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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Lombard on January 17, 2011, 09:18:57 pm

Title: Phoenix Blade
Post by: Lombard on January 17, 2011, 09:18:57 pm

The Phoenix Blade, was the result of a bad day of bowyering. The ERC that I was building, detonated at twenty four inches while I was trying to get a photo of it. Most of my failures get ceremonious cremation in the fire ring, with words of lament.  Although there was not much left there was enough to shape a handle out of. So I knapped a blade today out of this coral. Tough stuff to be sure. Had three failures, and finally this fourth one stayed in one piece, thankfully. My thanks to Bill Skinner for providing the coral.

Title: Re: Phoenix Blade
Post by: Lombard on January 17, 2011, 09:20:16 pm

Whoops! Here is the photo meant to be posted.

Title: Re: Phoenix Blade
Post by: Lombard on January 17, 2011, 09:26:35 pm

Obverse side. Did I phrase that correctly?

Title: Re: Phoenix Blade
Post by: nugget on January 17, 2011, 10:07:15 pm

Nice

Title: Re: Phoenix Blade
Post by: Josh on January 17, 2011, 10:12:49 pm

Cool blade Dave.  :)

Title: Re: Phoenix Blade
Post by: jamie on January 19, 2011, 05:46:33 am

i like that one a lot. damn good job

Title: Re: Phoenix Blade
Post by: Bill Skinner on January 24, 2011, 09:38:21 pm

Good job and you are quite welcome.  Are you coming to the Pre Spring Fling?  Bill

Title: Re: Phoenix Blade
Post by: Lombard on January 26, 2011, 10:19:36 pm

Thank you Bill. I hope to attend again this year with my Grandson. He has grown eleven inches since last year. Glad we don't have to shoe that horse.

Thank you Nugget, Josh, and Jamie for the compliments.

Title: Re: Phoenix Blade
Post by: mullet on January 26, 2011, 10:31:34 pm

 That is a nice one you have there. Pretty Coral.