Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: FlintWalker on May 17, 2010, 11:53:41 pm

Title: A few "somethings"
Post by: FlintWalker on May 17, 2010, 11:53:41 pm
Who'm I kidding! Ya'll know what they are! ;D

[attachment deleted by admin]
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: AncientArcher76 on May 18, 2010, 12:07:51 am
Great looking stone Shannon!  Looks great to me!

Cheers
Russ
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: kerryb on May 18, 2010, 12:10:14 am
beautiful work Shannon.
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: sailordad on May 18, 2010, 12:12:09 am
as usual, incredible chipping there Shannon

the wife thought that first one was AMAZING,and so did i
love the looks of that material,what is it?
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: FlintWalker on May 18, 2010, 12:31:31 am
Tim, that was a piece of rock given to me Timo. He said it was called "Jefferson City" chert. It's kinda hard to make a clean point from, but it's some super cool looking rock!  I think it's my favorite point ever.
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: okiecountryboy on May 18, 2010, 12:36:54 am
Well you said it when you said "somthing". Yea, SOMTHING AWESOME!!!
Beautiful work!
Ron
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: billy on May 18, 2010, 01:30:30 am

Alright there Mr. Sawfiler....I think you need to make some "mini-birdpoint" sized pine trees and go shoot something with them!!!
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: Pappy on May 18, 2010, 06:26:02 am
Beautiful points Shanon,just beautiful. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: GregB on May 18, 2010, 08:40:37 am
I bet you do your final touch up work using a magnifying glass don't you? Beautiful work as usual Shannon! ;)
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: leapingbare on May 18, 2010, 09:18:24 am
those are awsom budy!
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: Wolf Watcher on May 18, 2010, 10:23:53 am
Shannon:  You have that technique down pat!  Those are beyond belief!  Pokie
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: n2everythg on May 18, 2010, 10:48:50 am
really nice looking points shannon.

On that first one you have serpentine shaped pressure flakes. You doing that intentionally or was it just a flip of the wrist?

Looks great!
wade
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: Mechslasher on May 18, 2010, 11:26:38 am
i'd trade you a box of carmel delights for those points! ;D  gonna need some to take hog hunting next month.
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: StevenT on May 18, 2010, 11:51:07 am
Hey Shannon, I tried to PM you but it said your box was full. So I have to ask here. You said you sell points sometimes on a different site, but I cannot remember the site. Could you PM me the site. Thanks.
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: Parnell on May 18, 2010, 12:01:36 pm
Those are really excellent.  That first one is just a beauty.  I'd love to try to make one of those, maybe I'll give it a go later.
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: Jaeger on May 18, 2010, 12:05:02 pm
Your signature point ,I think if I were hunting in the western part of the state and found one of those I could trace it back to you each one looks better than the last .
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: RG on May 18, 2010, 02:30:39 pm
Great job sir they look great

Ron
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: mullet on May 18, 2010, 05:59:16 pm
 Beautiful points, Buddy.
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: stickbender on May 18, 2010, 06:29:12 pm

     Yeah, yeah, you have a recessive gene. Ok. Pine trees there, I said it.  See even I knew what they were.  Sheesh!  You're killing me.  I still can't run a long flake!  :( Why don't you take a five year hiatus, and go to ........oh, say, maybe a monastery, in some extreme remote place, and meditate for awhile, you know, no phone, no computer, no mail, email or snail.  Just you and your fellow monks, just wearing those dark brown hooded bathrobes, and your flip flops, or sandals, and not talking, just an occasional chant, now and then.  Just think how calm and relaxed you will be after that! 8)  No stress about wondering if you can make a point, or blade out of a strange piece of rock.  Oh, and you can't be in a monastery that has access to knapple rock, either.  Well, when can I get your ticket for you?  Hey, it's on me.  No, really, it's on me.  Just let me know where the monastery is.  No a nudist camp doesn't count!  Well, I guess it would take your mind off of knapping. ....... ::) But you would just be trying to make other kinds of points...... ;D
Ok, Ok, those are fantastic!  Now pick a monastery! >:(

                                                                                        Wayne
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: FlintWalker on May 18, 2010, 10:46:22 pm
Thank you all.
 Wade, I don't know exactly how I get those flakes to do that ??? It just happens sometimes :-\
Wayne, I was considering it till you said "no nudist camp". :D
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: Timo on May 19, 2010, 12:07:16 am
sorry folks, but I have to take credit for the first one.... ;).I threw that piece in the bottom of the bucket.....figured he'd find it sometime later. Lil bugger found it quicker than I figured. ??? it is cool rock, just not as easy as one would think though. The boy has got them down!
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: bowkee on May 19, 2010, 03:33:28 am
Those sure are amazing 8)
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: n2everythg on May 19, 2010, 10:01:54 am
I think it is in your forward pressure and flicking your wrist just right as you release the flake.
I was up at james' house on monday and watched him do it intentionally. that boy has flake control down to a science.

again nice points.
later,
N2
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: brian melton on May 19, 2010, 01:23:36 pm
Very very nice! ;D
Title: Re: A few "somethings"
Post by: cowboy on May 20, 2010, 03:16:21 pm
Them's lookin good master Shannon ;D. Why don't ya mail me six so I don't have to make any ammon for this year ::) ;D..