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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: maddog314 on December 01, 2011, 01:11:06 am

Title: new tools
Post by: maddog314 on December 01, 2011, 01:11:06 am

My wife got me new tools for christmas and let me open them early. She loves me!!!!!! ;D

Title: Re: new tools
Post by: warhawk on December 01, 2011, 01:20:14 am

Do you like the copper paddle to work with? i like your spear point or am i guessing.

Title: Re: new tools
Post by: maddog314 on December 01, 2011, 01:47:46 pm

Thanks warhawk. I have not used the paddle yet. I am waiting to heat treat some stone and ry all of them out.

Title: Re: new tools
Post by: bareshaft12 on December 02, 2011, 01:51:11 am

yep she loves you!!!

Title: Re: new tools
Post by: bowtarist on December 02, 2011, 01:58:31 am

Quote from: bareshaft12 on December 02, 2011, 01:51:11 am

yep she loves you!!!

DIDO, nice set of tools.

Title: Re: new tools
Post by: maddog314 on December 02, 2011, 02:12:56 am

I have a feeling that the gifts from my 3 and 5 year old have somthing to do with the word pre-form. ::)
Maddog

Title: Re: new tools
Post by: TRACY on December 02, 2011, 07:15:29 pm

Sweet! Sounds like a keeper to me. Nice point

Title: Re: new tools
Post by: soy on December 02, 2011, 09:39:32 pm

Lucky duck  ;Dnice point

Title: Re: new tools
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on December 07, 2011, 09:50:26 pm

what is the paddle for?

Title: Re: new tools
Post by: AncientArcher76 on December 08, 2011, 03:31:12 pm

I know a couple of Knappers who use a paddle bopper and they make great work!  One tip i can give u is to use just the tip...it will throw long running flakes!


Russ

Title: Re: new tools
Post by: maddog314 on December 09, 2011, 01:11:35 pm

thank you for the tip!
maddog

Title: Re: new tools
Post by: AncientArcher76 on December 09, 2011, 03:13:45 pm

If you practice long enough and can use the paddle free hand you will see a big difference in removing stacks and or steps! 

Russ

Title: Re: new tools
Post by: bushman on December 10, 2011, 01:59:11 am

You sure got a keeper there. Nice looking blade and tools. How would you go about using that paddle, just like a billet? How does it make a different removing stacks and steps, is it just how it transfer the energy from the tool to the stone?
Bushman

Title: Re: new tools
Post by: Tower on December 10, 2011, 08:51:51 pm

I had a Metcalf paddle once. I gave it away. Worst mistake I've made. In my opinion its the best copper tool for preforming I've seen!  Takes some getting used too. Lord rest his soul!