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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Tower on March 28, 2011, 04:05:50 pm

Title: Deep notching practice.
Post by: Tower on March 28, 2011, 04:05:50 pm

After last weeks busted Andices I decided to work on my notching. Knapped saturday & sunday this is the results.

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Post by: mullet on March 28, 2011, 04:12:06 pm

Sure look good to me. :)

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Post by: Elktracker on March 28, 2011, 04:55:22 pm

Very nice!

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Post by: jonathan creason on March 28, 2011, 04:58:12 pm

Holy crap.

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Post by: Bevan R. on March 28, 2011, 05:18:43 pm

OK, I admit I am stupid. What is the purpose for such deep notching?

Bevan R

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Post by: Tower on March 28, 2011, 06:20:51 pm

I'm not really sure but the Native Americans mass produced several differant styles of them. One advantage is that the hafting sinew would be surrounded by a cutting edge. Gives more cutting surface. It gives you  for a longer point . Example a 3 inch Pedernales w/ 2inch cutting edge 1 inch for hafting & a 3 inch Andice with a 3 inch cutting edge also hafted.

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Post by: jamie on March 28, 2011, 09:10:14 pm

that is incredible tower. i have two andice bifaces just about ready to be notched. gonna use a new antler punch i just finished grinding.

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Post by: FlintWalker on March 28, 2011, 11:07:40 pm

 :o'At ain't "practicing"...at's showin off right thar!   :o

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Post by: sailordad on March 28, 2011, 11:36:08 pm

man thats just too cool

i need to learn to do punch work  :-[

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Post by: cowboy on March 29, 2011, 12:39:35 am

I'm with Shannon. Only broke 1 outa 6? That's showin off, heheheh.. Still say I'm gonna have to come sit with you sometime..

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Post by: elremolino on March 29, 2011, 02:22:54 am

Well done, Tower. I have snapped my share of deep notched points, but have never broke one obliquely while notching. I have split a few vertically and of course shot many ears off. What failure to success ratio do you think you are up to at this stage? Making Andice points is what gave me a lot of practice for the Langtry style. When I would blow off an ear I would salvage it by making a Langtry.  Again, nice job!

Kinley

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Post by: Tower on March 29, 2011, 10:16:34 am

Elremolino , not sure of my success ratio. About 80% I've learned it's all about preparation forthe next punch. If everythings not right don't punch. It's hard to tell but the one that broke had a concretion in the notch. One more punch & I would have been through it.

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Post by: JustinNC on March 29, 2011, 10:39:06 am

Wow that is just beyond words. Of course they look paper thin too.

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Post by: rockbob on March 29, 2011, 10:52:39 pm

do you have any step by step photos/videos/
very nice by the way.

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Post by: crooketarrow on March 30, 2011, 05:33:59 pm

    SWEETTTTTTT

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Post by: JackCrafty on March 30, 2011, 08:45:59 pm

 :o

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Post by: david w. on April 01, 2011, 01:48:25 am

holy cow thats good