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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: FlintWalker on January 07, 2010, 02:30:02 pm

Title: Something old and something new
Post by: FlintWalker on January 07, 2010, 02:30:02 pm: Here's a Lost Lake I knocked out of a really nice piece of Carter Cave. I have a pretty decent Lost Lake in my collection, so I used it for a reference. I'm happy with the way it turned out. The notches are a little wider on the authentic one, but I've seen them with norrow notches too.

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Title: Re: Something old and something new
Post by: DanaM on January 07, 2010, 03:26:42 pm: Nice work Shannon I would guess the notches were done with bone or antler on the real one hence their wider :)
Title: Re: Something old and something new
Post by: FlintWalker on January 07, 2010, 04:43:01 pm: You're right Dana. I have seen authentic ones that had super narrow notches though. I done those with a horseshoe nail. My butt puckered every time I hit it.
Title: Re: Something old and something new
Post by: DanaM on January 07, 2010, 08:09:35 pm: Not a good visual Shannon :o
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Post by: FlintWalker on January 07, 2010, 08:53:17 pm: Had you rather visualize it winking, or something coming out? Oh, I forgot what you do fer a living. ;D
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Post by: DanaM on January 07, 2010, 08:56:40 pm: hehehehehe ;D
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Post by: Justin Snyder on January 07, 2010, 10:12:41 pm: Nice piece of knapping Shannon.
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Post by: jamie on January 07, 2010, 10:14:38 pm: wow shannon theres actually a step fracture in that one!!!!! ;D as always excellent work
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Post by: FlintWalker on January 07, 2010, 10:35:23 pm: There's two on the other side Jamie ::) ;D
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Post by: sailordad on January 07, 2010, 11:07:59 pm: Quote from: Saw Filer on January 07, 2010, 08:53:17 pm
Had you rather visualize it winking, or something coming out? Oh, I forgot what you do fer a living. ;D

unlike what you do to you points
you crack me up shannon

that is awesome,wish i had some artifacts to use as reference
i just go by the pics in my head,well when the voices arent overpower the images ;D
Title: Re: Something old and something new
Post by: FlintWalker on January 07, 2010, 11:16:34 pm: Tim, I have a Overstreet artifact guide that I use for reference. It shows several pictures of each point type and gives little ID tips about them. It comes in very handy. I didn't actually look at mine till after I had made this one. I just went by what the book showed. In fairness, I have studied several authentic Lost Lakes before, so I already knew exactly what they look like.
You should look into getting one of those books. Besides good info for the knapper, they're very intersting to study. I bet I've looked through mine a thousand times.
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Post by: sailordad on January 07, 2010, 11:22:37 pm: well i guess this weekend its of to BARNES & NOBLE for me ;D
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Post by: GregB on January 08, 2010, 10:16:49 am: Very nice point Shannon as always! ;)
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Post by: leapingbare on January 08, 2010, 10:51:33 am: Cool dude, is that some of that Flintriver? your bevel looks slick!
Title: Re: Something old and something new
Post by: FlintWalker on January 08, 2010, 11:51:23 am: Jesse, that's a piece of Carter Cave I got from Dennis. It does look a lot like Flint river.