Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Elktracker on January 24, 2011, 04:31:04 pm
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This is my first try at makeing a point and it actually came out. aaron met up with me a while back and gave me some tips and worked with me a little and gave me some nice chunks of obsidian to work with in trade for takeing him to get some Ocean Spray darts and bow stave. Thanks aaron for the rock and pointers and to all on here for info.
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Great job. See ya at glass butte.
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nice point,I think the small ones can be harder than the big ones, course my big ones end up small more than not
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excellent work,especially for your first
and dont beleive them other guys,size doesnt matter ;D
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Thanks guys I need to work on finishing my edges I think but I spent maybe ten min on this start to finish and once it looked like a arrow head I stoped.
sailordad thats just funny lol ;D
hope to see you there tell
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looking good. when your angles start to get steep dont push inward anymore. push at an angle and the flakes will travel farther.
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looking good. when your angles start to get steep dont push inward anymore. push at an angle and the flakes will travel farther.
push at an angle toward the center of the point? I was trying to get my flakes to travel farther but couldnt make it happen lol thanks for the pointer
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That's a nice point Elktracker! Tie it to an arra and go kill something. Keep it up - you deffinantly have potential :).
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thats a great point i started small too.
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That is a great looking point, you're getting there.
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I tried knapping long ago and quickly learnt that the best way to make a good small arrowhead was to start by trying to make a large knifeblade.
You've already surpassed my skill level!