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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Lombard on February 21, 2010, 07:44:26 pm

Title: Made a new bopper
Post by: Lombard on February 21, 2010, 07:44:26 pm

Great weather here in Alabama today, and what a day to be outside. Added a linen backing to my grandsons little pecan bow that is being built, so while the glue was drying, made this lead filled copper bopper. Tried it out on my last piece of chert. Not the greatest point, but better than usual for me, as I usually break them before they get this far.

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Title: Re: Made a new bopper
Post by: nugget on February 21, 2010, 08:05:24 pm

Looks like it works just fine.

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Post by: mullet on February 21, 2010, 08:19:43 pm

 Nice little point and bopper. Your bopper's just like mine.

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Post by: jamie on February 22, 2010, 08:54:26 am

good work lombard

Title: Re: Made a new bopper
Post by: Lombard on February 22, 2010, 08:09:34 pm

Thanks guys, I'll be awhile turning out fine points like you gentleman do.

Title: Re: Made a new bopper
Post by: warhawk on February 22, 2010, 08:51:50 pm

What size it the bopper and where di you get the copper head?

Title: Re: Made a new bopper
Post by: Lombard on February 22, 2010, 10:58:11 pm

Warhawk, I made the handle from Red Oak. The one inch copper end cap, was slipped over the peen end of a ballpeen hammer, and tapped to get the shape. Melted lead in it, little over half full. Then dropped a piece of hot melt glue on top of the lead. As soon as the hotmelt was liquid, I set the handle. Quenched it in water, and that was it. The copper end cap came from a plumbing supply store.

Title: Re: Made a new bopper
Post by: knap_123 on February 22, 2010, 11:07:45 pm

nice point were you at in al.  im from alex city al.

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Post by: cowboy on February 23, 2010, 05:29:10 pm

Nice point. I made some boppers like that years ago and found out they didn't like Pedernales rocks, have since moved to solid copper.

Title: Re: Made a new bopper
Post by: Lombard on February 24, 2010, 10:44:53 pm

Knap_123, Opelika.

Title: Re: Made a new bopper
Post by: knap_123 on February 24, 2010, 11:19:49 pm

awesome! we need to get together if you want. i know a few good  knappers and dealers close to us as well.   are you oing to stan paynes knap in  not this sat. but the next?

Title: Re: Made a new bopper
Post by: Lombard on February 25, 2010, 10:49:25 pm

Knap, don't know if I will be in Alabama in two weeks. Taking my Grandson to Tannehill this Saturday though. Bill Skinner will be there breaking rock, I believe.

Title: Re: Made a new bopper
Post by: knap_123 on February 26, 2010, 12:03:36 am

i'm  sure ,  he was there last year as well.  i plan on going to cut some osage next week,  let me know if you need some. 

Title: Re: Made a new bopper
Post by: Bill Skinner on February 26, 2010, 09:42:10 pm

I will be there.  I've got a bucket of coastal plains spalls and large flakes.  The creeks are up but I managed to get a couple of chunks of Talahatta.  I'm looking forward to tomorrow.  Bill