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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Wolfsongforge on June 19, 2010, 10:23:14 pm

Title: ferrite
Post by: Wolfsongforge on June 19, 2010, 10:23:14 pm

this is a point i ..knapped outta carbon bearing ferrite today. it is a point from a set of 3 that will be going to halfeye.they turned out to have a nice steely blue color....
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb7/kencornett/knapped3.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb7/kencornett/knapped2.jpg)

God Bless
Kenneth

Title: Re: ferrite
Post by: cowboy on June 20, 2010, 12:40:28 pm

Well that's some cool looking stuff Kenneth! Almost like i'ts been polished. Good one..

Title: Re: ferrite
Post by: Wolfsongforge on June 20, 2010, 01:07:36 pm

well it was. ol that is made from  a small bar of 1080 steel. that i carved yesterday into the shape of a point.
i tried to mimic the looks af percussion flakes on it. not sure if i pulled it of or not. after i carved it i buffed it then blued it.
I think is looks ok. i have 2 more points to do. one is a clovis and the other i will try to make it look like a pine tree point.

thanks for the comment cowboy, much appriciated.

God Bless
Kenneth

Title: Re: ferrite
Post by: AncientArcher76 on June 20, 2010, 01:21:19 pm

Well thats different.  I like it to go outside the box and to create art is very cool to see.

Russ

Title: Re: ferrite
Post by: El Destructo on June 20, 2010, 03:32:06 pm

Gee thats a Sweet Point ...they remind Me of the batchs I have in my Dresser Drawer........ that I have never figured out what to do with.. ;D

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Title: Re: ferrite
Post by: sailordad on June 20, 2010, 04:26:57 pm

hmm ive knapped some hard rocks
but never tried steel  ;D

thems all cool  8)

Title: Re: ferrite
Post by: Wolfsongforge on June 20, 2010, 04:39:44 pm

i have seen those points before on blademaker.com.
I might just have to do as he is doing and casting the points, because holding a dremel and useing diamond fils gets old. lol i do plan to do a aztec themed short sword use that carving method. i can do the blade of it no prob. just not sure how to make a hilt that is native looking and still be used in my normal hilt mounting method.

again those are cool points he casted, and should hold a good edge as they are D2..heck of a tough steel. one a off note steel is of a crystaline structure. i wonder if you got it as hard as it can be made. would it knap? because i have caused shard to spall of hitting  hardened steel.

God Bless
Kenneth

Title: Re: ferrite
Post by: half eye on June 20, 2010, 08:53:52 pm

Ken,
      Fine looking point....got deer wrote all over it....probably more than one.
Rich

Title: Re: ferrite
Post by: jamie on June 20, 2010, 11:36:14 pm

thats cool. be cool for stump shooting too.

Title: Re: ferrite
Post by: cowboy on June 21, 2010, 09:49:17 am

Well, fooled me. It looks knapped ;D. Reminds me of some pernts I made and ran through the rock tumbler for necklaces, has the same smoothed up polished look..

Title: Re: ferrite
Post by: TRACY on June 23, 2010, 09:13:44 pm

Quote from: El Destructo on June 20, 2010, 03:32:06 pm

Gee thats a Sweet Point ...they remind Me of the batchs I have in my Dresser Drawer........ that I have never figured out what to do with.. ;D

Haft them on some shafts and kill something with them Mike! ;)

Tracy