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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: jamie on March 14, 2010, 02:33:21 pm

Title: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: jamie on March 14, 2010, 02:33:21 pm

they arent the prettiest things but the 4 larger pieces were done using indirect percussion. billet and antler punches were used to do all the thinnning and edge work. i need to clean up the edges on all of em. the other stuff is more 125 gr +/- points, and i treid my hands at some "bird points" again.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/004-9.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/009-4.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/022-1.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/023.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/026-2.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/027.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/028.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/029.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/032.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/001-12.jpg)

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: JackCrafty on March 14, 2010, 02:40:17 pm

Awesome.  Like the stone you're using.  Looks like tough stuff.

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: DanaM on March 14, 2010, 02:40:30 pm

You ever find time to sleep ;) Nice points jamie :)

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: mullet on March 14, 2010, 03:11:57 pm

Awsome points, Jamie. I'm with Dana, get some rest, Bud.

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: VenomBOWslinger on March 14, 2010, 04:58:24 pm

Theres a few to clean up but bottom half looks good.  Gees how the heck am I supposed to keep up with you, like Dana said maybe I'm going to never sleep or quit my job one of the 2.  Hey wait a minute... `think the "old lady" will let me quit to sit home and knap all day?  NAh I dont think so either....talk to u soon Jaimie!




Russ

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: FlintWalker on March 14, 2010, 05:12:23 pm

Knapping machine I say...knap...ing      Ma......chine!

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: Timo on March 14, 2010, 06:57:38 pm

Thought you was gonna build a bow or two Jamie...geez man!

I'll post some pics later about something you can do with those bird points. ;)

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: cowboy on March 14, 2010, 08:57:08 pm

Ooooh, I see some concrete in that one and most of it resembles perd. Nice work on all and looks like your about to get that fluting down..

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: Justin Snyder on March 14, 2010, 09:00:49 pm

Slow down and save some rock for the next generation.  :o
Great looking points Jamie.

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: TRACY on March 14, 2010, 09:50:00 pm

Looks like you're in the zone! Nice work Jamie.

Tracy

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: jamie on March 14, 2010, 10:02:53 pm

thanks guys. the big stuff is perd. the points are a mix of texas dover and a johnstone.. birds are geaorgetown, english and normanskill. really like the indirect percussion. scary part is sometimes it removes too much material. that corner notch i almost broke a couple times.

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: jamie on March 15, 2010, 08:41:31 am

got some sleep last night, now im ripping to go. plus its raining again so i gots nuttin ta do!!!  ;D

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: brownhillboy on March 15, 2010, 05:49:09 pm

Great looking work jamie!  Glad you took a few minutes to rest. ;)  You must not have any kids.  When mine aren't keeping me busy with other things, they're trying to take my knapping tools and material! :o  I'm glad they're interested anyway.  It's kinda hard to teach something you haven't learned very well yourself though! ::)

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: sailordad on March 15, 2010, 07:02:06 pm

Quote from: brownhillboy on March 15, 2010, 05:49:09 pm

Great looking work jamie!  Glad you took a few minutes to rest. ;)  You must not have any kids.  When mine aren't keeping me busy with other things, they're trying to take my knapping tools and material! :o  I'm glad they're interested anyway.  It's kinda hard to teach something you haven't learned very well yourself though! ::)

start them young,thast way aas they get older and the addiction has set in good,they will bting you rock when they go get some for them selves

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: ricktrojanowski on March 15, 2010, 09:37:34 pm

Nice work Jamie,  They all look quite perty to me. You are on a roll.

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: venisonburger on March 16, 2010, 12:25:46 am

That does look like some tough rock, I'd like to try some indirect got any pictures of the tools you use?
VB

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: jamie on March 17, 2010, 04:40:58 am

thanks again guys. vb this is what i used for the indirect. the large billet being the hammer.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/001-13.jpg)

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: venisonburger on March 17, 2010, 03:23:41 pm

Thanks for the picture Jamie, I can make something like that. Hey are you going to the classic? If so I'd like to watch you doing some indirect percussion.
VB

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: jamie on March 18, 2010, 07:45:28 am

No vb, I won't be making it this year. I know jesse knows how though. Check out marty (flintknappingtips) on youtube. He has a great vid explaing set up and methods. Peace

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: Blacktail on March 18, 2010, 10:24:38 am

jamie,you are a STUD..great work..john

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: jamie on March 18, 2010, 07:20:24 pm

thanks blacktail  ;D

vb what i forgot to tell ya was the billet on the far right is what i use for thinning and the antler punch for setting up platforms. the billet has a small groove in the face that the platform sits in. it kinda prys the flake off when you strike. the two small tines i use for notching. platforms have to be perfect or those small tips will snap. had to dress them more than once. ive even used the small stickers on those tine to knock the steep edges off the notches. the bone is for notching too . i use it with pressure and indirect. especially if i get into a thick area. im constantly redressing the bone to keep the edge flat and sharp. peace

Title: Re: indirect percussion and other stuff.
Post by: venisonburger on March 18, 2010, 10:26:43 pm

Thanks, this process interests me. I'll have to see if I can get Jesse to do some this year.
VB