Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: toms22 on May 01, 2011, 11:21:28 pm
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Are we going to have another North Carolina Knap-in this year. I no that it is early to be thinking about the date. Just wondering and hopeing. Tom
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Morning Guys, and thanks for asking Toms.
I haven't spoken to Jim recently, so don't know if his plans have changed at all.
I gotta tell you the simple truth, guys. Jim and I were so shocked and disturbed after
the property owners death shortly after last years get together, it just kind of took
the wind out of our sails. We talked about the knap-in a couple months ago and
neither of us had the good energy needed to try and organize one for this year.
If any of you would like to run with it, there would be no objections from me.
As a very simple and low key back up suggestion, there is a man who holds an annual
Rock Swap the first Saturday of October just south of Pittsboro, and he has offered
to let us combine our event with his. There's room for camping and the porta johns
are all ready there. His is a one day event, but there's no problem with us hanging out
for the weekend. I plan to attend but have not confirmed anything with him about
having a knap-in, too.
I realize that it's bow season by then in certain counties, so alot of you will be busy.
If anyone would like to come to this get together, I will be more than happy to provide
all the information after confirming things with him.
Something to think about,
Joe
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Joe, I for one would like to see the N.C. Knap in continue in some form. It's just nice to be able to put names with faces and I learned a lot at last years. Seemed to be a good crowd last year also.
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I think that we need to have a NC Knappin to provide a place to get to know each other and pormote the tradition of flint knapping. It would be a shame not to have one or maybe we call all just meet somewhere in central NC and have a knapping campout.
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FYI......I was hoping to have a fall knapp-in and a place to shoot your bows also...My first one was this spring it was kinda a trial run for the fall and it went very well..13 knapper and Bob and my self BUT I live in the western foot hills (Rutherfordton)not really central N.C. but I have lots of room to camp (no motels close) and was thinking of having a primitive deer hunt to spice thing up a little...maybe have two hunts Fri. night two Sat. morning and two Sat. night.... No dates yet but some time in bow season ....Hope to start having one every year...Hope to see yall then..............Curt
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Just curious, where would the most eastern person be coming from for a knap-in. Most everyone I am familiar with are more central to western in NC.
Just for an idea, the Uwharries off of 109 allow camping and I believe they have outdoor port-a-jons. It's close to the Morrow Mtn area also. So a little history there.
Another option I have considered is asking the folks at Fort Dobbs Rev war site in Statesville for a weekend permit to have a knap-in there. May need to donate a little sump'n to them.
Just some ideas....biggest problem may be trying to add a archery course of some sort if wanted.
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I may be the one who lives the farthest east. I live in New Bern, N.C. which is 45 min. from the coast. This is no problem to me as I love visiting the mountains. My only constraints are getting time off.
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Sounds to me like Piper is the man with the plan!
Sounds great Curt, and I hope I can make it. :)
I will still be going to the Rock Swap south of Pittsboro in October if anyone
in this area wants to drop by, hang out, and do some knapping.
I will confirm the date and post an address and any other info in the next
week or two.
Sorry the "Central" Carolina thing couldn't get going. Really want to thank
all of you that made it in the past. We tried.
My Best to the BEST "primitive" group of guys on the net!
Joe
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Joe it would be nice if you and Jim could make it...............................Curt
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Piper, sounds like a plan to me. I get to sleep behind the shed. Might be some rock stashed there that needs someone to watch over it.... >:D
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I am in on the hunting and knapping idea from piper and NClonghunter idea is great too. Arrapaho get the date on that rock thingy and ill see if i can meet you there. I was think of have a knapiing at my house in fayetteville simetime this summer if possible.
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Lyman you take the back shed, I'll take the front.....after seeing your Fort Dobbs pic...looks like you might be better trained and armed to guard the large stock pile back of the shed...I'll handle the crumbs in the main shed ;D
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yall are killing me...LOL................................Curt
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im interested..
Gotta get back into knappin again after a HY-aitus...
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it will be good to have you with us and it looks like we have some interest in a fall get to gather........................thats good.....................Curt
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I have to ask, Is Dick Bernier still up there with yall?
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Mullet looks like his last post on PP was 9/08 and he was 72 then i hope he is around somewere.....Curt
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Piper I missed the knap-in that you had this spring. I plan on coming if you have another one this fall. I hope we can have a knap-in somewhere in North Carolina this year. Tom
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I've been holding off posting on this thread for a few reasons.
Like Joe said, losing Rob Hogan the way we did when all he was trying to do was make his farm ready for our knap-in was tough to take. I really hate that he wasn't able to see the knap-in on his own property. Rob came to our first knap-in in Burlington and had such a great time that he agreed to allow us to do it on his land a few seconds after we asked. To lose such a good guy & friend is a difficult thing to get over. The world is not a beter place without him.
Though this is hardly the place to discuss my personal life, my wife & I are going through a rough time in our relationship. If things keep going the way they are, I might become single again and may have more free time to devote to things like a knap-in in the future. My work volume has also declined alarmingly, which doesn't give me as much free time or spare money to play with.
Arranging the knap-in takes more time & money than I ever imagined it would. I have lost money on each one of these events. I also have some catching up to do on my deer hunting. Last Fall was the first year I was able to get back into the woods during archery season thanks to a crossbow permit. As much as I love bowhunting, that part of my life had been on hold since the wreck I was in on 4-21-07. I have been working at 3 different places in exchange for hunting rights because I can't afford to pay to lease them. Getting to hunt sweet pieces of private land is worth the time & effort it takes to earn that right.
I approached Dick Bernier last year to see if he wanted to participate or visit the knap-in, but he was dealing with family matters out of state and couldn't make it. I know that the first two knap-ins in Burlington cost him a lot of money too.
I hope you understand my position. I haven't been spending nearly as much knapping or posting here lately, but my life has some seriously pressing needs right now.
Jim
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Jim...I hate to here the bad news but it is GOOD to here from YOU.......I just got out of the Hosptile yesterday...(Good Mothers Day for the wife)But I think thing are going back my way now....I would love to have you at my First fall Knapp in/deer hunt..(you can use a crossbow)but don't tell nobody......I hope you get things work out for the better..........Your Friend Curt
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Hate to hear that, Jim. Y'all know I'm up for it wherever if nothing happens, haven't missed one yet. Curt, that sounds like a good idea and a good time. Eddie, Dick's still around, I talk to him every now and then, he's just been dealing with stuff.
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Jim, just letting you know that you helped me get some fundamentals of knapping down at the last NC knap in and I will be forever grateful for that. Hope things start getting better for you and will be keeping you in my prayers.
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I'm glad Dick is still here with us. I guess dealing with "out of state" is maybe down here in Land Of Lakes, Fl., where his son lives, 40 miles from me.
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plowing one of the Deer plots for this fall.........................................Curt
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I hope I get drawn. Yall, Curt has a killer place up there.
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I would be interested in the info for that Pittsboro rock-swap.
Hopefully I'll find the time and tools to start knapping some stuff before then, lol. I've been lurking around here since before the last NC-Knapin and still haven't made the time to break some rock. I do have a board-bow half finished at least. Too many hobbies and not enough hours in the day...