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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: jamie on October 07, 2012, 08:46:03 am

Title: abo fluting jig
Post by: jamie on October 07, 2012, 08:46:03 am

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/IMAG0099.jpg)

Started messing around with abo fluting jigs again. This one shows promise. I've gotten 3" flutes but I am snapping the pieces. Mostly from my laziness. I'm not taking enough time to set up a proper ridge or nipple

Title: Re: abo fluting jig
Post by: TRACY on October 07, 2012, 08:53:34 am

Very cool! Jamie, do you secure by hand or do you lash it down for longer flute? I've got a few with high median ridges set aside to flute later. May try this style instead of freehand.

Tracy

Title: Re: abo fluting jig
Post by: jamie on October 07, 2012, 09:16:56 am

Tracy I do tie it down. I also have a small time that wedges into the end that the tip pushes into. I'm using indirect percussion to drive the flute off

Title: Re: abo fluting jig
Post by: Tower on October 07, 2012, 05:04:19 pm

Guess I'm not understanding your meathod 100%. Could you explain in detail?

Title: Re: abo fluting jig
Post by: TRACY on October 08, 2012, 09:20:20 am

Quote from: jamie on October 07, 2012, 09:16:56 am

Tracy I do tie it down. I also have a small time that wedges into the end that the tip pushes into. I'm using indirect percussion to drive the flute off

Thanks for the info Jamie!

Tracy

Title: Re: abo fluting jig
Post by: jamie on October 08, 2012, 10:27:11 pm

I'll take some pics tomorrow Don of how I use it

Title: Re: abo fluting jig
Post by: Tower on October 08, 2012, 10:36:20 pm

Thanks, maybe it will help my fluting. I'm terrible at it, that's why I make plainviews.