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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: gstoneberg on September 19, 2012, 12:36:37 am

Title: Busted a nice one
Post by: gstoneberg on September 19, 2012, 12:36:37 am
I had a decent point ready to be notched and sharpened.  One side had a tiny bump that stalled the notch early.  Tried to punch through it...

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8316/8001836206_37d5ddfbd4_z.jpg)

Crud.  Once I'm done grieving I'll rework it into something else... :'( ;)

George
Title: Re: Busted a nice one
Post by: jamie on September 19, 2012, 02:20:20 am
Looks good. Finish it off as a newnan
Title: Re: Busted a nice one
Post by: TRACY on September 19, 2012, 07:46:15 am
That is a nice one George. Lately my B plan of smaller than intended size point has been the only plan working for me ;) Looks like you can make a nice save and get a keeper.


Tracy
Title: Re: Busted a nice one
Post by: StevenT on September 19, 2012, 11:48:11 am
It's not busted, it's still "in progress". I'm sure the finished point will be killer.
Title: Re: Busted a nice one
Post by: Stringman on September 19, 2012, 01:10:54 pm
George I feel your pain! Just did the same thing on a nice side notch the other day. In my case, it was the last stroke and the notches were already deep enough. So I just super glued it up and gonna put it on one of my arrows. I'm pretty sure the deer won't be focused on it.  :o

Scott
Title: Re: Busted a nice one
Post by: gstoneberg on September 19, 2012, 01:23:40 pm
Yea, my notches just aren't deep enough to glue, but that's a good approach.  I brought the point in to work today. Looking at it closer I can see the platform was way too high. I should have punched a flake the other direction before trying to power through that bump. Doh..

Thanks guys.

George
Title: Re: Busted a nice one
Post by: Tower on September 19, 2012, 01:34:01 pm
You can fix it. It'll probably be hafted & ready to go by the end of the week.
Title: Re: Busted a nice one
Post by: JackCrafty on September 19, 2012, 03:03:47 pm
Not "busted"... "re-worked".   ;D
Title: Re: Busted a nice one
Post by: gstoneberg on September 20, 2012, 01:42:41 am
OK, reworked it is.  Sort-of newnan-ish... ::)

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8455/8005141343_c34d231cce_z.jpg)

Interestingly, a friend brought over a 5gal bucket of flint he'd picked up at his hog lease.  There was one nice chunk of georgetown in it and I knocked out a big triangle for him.  It was tough stone and I struggled thinning it.  Finally got a big triangle point about the same size as I started with here, though thicker.  Got one good notch but the other stalled right away.  I didn't mess up quite the same way, but before I got a good notch on the other side I knocked off a corner on it too. >:(  So, I did a newnan on that one too.  It was a better looking point, but this one is light enough to hunt with.

Thanks for all the encouragement guys.

George

PS. I didn't get it hafted yet Don...but I will. ;D
Title: Re: Busted a nice one
Post by: Tower on September 20, 2012, 03:14:58 am
A Newnan, or Gary point. Sweet point, nice save!  Tower
Title: Re: Busted a nice one
Post by: TRACY on September 20, 2012, 07:43:49 am
Plan B looks pretty good to me!

Tracy
Title: Re: Busted a nice one
Post by: bowtarist on September 20, 2012, 11:36:36 pm
looks good!  was it nearly done the first time you were notching it, or do you notch it before you're totally done sharpening it?  wondering, dp
Title: Re: Busted a nice one
Post by: seider on September 21, 2012, 12:26:55 am
nice save..... :D
Title: Re: Busted a nice one
Post by: gstoneberg on September 21, 2012, 03:09:23 am
Quote from: bowtarist on September 20, 2012, 11:36:36 pm
looks good!  was it nearly done the first time you were notching it, or do you notch it before you're totally done sharpening it?  wondering, dp

It was nearly done.  I had cleaned up the edge with the pressure flaker instead of the steel notcher and I think I like it better.  It's a more serrated edge.  I think I'll leave it that way.

George