Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: leapingbare on May 07, 2010, 09:56:17 pm
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Just finished this one up. I have over 6 hrs in this one and ran into allot of problems, but no new problems so i was able to over come them. I still have allot of room for improvement but this is my best one yet.
Me and cowboy traded some rock about a month ago and he sent me some good gorgetown tabs. i am 3 for 3 right now :) this is #3
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Thats baddasss Jesse...sur looks better than the one I took a Picture of at the Classic.......ya know ...the two piece one..... ;D
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yea.. lol
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SWEET ,Jesse! Pappy must have made you empty that case? :o ;)
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Totally awesome, Can't even begin to comprehend all the set up an thinking ahead to accomplish something like that. :o Bob
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Nice Jesse! ;) I am ever impressed with your skills.
For those that don't know, that is what one calls,"Advanced knapping" 8)
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Thanks guys.
Yea Timo, so much thought go's into these things. Its taken me 11 years and over a year of countless hours of frustration to get to were i am with these daggers.
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very sweet! very sweet indeed.
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Nice work Jesse,very very nice. :)
Pappy
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Outstanding!
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Very impressive! I think I'm probably still at least 11yrs. away from being able to do that!
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:o :o 8)
Jesse, that is completly impressive. wow
i dont know what else to say
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Sweeeet! That's a nice one. Good flaking, real nice stitching-you're getting good at making those daggers.
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:o :o :o Awesome work Jesse. Still scooping Mason's jaw off the floor....
nocams
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wow! that turned out excellent.
would like to see it in person. wanna mail it down to me?
very nice
wade
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excelent jesse. they get better with every one
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:o You have some serious skills. That is REALLY impressive.
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AWESOME man! How'd ya like to have a few tons of that G-town! Looks much better that the one you did at the Classic ::)
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Jesse showed me all his daggers yesterday...said you had to plan ahead several hours in setting up some of the techniques that had to take place. World of experience I'm sure getting to that point of accomplishment!
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...That is some awesome work, leapingbare. I have just begun my foray into daggers. My first step was to read DC's book 10 times. Next I traded some obsidian for some " high quality swedish black and blue flint". Once I got the flint I found out why they call it that- that's the color of my leg! I have been spoiled by obsidian! In obsidian, i can take a palm-sized flake with an antler bopper and have finished bifaces up to 16 inches. With this stuff, I have a hard time getting one the size of a quarter and had a heck of a time with a 5 inch dagger.! Any suggestions? For my first dagger, i chose a mini type 3. I got the square cross section handle, but the median ridge was not sharp enough for stitching. the whole thing is 5 inches long. The flint is dark brown, waxy, and translucent in thin section. I believe it's Senonian or Danien. I'm looking foreward to a long painful relationship with my 30 lbs of swedish flint!
Aaron ...
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SAVE that flint!!
Thats not bad and that median ridge can be stitched. 1st you need to square up the pommel.. I cant explain on here theres to much. call me (931) 933-0352.
Jesse.
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Hey Jesse, looks like your hands are getting a little soft and you need to trim your nails. ;D ;D Nice Dagger... love the stitching. If I remember correctly, I think in one of DC Waldorf's videos, he made the comment that there are only about 10 people in the world that can make that type Dagger. Guess there are 11 now!!!
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Nice work, Jesse. What a beautiful dagger. I was going to say something smart about your hands, but StevenT beat me to it.
Jim
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yea if those were my hands I'd have boobs too. ;D
Yea I've heard that before too, i only know of 6 people. but I'm sure there will be allot more with his video and book out for anyone to get the knowledge.
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Good job Jes cant wait to see it in person up close
Ron
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yea if those were my hands I'd have boobs too. ;D
I noticed that right off....but I wasn't going there....... :-X
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Hey Ron glade to see you posting.
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That's awesome Jesse! Hey Shannon, I'd like to have a ton of that Gtown (the big tabs), hard to find. I have yet to get home and start on those Cumberlands. Here in a few more days. Thanks Jesse for that instruction!!
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no prob bud. remember footballs :)
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SAVE that flint!!
Thats not bad and that median ridge can be stitched. 1st you need to square up the pommel.. I cant explain on here theres to much. call me (931) 933-0352.
Jesse.
Thanks leapingbare- i will call you later today! Since yesterday i have cleaned up the outline on that "dagger" , thinned it, and tried it out on some o f the smallest trout i ever ate. Also here's a picture of a point showing the color of that black and blue flint.
I am finding that in order to percussion flake that stuff with antler, I have to swing really fast- .
I hope i'm not hijacking your thread with my lame dagger!
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Absolutely not! And thats allot better then my 1st dagger.
I've since made another one outa ky blue I'll try and get some pics of it up tonight.
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very nice
Kolton