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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: cowboy on September 19, 2013, 07:28:57 pm

Title: Iowabow rocks
Post by: cowboy on September 19, 2013, 07:28:57 pm

Rocks from trade with John awhile back. Just pecking around having fun  :).

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: Knapper on September 19, 2013, 07:51:14 pm

Very nice. For just peckn around :)
Knapper

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: bowmo on September 19, 2013, 08:46:44 pm

Nice chippin!

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: Outbackbob48 on September 19, 2013, 09:07:52 pm

Paul,Very nice, man your stepping it up a notch. 8) 8)

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: cowboy on September 19, 2013, 09:49:25 pm

Catching my second wind here after a few years off. Thinking about some difficult points in the near future, hmm ::)

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: Trapper Rob on September 19, 2013, 09:52:15 pm

Nice what kind of rock are they.

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: TRACY on September 19, 2013, 10:27:33 pm

Like the flake scars Paul! Fine work.

Tracy

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: leapingbare on September 20, 2013, 01:41:12 am

 Nice little button butts

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: bowtarist on September 20, 2013, 09:02:57 am

 8) love that small base!! dp

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: cowboy on September 20, 2013, 09:38:00 am

Gracias. It's a type of Burlington. Not the high grade but works well.

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: knapperhead on September 20, 2013, 10:59:41 am

are those over shot flakes planned? mine are always accidental.
those points are perfect.

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: cowboy on September 20, 2013, 04:47:50 pm

No overshots shown although I did overshoot that red rock in half early on with bopper >:(. Woulda been twice as long. Those are pressure flakes a little past center or better for the most part :).

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: iowabow on September 21, 2013, 04:50:24 am

Great work with that stone Paul! When I get a chance in the spring I will send you some good rock from the new quarry

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: knapperhead on September 21, 2013, 03:07:39 pm

you did that with pressure? I'm doing something bad wrong. that is impressive

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: cowboy on September 21, 2013, 03:49:49 pm

Thanks John, I'll look forward to that.
Knapperhead: wish we could get together, theirs so much u can do with pressure.

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: knapperhead on September 25, 2013, 09:39:41 pm

I sure would like to sit with you sometime, you make some awesome points

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: TimPotter on September 26, 2013, 09:32:02 am

Very nice work there. Both by yourself and nature. Bravo!

Title: Re: Iowabow rocks
Post by: JackCrafty on September 26, 2013, 12:12:33 pm

 8)