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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Tower on April 29, 2013, 03:56:34 pm

Title: Going for a little bigger.
Post by: Tower on April 29, 2013, 03:56:34 pm

Lately I've been trying to make my points just a wee bit bigger. This first picture is how big some of these chert nodules are. I spall These out trying to produce a blade at the core.
(http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y506/Dontower/6632ADD6-2C57-4136-9DFF-FA864FE109B4-23363-0000106D657ABCA8_zps3b0ffe6c.jpg)


I spalled & thinned one of these down to this blade, then heated it .
(http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y506/Dontower/568B41D2-BC9C-44D8-B427-4B0C70E07804-23363-000010682A98CF94_zps2f54565e.jpg)
(http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y506/Dontower/5FC59095-4101-425A-9A3B-769F1D2220A6-23363-000010683874359C_zps401b3792.jpg)

After heating , I began the percussion stages, & this is how it came out.
(http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y506/Dontower/F55E65D6-C3CD-46AA-B9EC-562A31E749A0-23363-00001068439A60CF_zps7ac10505.jpg)
(http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y506/Dontower/212B308C-3C54-433F-96D1-99F92FAED4A1-23363-000010685530E83E_zps0aa44505.jpg)
(http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y506/Dontower/19911A77-9447-4D0E-97B0-8CF009E47C87-23363-000010686CE0C2F4_zpsa44a554e.jpg)


Now I'm ready for pressure flaking. Not sure if I want to just straighten it up ,or try for a pedernales Or some other point. I will post the results.    Tower

Title: Re: Going for a little bigger.
Post by: bowtarist on April 29, 2013, 05:06:45 pm

Man That's Thin!! Lookin good Don.  Can't wait to see the finished blade! dpg

Title: Re: Going for a little bigger.
Post by: TRACY on April 29, 2013, 07:55:36 pm

Dang! I would look at it and it would turn into 4 smaller pieces.

Tracy

Title: Re: Going for a little bigger.
Post by: Bone pile on April 29, 2013, 09:32:09 pm

Nice blade,looks like some challenging material.Watch you don't put an eye out with that thing

Title: Re: Going for a little bigger.
Post by: Will H on April 30, 2013, 08:43:17 am

Dang man! That looks crazy thin  :o can't wait to see it all finished up!

Title: Re: Going for a little bigger.
Post by: Sparrow on April 30, 2013, 09:14:23 am

looking forward to seeing it. Be careful !  '  Frank

Title: Re: Going for a little bigger.
Post by: Tower on April 30, 2013, 02:45:48 pm

Here's the finished point. It's fairly narrow, so I decieded to keep the base straight.

(http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y506/Dontower/516720FA-FDDE-4B59-81B6-3CD9D8FF675F-24600-000010F4E27D204B_zps0097a8b0.jpg)

(http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y506/Dontower/DA9D9E0F-93A7-4AC9-A914-ACDAFDA3B19B-24600-000010F4B8D93AAF_zps8d2bd076.jpg)

Title: Re: Going for a little bigger.
Post by: bubby on April 30, 2013, 02:59:13 pm

wow that's nice, bub

Title: Re: Going for a little bigger.
Post by: bowtarist on April 30, 2013, 05:12:55 pm

Man! That thing is RAD!!  Great Job Don!!  That is beautiful!! dpg

Title: Re: Going for a little bigger.
Post by: Trapper Rob on April 30, 2013, 08:20:54 pm

Pretty stone & sweet point.
Rob

Title: Re: Going for a little bigger.
Post by: mullet on April 30, 2013, 10:33:08 pm

  MAN! I'd have been happy with your preform.

Title: Re: Going for a little bigger.
Post by: AncientArcher76 on May 01, 2013, 04:16:47 am

Tower may I make a  suggestion?  Nice blade by the way.. You can nibble a little off basal area for a Scottsbluff or make a killer Dalton or heck make the biggest badest cahokia ..or u can leave it too..Great work Don the bigger stuff is real addicting..almost makes u not want to make a bird point again.

Russ

Title: Re: Going for a little bigger.
Post by: anasazi on May 02, 2013, 10:47:10 am

Great job