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Title: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
Post by: seminolewind on April 04, 2013, 03:13:30 am

This is the fist time I have ever made a point not pressure flaking a flake, and I'm excited because I now feel like I can make points and knives of any size starting from bigger material. After taking the advice of others and watching many youtube vids it seems the most important thing I learned that helped me was setting up calculated platforms for almost every strike, always following a ridge. In addition what helps is abrading, abrading and more abrading ! I found that before nearly every strike I had to set up the platform and abraded it EVERY time, if I got lazy I would get hinges or crumbling edges and have to work in deeper into the point to get rid of them. I sure aint fast at this but I am pleased with this one !

Title: Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
Post by: ionicmuffin on April 04, 2013, 03:18:11 am

WOW! nice work! i think you did excellent! and you definitely seemed to be learning enough to turn out a good point!

Title: Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
Post by: bubby on April 04, 2013, 06:11:01 am

nice point, Bub

Title: Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
Post by: TRACY on April 04, 2013, 07:07:56 am

Very nice point! Really like the material.

Tracy

Title: Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
Post by: bowtarist on April 04, 2013, 09:02:14 am

Nice work!  Feels good to learn doesn't it. dpg

Title: Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
Post by: TimH on April 06, 2013, 12:48:57 pm

Very nice.

Title: Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
Post by: Sparrow on April 06, 2013, 01:55:22 pm

That is a beauty !  Really nice work.  '  Frank

Title: Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
Post by: Trapper Rob on April 07, 2013, 12:38:44 pm

Nice point.
Rob

Title: Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
Post by: AncientArcher76 on April 08, 2013, 03:12:06 am

Good job!

Russ

Title: Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
Post by: mullet on April 08, 2013, 09:17:48 am

Very nice! And isn't that Flint River a dream to work?

Title: Re: First point with direct percussion (what I learned)
Post by: Tower on April 08, 2013, 10:56:12 pm

That thing sure is purddy! Very nice point. Well played.   Tower