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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Stringman on September 17, 2012, 01:51:18 pm

Title: back at it..
Post by: Stringman on September 17, 2012, 01:51:18 pm
I haven't been posting much lately. Just had a bunch of stuff going and couldn't find time to make much, other than huntin points.

This last weekend I did get a few knocked out. Enjoy!
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Post by: Will H on September 17, 2012, 03:02:14 pm
Those all look great to me man! You do good work :)
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Post by: mullet on September 17, 2012, 03:19:55 pm
Some more nice ones. Thanks for the ones you sent me.
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Post by: Tower on September 17, 2012, 04:13:11 pm
Those are some exceptional points.  That's some fine knapping.
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Post by: Jimbob on September 17, 2012, 07:29:07 pm
Man, those look great!
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Post by: gstoneberg on September 17, 2012, 09:06:07 pm
Man, that first bunch look like you punched em out with some kind of industrial cookie cutter??  I'd love to be able to do that.  Also love the lighting on that one knife blade, stunning picture.

George
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Post by: TRACY on September 18, 2012, 06:15:57 am
Looks like a real nice set of points and blades!


Tracy
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Post by: iowabow on September 18, 2012, 09:13:32 am
Real nice Scott! You have improved greatly in the short time I have known you, at this rate you will be a well known knapper! Those hands of your sure look like they are getting a work out.
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Post by: Stringman on September 18, 2012, 09:36:21 am
Thanks guys! I have to admit I took a page out of Billy's book with the lighting trick. It was such a pretty rock (no idea what it is?!?) I really wanted to showcase it.

The huntin points are headed to TD for the horn trade (sorry George  :-\ ::) ???)

Thanks for the compliments, I still like learnin from you all!

Scott
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Post by: gstoneberg on September 18, 2012, 11:33:09 am
No sweat Scott. Dave would've been waiting until 2013 for that many from me. I need to do a couple more for my own arrows.

George
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Post by: gutpile on September 18, 2012, 12:57:42 pm
those are really sweet..do you slab your rock?
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Post by: JackCrafty on September 18, 2012, 03:13:25 pm
 8)
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Post by: Stringman on September 18, 2012, 03:25:21 pm
those are really sweet..do you slab your rock?

As a rule, "no." I have worked 1 maybe 2 slabs and decided I don't like them. The multi colored blade is a reworked point that I couldn't stand to throw away after it broke.

Scott
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Post by: jamie on September 18, 2012, 03:26:47 pm
Wicked
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Post by: maddog314 on September 18, 2012, 05:16:52 pm
Very nice! Love the set!!!
Micah
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Post by: soy on September 19, 2012, 04:52:18 am
 :o WOW  :o
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Post by: Pappy on September 19, 2012, 06:52:30 am
Beautiful work, all of it,love the blade. :)
   Pappy
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Post by: gutpile on September 19, 2012, 12:07:04 pm
for not slabbing that is awesome stuff...awesome stuff either way man..great job..gut
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Post by: Stringman on September 19, 2012, 01:24:40 pm
Ya know, gut, I never looked at em like that. I bet they do look like slab work to some people (at least untill you see the side profile.) They really ain't nothin special. I have been workin on improving that point alot cause I've been makin so many of em. I figured out an easy and efficient way of shearing the point into shape then its just a matter of several thinning passes.

Interestingly, after I had developed this technique, I went back and reread Towers post at the top about thinning and I had copied his style almost completely!

Sooo, like G-pa says "give flowers while they can still smell 'em!" Thanks Tower, for putting out such great and understandable info. Have to give you credit cause I know how hard I was trying to mimic your style. That's the beauty of this site and these folks.

Scott
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Post by: Tower on September 19, 2012, 05:38:04 pm
I'm happy it was found helpful. 
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Post by: GregB on September 20, 2012, 10:26:30 pm
Great looking points! Noticed your wedding ring is beat to heck!  :)