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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: jamie on July 24, 2011, 05:25:03 pm

Title: win and lose
Post by: jamie on July 24, 2011, 05:25:03 pm

onondaga both with hammerstone. one too many flutes on the rough one and i lost it. very happy with the single fluted side. damn near to the tip. the susquahanna was all hammerstone , even the notches, except using the ulna bone for final shaping and edge work.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/002-36.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/001-38.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/004-25.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/003-32.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/005-21.jpg)

Title: Re: win and lose
Post by: Justin Snyder on July 24, 2011, 05:40:04 pm

Very nice Jamie. Its a shame on the fluted one.  :'(

Title: Re: win and lose
Post by: iowabow on July 24, 2011, 06:13:58 pm

Wow can't imagine how difficult that is with just a stone. 

Title: Re: win and lose
Post by: Outbackbob48 on July 24, 2011, 06:58:19 pm

Jamie, The susky looks great, an can't believe the flutes your getting on the onodaga. Real nice work.

Title: Re: win and lose
Post by: Will H on July 24, 2011, 08:59:41 pm

Those are real nice!  :) :) :)

Title: Re: win and lose
Post by: jamie on July 24, 2011, 11:34:48 pm

thanks guys. hammerstones have the tendency to leave a heavy ridge so they are ideal for setting up the piece for fluting.the side with the multiple flutes was actually fluted 3 times. the first one ran down the center leaving two more strong ridges ready for fluting. i think the reason it snapped was because the first flute left the ripples and the last flute dove in at that point.

john with the way you took to knapping i think you would have no problem adjusting to abo tools. the only difference with abo stuff is the density so you need to swing a little harder , adjust your platforms and also be able to adjust to the different tools inconsistency in density and shape. im still learning myself. especially with the hammerstones. if im not careful i find it very easy to create a bulbed platform that needs to be stitched out. when that happens i lose a lot of material.