and do that,then try a little FOG.
thanks again everyone
peace,
tim