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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: iowabow on July 02, 2011, 06:14:53 pm

Title: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: iowabow on July 02, 2011, 06:14:53 pm

I am going to be making points now for fall hunting. I thought I would show the process
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Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: Tower on July 02, 2011, 07:27:42 pm

Well done. Its a good hunting point! What's the material?

Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: iowabow on July 02, 2011, 07:49:44 pm

Burlington

Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: Tower on July 02, 2011, 09:13:24 pm

I knapped a piece or burlington once. It knapped great but there were so many small shell fossils it made pressure flaking a pain. Again nice point!

Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: Timo on July 02, 2011, 11:23:43 pm

Looks like that one will work!

Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: nugget on July 02, 2011, 11:58:19 pm

Good looking blood letter

Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: JackCrafty on July 03, 2011, 01:16:13 am

 8) 8)

Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: iowabow on July 03, 2011, 10:41:59 am

Tower I have become very selective at the quarry for that same reason.  So much of this stuff is really slick and holds together well. 

Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: iowabow on July 03, 2011, 10:44:10 pm

Point #2 I had a little trouble with this point but it all worked out in the end you will see what I mean as you veiw the pictures.  8 total it will take me a few minutes to post them all.
(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb423/Iowabow1/2011-07-03171746.jpg)
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Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: iowabow on July 03, 2011, 10:51:10 pm

(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb423/Iowabow1/2011-07-03175003.jpg)
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Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: iowabow on July 03, 2011, 11:01:43 pm

(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb423/Iowabow1/2011-07-03185410.jpg)
(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb423/Iowabow1/2011-07-03190408.jpg)
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Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: JackCrafty on July 04, 2011, 09:49:26 am

Nice!  I like the series of pictures too. :)

Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: iowabow on July 04, 2011, 10:08:50 am

Cool I am glad you like the picture.  I think sometimes a cool point can be more interesting if you know what it started as.  A lot of my rock has to be carefully cleaned up so that the cracks are eliminated and soft cortex is removed before the process can really start. I had two challenges with this stone it had a crack that terminated deep into the stone (you can still see it in the last picture it looks like a step but it has no ridges running to the edge) and the other was that the tip broke as I was cleaning up the edge.  I did not support the tip well enough.  My goal is to make points that are around 100gr this one came in at 99gr.   

Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: gstoneberg on July 04, 2011, 10:39:55 am

I like it too.  I started taking pictures of the spalls before I started, but so many were breaking and I was afraid I was boring everybody.

George

Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: iowabow on July 04, 2011, 10:51:02 am

I think the process is fun for most people to see.  I like to see the history of what choices I made and then critique my ideas afterwards.

Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: gstoneberg on July 04, 2011, 12:28:02 pm

Critique, there's a novel idea.  Heck, right now I'm so happy when I actually get a point I can use I don't think about analyzing things at all. ;D

George

Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: iowabow on July 04, 2011, 12:45:58 pm

Lol your doing great! Keep doing what works and the muscles in your arms will develop and that will allow you to have control to do more technical stuff.  Only do what you know will work and never just hit the stone randomly.

Title: Re: making a funtional hunting point
Post by: cowboy on July 06, 2011, 06:43:29 pm

Good advice and some nice points. I like the series picts..