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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Timo on June 12, 2011, 10:37:06 pm

Title: Got the fever again.
Post by: Timo on June 12, 2011, 10:37:06 pm

Haven't chipped much since last year about this time. Just haven't really been in the mood,until this weekend.So...I started going through some of my rock stash and worked out the kinks on  a few hunting points made from Jeff city chert, Reeds springs, and Flint ridge, then graduated to the Thebes point made from raw Kay county, After that I grabbed a piece of Sedalia rock and found a surprise inside!

I worked hard to keep it in the piece and managed, but had to settle for something a good bit thicker than I wanted, but none the less it looks pretty cool! 8).

Then I figured I might as well see ifin I could make something a bit larger without any glue  ;)and managed an 8 inch Dalton out of more Sedalia. It was good material on the tip and base, but the middle was very chalky.I figure I got REAL lucky keeping it together, Not the cleanest point but I am pleased for now.

Got my fix and now I am back in the saddle.

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: mullet on June 12, 2011, 11:48:01 pm

Well, Mr Ott, still looks like you still know which stirrup to put your foot in. Well done. :)

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: FlintWalker on June 13, 2011, 12:12:36 am

I can't make that many in a week!
 Don't look like you've gotten very rusty to me. Is most of that stuff "sedimentary"?

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: Timo on June 13, 2011, 12:22:48 am

Most of the Sedalia stuff is Shannon. Pretty course with lots of iron deposits,you will even run into some with holes plumb through the iron deposits.  Although you will run into a piece that is very high in silica.

I am saving that for something? ???

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: JustinNC on June 13, 2011, 01:03:25 am

Those look most excellent!

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: Will H on June 13, 2011, 01:27:27 am

Those are some real nice points Timo!  :)

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: Pappy on June 13, 2011, 10:19:27 am

Nice stuff Tim,glad to see ya back at it. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: jonathan creason on June 13, 2011, 10:35:10 am

I think I'm going to take a year off and see if I have the same results.  ;D

Those are awesome.

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: HoBow on June 13, 2011, 11:07:11 am

Those are some nice points!

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: Lombard on June 13, 2011, 10:17:09 pm

I don't know how you saved that fossil, but those points and blades are real nice. I had some coral, and tried and tried without success to get a fossil to show in the blade.

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: Justin Snyder on June 13, 2011, 10:20:37 pm

Why is it that when you get the fever it turns out so awesome, but when I get the fever all I do is get a snot nose and sweat a lot?

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: Timo on June 13, 2011, 10:43:33 pm

No real work today, so I figured since I have been on a roll I had better get with it. Made 6 hunting points, and one calfcreek today, then busted a clovis on the second flute. Took some pics and notice that one of the points in the pic was from yesterday. ::)  Not sure how I got them mixed up. I even went out to see  and was surprise at how close they looked to each other.

Made me realize just how come we find so many points that favor . maybe made by the same guy?

I'm done for a while.... Gotta big job for the next couple weeks.

Thanks all for the back slaps.

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: JackCrafty on June 14, 2011, 03:57:08 pm

Sweet, sweet, sweet!  Love the fossil too!

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: nclonghunter on June 14, 2011, 04:55:10 pm

Those need to be on arrows..... ;D

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: stickbender on June 14, 2011, 06:12:20 pm

     Dang, those are saweet! 8)  And No they do not belong on an arrow! ::)  They belong in a case! :o

                                                                       Wayne

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: JustinNC on June 14, 2011, 10:30:28 pm

I like those a lot!

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: Tower on June 15, 2011, 12:33:31 am

Lookbat all these Indian Bullets. And nice ones too boot!

Title: Re: Got the fever again.
Post by: cowboy on June 18, 2011, 11:26:53 am

I took a few days off Tim and missed this. Let me give ya another slap on the back - lot of good lookin ammo there! Now i'm gonna hit the pit here at work..