Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: bubby on November 05, 2012, 04:41:58 pm
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i made this point while i was heat treating a bow that i'm building, i hate wasting time, Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/knapping/Picture001-29.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/knapping/Picture002-35.jpg)
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That is one gorgeous point. Still have to teach myself how to knap. Looks deadly.
Jon
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Wow! near perfectly uniform sides and the thickness is very nice, Good Job!
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Is it just me, or is there a hole in the middle of that piece of obsidian? That's pretty cool, not to mention well knapped!
Scott
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its you!
i thought that too, but its just the suns effect on the camera, if you look that thing is part of a series coming from the sun
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the muffin's right Scott, if we were ghost hunters it'd be an "orb" ::), strictly the camera lens, Bub
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That's really nice Bub. Did you start with a spall or a slab? I was tempted on a water cooled saw they were getting rid of at work, but it was 3-phase 220 and I didn't want to mess with that in the shop. Tempting though. I'd sure get more knappable material out of my rock if I slabbed some of it.
George
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it was a slab george, i couldnt get a point from a spall in the time it takes to temper a bow, besides i been beating on some o' that Texas rock the last few days and my wrists are letting me know about it, Bub
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That's funny, I'm just the opposite. I break a slab piece of obsidian about 75% of the time. I get a point out of an obsidian spall about 75% of the time. I think it's because I like to leave a median ridge (or maybe I should say I'm not skilled enough to remove it.) ;) Anyway, the spalls are a little stronger and I can be rougher with them. I'm used to flint.
Anyway, it's a lovely point. :)
George
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Another great on Bubby, glad you're back @ it!! dpg
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That is sweet!
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That's funny, I'm just the opposite. I break a slab piece of obsidian about 75% of the time. I get a point out of an obsidian spall about 75% of the time.
that's because your you've learned beating on that texas concrete, you gotta treat obsidion with a lighter touch, hell the other day i had a spall i got from cowboy reduced down nice and just wanted to take one little hump off and bam!! broke it in two, sounds like one of your story's huh george :laugh:
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that's because your you've learned beating on that texas concrete, you gotta treat obsidion with a lighter touch, hell the other day i had a spall i got from cowboy reduced down nice and just wanted to take one little hump off and bam!! broke it in two, sounds like one of your story's huh george :laugh:
Yep, I wouldn't argue that. Those glass slabs are absolutely intolerant of any bending and 90% of the time that's what I do. On the other hand, it takes much less force to run flakes in obsidian so it is a pleasure to work. Dacite is my favorite though. I have 2 big chunks of it and I'm pacing myself. I knock off a spall about once a month. But, even there, I break my share. Reminds me of Jawge's saying..."if ya aint breaking, ya aint making."
George