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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: jamie on March 13, 2011, 08:54:21 pm

Title: a normanskill "normanskill"
Post by: jamie on March 13, 2011, 08:54:21 pm

met a young archeologist this weekend who was adamant that "high end modern points couldnt be made with primitive tools. only very crude points could be made with abo tools. the high end points that have been found must of been made with copper ingots hammered into pressure flakers." so after i picked my jaw up off the floor i grabbed some antler and a nasty square block of normanskill and made this one for him.  ;D

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/007-8.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/008-10.jpg)

Title: Re: a normanskill "normanskill"
Post by: JustinNC on March 13, 2011, 08:55:55 pm

ha was he serious?

Title: Re: a normanskill "normanskill"
Post by: jamie on March 13, 2011, 09:31:39 pm

he was mainly referring to the northeast because we lack anything that can be considered candy-rock. it was great to see him sit there with his eyes bugging out as i produced this piece.

Title: Re: a normanskill "normanskill"
Post by: JustinNC on March 13, 2011, 09:50:36 pm

What is that material?

Title: Re: a normanskill "normanskill"
Post by: JustinNC on March 13, 2011, 09:54:30 pm

Nevermind, didn't read the title. Been one of those days.

Title: Re: a normanskill "normanskill"
Post by: jamie on March 13, 2011, 10:01:41 pm

 ;D

Title: Re: a normanskill "normanskill"
Post by: JustinNC on March 13, 2011, 10:05:29 pm

Quote from: jamie on March 13, 2011, 10:01:41 pm

;D

how does that stuff differ from agrillite?

Title: Re: a normanskill "normanskill"
Post by: Outbackbob48 on March 13, 2011, 10:05:58 pm

Jamie, nice point on some tuff material , Sounds as if you had some fun with the archelogist also. Nice Job.  Bob

Title: Re: a normanskill "normanskill"
Post by: Lombard on March 13, 2011, 10:27:18 pm

Schooled the scholar, have to like those results. Walked the walk whilst he was busy talking.

Title: Re: a normanskill "normanskill"
Post by: cowboy on March 13, 2011, 10:31:54 pm

Atta way to prove him wrong and edumacate him Jamie, hahaha! I love when a plan comes together. That's a mighty fine looking point there! TX tabs for some normanskill? hmm ;D??

Title: Re: a normanskill "normanskill"
Post by: ricktrojanowski on March 13, 2011, 10:35:57 pm

Awesome.  The point looks great. That is some tough rock with all abo tools.  Imagine that Jamie, you were able to make that without a degree in archeology.   ;D.   

Title: Re: a normanskill "normanskill"
Post by: jamie on March 13, 2011, 10:49:05 pm

thanks guys. i dont want anybody to take this the wrong way. i have nothing but respect for the work you guys do . i think what was shown by his statement is a loss of skills. he knaps , goes to knap ins, and he's learning how. problem is he's never seen anybody do it with antler or stone. or if they did they made some big bulky yet functional blade. the whole event pushes me to learn even more aboriganal technique.

justin i never worked agrillite so i cant say. normanskill and onondaga are really compressed shale. so low-grade and mid-grade material like this point stack very easily. there is some high grade stuff that is fantastic though and id compare it to rainy buttes (petrified wood)

Title: Re: a normanskill "normanskill"
Post by: JustinNC on March 13, 2011, 11:01:06 pm

That's cool. Bring some with you when you come down here. ;D

Title: Re: a normanskill "normanskill"
Post by: jamie on March 13, 2011, 11:15:48 pm

will do

Title: Re: a normanskill "normanskill"
Post by: jamie on March 14, 2011, 10:39:39 am

paul i just saw your post. i still owe you a box of this stuff