Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: gstoneberg on March 17, 2012, 10:52:22 pm
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Today I had the great pleasure of visiting cowboy (aka Paul) and breaking some rock with him. You know you're at a knapper's place when the decorative rock around the trees is all flint.
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I drooled over his debitage pile (and even more the georgetown pile behind it):
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I came to learn to run the ishi stick, but I think the lesson on thinning was even more important. He thins his preforms effortlessly. I kept missing the mark and knocking width or length off mine. :-[ He made a thin little knife blade I took home and then worked on a really pretty point.
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Here's his first point and mine (not quite done - on the left)...did I say Paul is FAST?? He did 2 in the time I took to get mine partway done...
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He had some beautiful point displays in his house.
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I'd still be there, but my wife called to say we'd been invited to a crawfish boil and it was starting in an hour (I was nearly 2hrs from home). I made it just as the first batch hit the table.
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What a wonderful day! Thanks Paul. I'm so glad we finally got together for my lesson. I'll be out practising tomorrow.
George
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Ohhhh man ! I bet you had a blast & crawdads to boot! Looks like it was a fine day. Congrats on the thinning lessons.
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It's fun spending the day with someone that is truley good, isn't it?
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your a lucky man George, Bub
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Thanks for the pictures George!! Looks like a good time, especially the the crawfish....thats one thing that I really miss about home.
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It's fun spending the day with someone that is truley good, isn't it?
O yea, he'd say we can get that hump by hitting here, here and here. 3 hits and it was gone. Then I'd go try it on mine and have to scramble like crazy to get past the problems I caused. I need lots of practice. Awesome to see his level of skill. I had a lot of fun too.
George
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The only thing to make the day better would have been to have the boil at Cowboys place. Looks like a lot of fun and worth the money for gas.
Tracy
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Now that looks like a good time. ' Frank
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Well good morning George. I'll tell ya - I'm glad we finally hooked up! Have been needing someone to sit around and shoot the bull with while chipping. I don't feel like i spent enough time with ya though so I'll deffinantly have to hook up with you and the others out in Cross Plains often. Sounds like a good time. Use them legs with that Ishi! Tip of the day ;) ;D.
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We hung in there and got a few made. Here's one of Indiana hornestone, Brazos river chert, Pappyite 8), a gift from George (thanks again George), and some odd looking perd. Need to practice more, made pretty good triangles but when it comes time to notch they all look a little silly, ha :o. Oh, and here's a knapper immediatly following a swing in deep contemplation ;D..
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Nice points brother!
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...and here's a knapper immediatly following a swing in deep contemplation ;D..
Yeah, he's shocked that previous flake ran as far as it did, and clueless why the one he just watched didn't... :D How did that guy get so old???
Thanks again Paul,
George
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"tonnage" like they all say". Work the devil outa all you have then find some more. You'll be an expert in no time. Old? I guess a lot of miles beats the alternative :). We're just peaking over the horizon George :)..
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Yep! Didn't look older then me when you were down here. ;D ;)
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You guys are great. :) I wish I'd had more time to hang out when I was there Eddie. Now I want to visit more knappers, it is a blast. I do get impatient Paul, think it should go faster, but I suppose not. :(
George
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Paul gave me some lessons too. He taught me everything I know about that Ishi stick technique. Can't wait to get together with you guys some day soon!
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holy cow,i want to chip rock with paul...that would be a blast...i would love to see more pics in pauls house of his arrow head and points ;)...thanks for sharing...john
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George looks like you and Paul had a great time. Magnificent points you two made there.
Cipriano
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Cool,he is always a pleasure to be around. Looks like yall turned out some nice stuff. :) :)
Pappy
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I guess we may have to start having a regular old knappin around here. Always more fun to be around like minded folks making pernts. Maybe the 2nd annual Cross Plains get together - BYOR's (bring your own rocks :)).
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I'll set something up later in April Paul. Unfortunately, somebody came on the lease in the last week and trashed the little cabin, trailer and RV. They didn't seem to steal anything, but went through and pulled everything off shelves and threw some stuff outside on the ground. We don't lock the doors on our stuff so nothing got broken. The RV was locked and they broke into it and caused some damage. Fortunately the landowner discovered it this weekend and got everything back inside before this latest rain. Not sure why somebody would want to just trash stuff. Makes no sense to me. It sounded like the sheriff already had a suspect so maybe we'll find out.
Anyway, it won't change anything about a get-together. Check your schedules and see what weekends after Easter are good in April.
George
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George that's just tacky. That's a lot of effort to drive out there, park, walk and trash the place up. And who would know it was there anyway? Folks like that need some "brotherly love!" >:D
Cipriano
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Amen to that Cipi! a little roughhousing never hurt anybody >:D.
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;D
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Patrick ... ;D ;D ;D
Yes Paul, and if there's roughhousing I want Cipriano with us.
George
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Them are some Purdy Points Y'all...
Hoping to make that Pedernales Knappin April 12th-15th.
George, would love to make the trip up to sit with y'all and learn.
Hoping to find some rock at the knappin or on my way to it... :)
-gus
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If you come all the way up to Cross Plains we will for sure send you home with some rock to play with. I don't think tower is very far from you, be great if you both made it up. I wish I had a spot a little more centrally located, but this is what I got so far. Hope you can make it. :)
George
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Sounds Like a Load of Fun to me George!
I'll be watching to see what dates y'all decide on.
-gus
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Wow, I finally got into town and checked this one out. "heavy pic" turns me off @ home...dial-up. Man that looks like it was a great time. Great points too, both of ya's. Keep gettin together, maybe it'll start a trend, dpgratz
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Sounds Like a Load of Fun to me George!
I'll be watching to see what dates y'all decide on.
-gus
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OHHHHH wish I could be there making points for sure!!!!
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I wish you could too John.
George
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I am crying also....