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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Tower on April 03, 2012, 03:38:24 pm

Title: thought I'd take a shortcut.
Post by: Tower on April 03, 2012, 03:38:24 pm

Well , its my fault. I found some time to do a little knappin & I was careless. I found this nodule of chert the other day so I thought I'd play with it. Its not the best or even close. I was thinning it out when it snapped on me. I knew I wasn't holding it right. Instead of making a shorter point I figured I'd glue it back & put it on the shelf with others like it. Don't take shortcuts, you might regret.

Title: Re: thought I'd take a shortcut.
Post by: cowboy on April 03, 2012, 05:52:41 pm

Hey! I did that yesterday, ha. Nice tab of Gtown and had her thin (for me anyway). Not quite that big of course but i need to slow down sometimes :-\.

Title: Re: thought I'd take a shortcut.
Post by: Marc St Louis on April 03, 2012, 05:56:47 pm

I did that to a point last year.  I know I can still haft it and make use of it for hunting, might be a 1 shot deal though.

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Post by: Bone pile on April 03, 2012, 10:52:17 pm

Finish it ,the glue will hold it together hopefully
Bone pile

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Post by: Jimbob on April 04, 2012, 02:35:01 am

Nice piece to put on a shelf!!  Shoot, Id be happy if I had gotten that far with it.

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Post by: jamie on April 04, 2012, 08:38:45 am

still plenty long enough even with the break.

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Post by: bowtarist on April 04, 2012, 11:06:13 am

Dang Don...didjya clean out your truck?  :o ::) ::) ;D dpgratz

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Post by: gstoneberg on April 04, 2012, 11:12:19 am

Hey Don, for us newbies, could you demonstrate how you were holding it when it broke and explain what happened?  I've broken a few in the last little bit and I'm clueless what I did wrong.  I've never had a blade as long as you're holding in my hand though.

Thanks, George

Title: Re: thought I'd take a shortcut.
Post by: seider on April 05, 2012, 12:24:01 am

That looks like a break the other tower might have done.  Sorry about the break i almost dont even think about it anymore when i break one.  just another rock...