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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: maddog314 on March 21, 2012, 12:40:20 am

Title: Working on preforms
Post by: maddog314 on March 21, 2012, 12:40:20 am

This is a preform from obs.

Title: Re: Working on preforms
Post by: Jimbob on March 21, 2012, 01:02:56 am

NICE!!!!!  THUMBS UP!!!

Title: Re: Working on preforms
Post by: bowtarist on March 21, 2012, 01:30:22 am

Nice one maddog! dpgratz

Title: Re: Working on preforms
Post by: Tower on March 21, 2012, 10:25:25 am

I like the large size. The Banding really shows up in the pic. Great preform.

Title: Re: Working on preforms
Post by: Will H on March 21, 2012, 12:29:34 pm

Well done! I love making preforms :) sometimes that's all I do for a week. The hard part for me is getting around to finishing them.  ::)

Title: Re: Working on preforms
Post by: cowboy on March 21, 2012, 04:27:14 pm

Nice one! I too get on a preform roll sometimes..

Title: Re: Working on preforms
Post by: maddog314 on March 22, 2012, 11:17:57 am

More preforms

Title: Re: Working on preforms
Post by: Tower on March 22, 2012, 11:37:57 am

Dad-gum, that's a lot of preforms! Looks like your stockpiling ammo to me. What cha scared of a Mammoth invasion?

Title: Re: Working on preforms
Post by: cowboy on March 22, 2012, 12:21:07 pm

Man, that is a lot of ammo!! Time to finish em up..

Title: Re: Working on preforms
Post by: maddog314 on March 22, 2012, 12:41:50 pm

I am actualy shipping these off after I finish two more stones.
 thanks for looking!
Micah

Title: Re: Working on preforms
Post by: rileyconcrete on March 22, 2012, 09:22:45 pm

I have a bunch of obsidian like that.  It seems to like to fracture along those bands.  good job on that one.

Tell

Title: Re: Working on preforms
Post by: Jimbob on March 22, 2012, 09:29:20 pm

Dang, been busy???

Title: Re: Working on preforms
Post by: gstoneberg on March 22, 2012, 09:37:17 pm

I just can't leave them in preform state.  As soon as I get one done I begin to see point possibilities and have to press on.  Of course that sometimes results in multiple pieces. :-[

George

Title: Re: Working on preforms
Post by: maddog314 on March 23, 2012, 01:02:18 am

I need to get some rock of my own so I can finish some points! I am learning alot by doing this preform work.  It is helping me understand the impotance of thining early. Tower's thining technique is a huge help!
Micah

Title: Re: Working on preforms
Post by: seider on March 24, 2012, 12:32:06 am

I need to get me some obsidian so i can work with it have been having trouble lately getting flakes to travel and need something alittle more forgiving for me.  Along with a box of bandages.