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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: jamie on March 31, 2011, 02:18:16 pm

Title: tallahatta pieces
Post by: jamie on March 31, 2011, 02:18:16 pm

knocked out a couple spalls from jeffs tallahatta. 4" scotts bluff is a little thick at a 5/16" but im happy i kept it from breaking after breaking the first two pieces i tried. cant put any palm pressure on this stuff or i snap it. second one is a midland i made with indirect percussion. a hair over 3/16" thats just shy of 5mm. some of the originals are like 3mm. scary thin. one side has 3 over shot flakes, the other 1 . 2 3/4" long, 1 1/8" wide.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/006-11.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/001-32.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/002-29.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/003-26.jpg)

Title: Re: tallahatta pieces
Post by: Elktracker on March 31, 2011, 02:32:17 pm

Very nice!

Title: Re: tallahatta pieces
Post by: leapingbare on March 31, 2011, 02:36:44 pm

Well done!

Title: Re: tallahatta pieces
Post by: jamie on March 31, 2011, 03:14:44 pm

thanks guys. jesse over at paleo there is a big discussion on midlands and how some of them are done with very clean overshot flakes. when i looked at the pieces they were talking about they looked just like some of the bifaces ive done that were overshot on both sides. except they are 3mm thick! im still working on the cumberlands too. jumping from thin to ridge line is quite the challenge. =)

Title: Re: tallahatta pieces
Post by: JackCrafty on March 31, 2011, 05:17:04 pm

 8)

Title: Re: tallahatta pieces
Post by: mullet on March 31, 2011, 05:42:42 pm

I love hitting that stuff. But I'll start out with a big, wide, fairly thin, preform and usually end up with a short thick point or a broken big one. ???

Title: Re: tallahatta pieces
Post by: jamie on April 01, 2011, 08:50:10 am

ed i treat this stuff like it is two different rock. cause it is. that white band in the midland knaps like flour. so i set up the platform different than the glassy part

Title: Re: tallahatta pieces
Post by: Lombard on April 01, 2011, 10:12:14 am

Those look great, unlike the sad results I had with that stuff.

Title: Re: tallahatta pieces
Post by: Tower on April 01, 2011, 10:33:35 am

Looks good to me.

Title: Re: tallahatta pieces
Post by: cowboy on April 01, 2011, 11:47:50 am

Good points Jamie! I need to get some more cause that is just cool looking stuff..

Title: Re: tallahatta pieces
Post by: Bill Skinner on April 02, 2011, 11:54:31 pm

I am very impressed with that Midland.  Most of the old points I find are usually fairly thick, about 1/3" (8mm) or slightly thicker.  Bill

Title: Re: tallahatta pieces
Post by: jamie on April 03, 2011, 08:43:27 am

thanks guys. bill its definitely an interesting stone. i really like it