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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: maddog314 on August 21, 2012, 12:12:06 am

Title: More Poorman's Obsidian
Post by: maddog314 on August 21, 2012, 12:12:06 am
Making these for my brother Mark Anderson
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Post by: mullet on August 21, 2012, 08:54:43 am
That's a nice set. Nothing wrong with glass.
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Post by: bowtarist on August 21, 2012, 09:21:09 am
nice job maddog.  I like a set!   8) dpg
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Post by: Stringman on August 21, 2012, 03:05:04 pm
Well done on that glass!! I always struggle to keep glass points together, but you did great on that set!

Scott
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Post by: bubby on August 21, 2012, 04:42:11 pm
nice set maddog, i like glass point's, cheap practice and sevicable too, Bub
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Post by: TRACY on August 22, 2012, 07:25:44 am
Nice batch of points! Look like 40 oz

Tracy
Title: Re: More Poorman's Obsidian
Post by: maddog314 on August 22, 2012, 09:50:50 am
they shure are 40's I found some old  ones that have really flat bottoms. I made around 60 preforms in the last two days. my hands are throbing....
thanks for looking
Micah
Title: Re: More Poorman's Obsidian
Post by: billy on August 22, 2012, 12:31:58 pm
Awesome!  Been reading my article, haven't ya?   :laugh:

I love glass.  It makes great points and it's cheap and you can find it anywhere.  And they work great for putting meat in the pot too!  Those are some great looking points!
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Post by: Mike_H on August 22, 2012, 09:49:13 pm
Awesome!  Been reading my article, haven't ya?   :laugh:

I love glass.  It makes great points and it's cheap and you can find it anywhere.  And they work great for putting meat in the pot too!  Those are some great looking points!

Even when I can get stone, I think I will use glass for hunting points.  It's so plentiful, I just feel so bad if the bust them.
Title: Re: More Poorman's Obsidian
Post by: whitefeather on August 24, 2012, 12:03:55 am
Nice points ! I read Billys article in primative archer. I should take some pics of the points I am making now. Getting better slowly. Notching is hardess part for me. Found some plate glass in woods.Best part is already flat.
Title: Re: More Poorman's Obsidian
Post by: Josh B on August 24, 2012, 11:32:44 pm
I run out of stone pretty regularly, but there is always glass.  Most of my hunting points are made out of glass.  Nicely done!  Josh
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Post by: hunterbob on August 26, 2012, 12:45:11 pm
what is the trick to rolling over the edges? I can nock the bottom out pretty good but when I take a rock and try to roll the edges over they are still to steep to flake a shard off.