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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Will H on January 29, 2012, 11:39:18 pm

Title: Andice & Thebes
Post by: Will H on January 29, 2012, 11:39:18 pm

Had a long weekend of knappin! :D Broke alot of rock, made a few preforms, broke a few points... :'(  Ended up with a couple keepers though! ;D  What yall think?  :) :) :)  The Andice is from buffalo river chert and the little Thebes is some more KY Blue.
Thanks fer lookin.
~Will

Title: Re: Andice & Thebes
Post by: mullet on January 30, 2012, 12:40:33 am

Those look fantastic, but I have to give the Andice a 9 out of 10, the left notch doesn't curve to the right like the one in the picture :D ;) Love the Thebes, though. :)

Title: Re: Andice & Thebes
Post by: Jimbob on January 30, 2012, 12:52:48 am

Very nice!!  I need to try that punch notchin

Title: Re: Andice & Thebes
Post by: Will H on January 30, 2012, 10:42:53 am

Thanks Eddie! I hear ya man, The devil is in the details  >:D  :laugh: jimbob you should definatley give it a try! Nothin to it ;)

Title: Re: Andice & Thebes
Post by: iowabow on January 30, 2012, 11:28:33 am

Those look great! I like that you are trying so many different styles. What is your favorite so far?

Title: Re: Andice & Thebes
Post by: Will H on January 30, 2012, 03:28:44 pm

Thanks John! I'd have to say the Lost Lake is is my favorite so far. Then Andice and Clovis run a close second. I'm gonna try and make as many different point types as I can before I settle on one to try and perfect. But then again who knows. ::)
~Will

Title: Re: Andice & Thebes
Post by: elremolino on January 30, 2012, 06:07:30 pm

Nice notching and a really close replication of the Andice. I know one thing for sure, the thinner the biface, the easier it is to notch. Great job!!

Kinley

Title: Re: Andice & Thebes
Post by: Outbackbob48 on January 31, 2012, 12:11:45 am

Will, I really like your Thebes 8) an I'm going to try an make a few of them, I believe thebes are one of my favorites  to look at but I'm not real good at replicating. Andice looks good also , Ya got that notching down to a science. Bob

Title: Re: Andice & Thebes
Post by: Tower on January 31, 2012, 12:40:57 am

Great lookin notches , on both points! Well done! Andices can be tricky, spot on my friend.

Title: Re: Andice & Thebes
Post by: chief deer on January 31, 2012, 01:31:31 am

Real nice Andice. Re sharpen the right side about one time and it would be a carbon copy or pretty close. Mike Smyth

Title: Re: Andice & Thebes
Post by: bubby on January 31, 2012, 05:55:21 am

man will your killing me with all these nice point's, I really like the Thebes, Bub

Title: Re: Andice & Thebes
Post by: cowboy on January 31, 2012, 10:07:07 am

You've become a machine Will ;).

Title: Re: Andice & Thebes
Post by: bareshaft12 on January 31, 2012, 08:29:21 pm

you nailed the squirill tail to the tree with those points,awesome

Title: Re: Andice & Thebes
Post by: Will H on February 01, 2012, 03:06:43 pm

I really appreciate it fellas. :) knap on!

Title: Re: Andice & Thebes
Post by: AncientArcher76 on February 01, 2012, 03:12:26 pm

Great job!!!  Now that you got the notching down try working on the other variations of the THEBES dogleg, e notch... It would make a great display having all them together!

Russ

Title: Re: Andice & Thebes
Post by: Will H on February 01, 2012, 05:18:41 pm

Not a bad idea! I'll give it a go ;) thanks!