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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Tower on August 19, 2011, 11:57:42 am

Title: Corner notch practice.
Post by: Tower on August 19, 2011, 11:57:42 am

This week I. Wanted to work on my notching . All the notches are pressure flaked W/ a steel nail. Not pictured are the 4 points I broke. The materials are cream color West TX chert, white Lampasas Co chert, Richland Springs black, a green jasper from the rock shop ,Pedernales, New Braunfels rootbeer, & an agate from the Colorado river in TX.

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Post by: iowabow on August 19, 2011, 12:01:33 pm

Just great man! I like that large one the notches are unbelievable. I have a hard time making the points so symmetrical. What is your trick for being so dead on.

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Post by: Jimbob on August 19, 2011, 12:29:04 pm

Looks like you have your notching down pretty good.  Thats somthing I definatly need work on.

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Post by: Jimbob on August 19, 2011, 12:30:26 pm

BTW  How well does that jasper knap?

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Post by: cowboy on August 19, 2011, 01:07:37 pm

Like i said before Tower - your the notch king. don't know why you'd need any more practice :). Damn thin too..

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Post by: Tower on August 19, 2011, 01:29:36 pm

Jasper knapps pretty good when heat treated. Raw I was barely able to get a preform out of it.  I don't know what type it is. There was a kid minding the shop, I think he was there for a paycheck not to work. Its not Bloodstone someone else might know of another type.  For Symmetry I thin as far as I can W/ percussion then I shape W/ alternate beveling . Take out the high spots first, then grind & make a thinning pass down the point. Do this on both sides & repeat if necessary.

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Post by: shawnee on August 19, 2011, 02:50:56 pm

Would like to hear some tips on NOT breaking the ears off when corner notching.  That's one of the many things I haven't mastered yet.  I  have several stemmed points that started out as a corner notch!  ;)

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Post by: JackCrafty on August 19, 2011, 04:00:09 pm

 :o

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Post by: cracker on August 19, 2011, 04:30:15 pm

Practice my foot looks like you got it down to an art.Ronnie

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Post by: bowtarist on August 19, 2011, 04:54:59 pm

Those are beauties Tower.

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Post by: TRACY on August 19, 2011, 07:37:20 pm

Quote from: jackcrafty on August 19, 2011, 04:00:09 pm

:o

Took the words out of my mouth Patrick. LOL

Very nice work Tower!
Tracy

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Post by: bareshaft12 on August 20, 2011, 01:39:39 am

Oh man them are some sweet points,awesome job!!!

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Post by: Timo on August 20, 2011, 08:34:18 am

Don, your notching is superb, I still struggle at times with mine. But after looking at several of our points I realized that you aren't notching finished points,you are notching frigging potato chips!

Very nice!

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Post by: warhawk on August 20, 2011, 01:55:05 pm

Dear Mr Tower,
    The quality of supreme workmanship and outstanding notching is blinding me. In awe of your ability would it be possible for you to do a video tape for the internet so people like me Warhawk could see and learn. If not, then your still the best.

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Post by: Gus on August 20, 2011, 10:11:50 pm

Yes Sir,

Beautiful points, really like the looks of the Jasper point.

-gus

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Post by: Wolf Watcher on August 20, 2011, 10:35:39 pm

Really like the work you do.  It occurred to me that I could send some of my hunting points to you so you could have some more practice.  ;D  You have some skills!  A/Ho Joe