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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: paulsemp on March 09, 2012, 01:46:12 pm

Title: first point
Post by: paulsemp on March 09, 2012, 01:46:12 pm

I know it is cheating but I have had some preforms laying around and all of you guys gave me some inspiration along with videos on youtube. After breaking two I came up with this. All done with pressure flaking. I need a abrading pad or rock- is there anything simple you guys can recommend?

Title: Re: first point
Post by: Bevan R. on March 09, 2012, 02:16:16 pm

Nice point!

I have a piece of broken grinding wheel. I have also read about using the double sided knife sharpener stones that are usually very cheep.

Title: Re: first point
Post by: cowboy on March 09, 2012, 02:27:23 pm

Good looking point! Broken grinding wheels, course sharpening stones, sandstone from the creek, or abraders bought online all work fine.

Title: Re: first point
Post by: paulsemp on March 09, 2012, 02:45:47 pm

Thanks guys, I will try a old grinding wheel.

Title: Re: first point
Post by: Stringman on March 09, 2012, 03:43:08 pm

If you have large limestone gravel in your driveway, that will also work as a cheap substitute

Title: Re: first point
Post by: Sparrow on March 09, 2012, 04:14:23 pm

We've got alot of basalt around here.Makes great abrasion stone. Limestone and sandstone makes a great abrader,especially for obsidian and dacite.  '  Frank

Title: Re: first point
Post by: Jimbob on March 09, 2012, 04:21:07 pm

Nice lookin point!!  I use a quartzite rock that I found on a gravel road for some of the finer abrading and a piece of broken cinder block.  Both seem to work pretty well.

Title: Re: first point
Post by: bowtarist on March 09, 2012, 04:53:00 pm

Nice point Paul!!

Pumice stone works good too, leaves a lot of dust.  The red stuff you see around buildings sometimes.  I was in the city a couple of weeks ago and picked some up around an apartment building.  >:D dpgratz

Title: Re: first point
Post by: Tower on March 09, 2012, 05:07:16 pm

Grinding stone. I have a coarse stone for initial platforms on a chunk of stone, & a fine abrader for building platforms on thin points .

Title: Re: first point
Post by: paulsemp on March 09, 2012, 05:11:11 pm

Hey tower, you are talking over my head a little! Thank you and i need to learn a little more before I can talk to you :) You post some nice work on here and maybe one day I can sit down with a guy of your skills.

Title: Re: first point
Post by: TRACY on March 11, 2012, 11:18:55 am

Great starting point!

Tracy

Title: Re: first point
Post by: David_Daugherty on March 11, 2012, 12:52:05 pm

Nice point!  I use part of a grinding wheel and a rough stone from a creek bed.  Honestly I think the rough stone from the creek bed does a better job, but if I need to get into a tight spot to do some grinding then the grinding wheel does better.

Title: Re: first point
Post by: jamie on March 11, 2012, 08:39:00 pm

the abrader you use should match the tools you use. a grining wheel is too course if you are using antler and sometimes sandstone can be too light for copper tools. well done for a first point