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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: iowabow on September 21, 2011, 07:22:14 pm

Title: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: iowabow on September 21, 2011, 07:22:14 pm: Here are three photos of the before.
(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/iowabow2/flint/2011-09-21154253.jpg)

(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/iowabow2/flint/2011-09-21154242.jpg)

(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/iowabow2/flint/2011-09-21154300.jpg)

And then with just the right power he swings and .....crack !!!!! The crowd goes CRAZY!!!! Well kinda like that but there was no one around so I thought I would post the most amazing hit of the day!

(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/iowabow2/flint/2011-09-21154316.jpg)
Title: Re: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: iowabow on September 21, 2011, 07:33:05 pm: Ok sports fans here it is from another angle. What made me suprised was the lack of convexity. I really did not think this was going to work. What fun!

(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/iowabow2/flint/2011-09-21160038.jpg)
Title: Re: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: CherokeeKC on September 21, 2011, 08:32:43 pm: Nice job!
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Post by: jamie on September 21, 2011, 08:37:06 pm: well done buddy. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: cowboy on September 21, 2011, 08:47:04 pm: It's amazing what you can do with the right angle, platform, accuracy and a sharp whack! Good one..
Title: Re: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: gstoneberg on September 21, 2011, 09:42:24 pm: Dang, there are so many times I've tried to do that, but the only time it works is when I don't want it to. :'( Wish you'd had a video cam running on that one. Nice work. George
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Post by: YosemiteBen on September 21, 2011, 09:48:50 pm: oooohhh, aaahhh!
Title: Re: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: iowabow on September 22, 2011, 11:43:46 am: This mornings work. I cleaned up the edges a bit and got it worked into a nice biface.
(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/iowabow2/flint/2011-09-22080603.jpg)

(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/iowabow2/flint/2011-09-22080543.jpg)

(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/iowabow2/flint/2011-09-22080611.jpg)
Title: Re: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: Gus on September 22, 2011, 02:12:23 pm: Yes Sir,

That was Awesome!!!

I just stood up and then sat right back down. :)

-gus
Title: Re: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: Tower on September 22, 2011, 03:53:31 pm: Lookin good! Not much left in finishing it.
Title: Re: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: iowabow on September 23, 2011, 11:43:22 am: I got up early to work a little more on this point. I had to be very carful not to create steps because the large stack hinged when it was removed. This left a valley on the left side that has to be handeled very carfully.

(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/iowabow2/flint/2011-09-23080436.jpg)

(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/iowabow2/flint/2011-09-23080506.jpg)

(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/iowabow2/flint/2011-09-23080452.jpg)
Title: Re: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: StevenT on September 23, 2011, 04:05:51 pm: Looks like you might have a little rabbit point in the middle of that stack. Great wack! Love the different colors in the stone. Nice job all round. I would have wound up with two or more pieces of gravel back at the wack.
Title: Re: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: iowabow on September 24, 2011, 07:28:54 pm: I wanted a point with a flat tail but I kept knocking off the other side when I was doing the final passes. I did that three times lucky I left enough material on the tail to finish it out at 100 grains. Most of my points are 100 grains.

(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/iowabow2/flint/2011-09-24155124.jpg)
Title: Re: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: triggerfinger on September 24, 2011, 09:23:02 pm: well done as always
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Post by: Tower on September 24, 2011, 09:26:51 pm: Very nice. Perfect for hunting.
Title: Re: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: gstoneberg on September 24, 2011, 10:03:54 pm: Yea, I'd love to do that. I tried twice today and left the point too thick to use both times. You're getting your preform as thin as I end up. Very nice work. That should hunt just fine.

George
Title: Re: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: iowabow on September 24, 2011, 10:33:02 pm: The biggist problem I have now g is that I am getting good at thinning with the leather pad and over power and cause over shoot of the flake. Shannon sawfiler taught me how to use the leather pad and it changed everything. If I could show you for ten minute it would really change things for you. Maybe I will video the process and post it for you. it will cost me because I will have to have my wife video . She is sooooo thrilled about flint knapping.
Title: Re: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: gstoneberg on September 25, 2011, 12:35:16 am: Hehe, I know just what you mean. Mary likes the points I make but has no interest in the process. I had a friend from church come over today and in a couple minutes he had a copper bopper and was swinging away. Great fun, he was go engrossed he missed an appointment. I think he'll be back. But, my attempts at points didn't pan out. Tomorrow'll be a better day. Would love to learn some pressure flaking tricks.

George
Title: Re: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: Lee Slikkers on September 25, 2011, 12:46:24 am: Quote from: iowabow on September 24, 2011, 10:33:02 pm
The biggist problem I have now g is that I am getting good at thinning with the leather pad and over power and cause over shoot of the flake. Shannon sawfiler taught me how to use the leather pad and it changed everything. If I could show you for ten minute it would really change things for you. Maybe I will video the process and post it for you. it will cost me because I will have to have my wife video . She is sooooo thrilled about flint knapping.

I could always "swing by" and video it for ya and maybe get a few pointers in the meantime. I sat down for the 1st time today and took a slab/slag of rootbeer colored art glass and went to town. Had a fairly decent 5" clovis style spear point going (no idea how I was gonna flute it :o) but I didn't need to worry about that since I snapped it in the middle while finishing up my bobber work. I think I can manage to salvage an arrow head out of the top piece so we'll see how I do with my 1st flake job.
Title: Re: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: Gus on September 26, 2011, 06:17:54 pm: Yes Sir,

Nice looking point.

I'd love to see the Leather Pad technique.

-gus
Title: Re: The attack of the STACK!!!!!!
Post by: iowabow on September 26, 2011, 06:24:56 pm: Ok I will try to put something on youtube but understand this is what shannon showed so please credit him.