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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Griffin027 on September 22, 2013, 02:44:25 pm

Title: Some Arrowheads, Novaculite, Obsidian
Post by: Griffin027 on September 22, 2013, 02:44:25 pm

Well I started flintknapping a few months ago, as this site inspired me to try my hand at it. Also I would like to thank JW_Halverson for the wonderful Rock he sent me in last years Christmas Exchange. The Obsidian point is from some of said rock. Let me know what you think and what I could improve upon.

(http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy165/levi027/170_zps3d3b82b9.jpg) (http://s788.photobucket.com/user/levi027/media/170_zps3d3b82b9.jpg.html)

(http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy165/levi027/199_zps2aa96dd7.jpg) (http://s788.photobucket.com/user/levi027/media/199_zps2aa96dd7.jpg.html)

(http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy165/levi027/200_zps5d838694.jpg) (http://s788.photobucket.com/user/levi027/media/200_zps5d838694.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Some Arrowheads, Novaculite, Obsidian
Post by: Knapper on September 22, 2013, 05:44:21 pm

Levi,
Welcome to the sickness :laugh: Great start and just keep it going. The more you do the more you'll learn.
Knapper

Title: Re: Some Arrowheads, Novaculite, Obsidian
Post by: Outbackbob48 on September 22, 2013, 08:20:01 pm

Griffon027, I think your doing great, an to improve just keep making them. Bob

Title: Re: Some Arrowheads, Novaculite, Obsidian
Post by: TRACY on September 22, 2013, 09:44:10 pm

Only a few months, you're doing great! Nice work, keep at it.


Tracy

Title: Re: Some Arrowheads, Novaculite, Obsidian
Post by: papoints on September 22, 2013, 09:45:48 pm

Those look great!

Title: Re: Some Arrowheads, Novaculite, Obsidian
Post by: cowboy on September 22, 2013, 10:50:08 pm

All you lack is finishing which like the rest of us will never happen. If those are some of your first your future in knapping is looking very bright :).

Title: Re: Some Arrowheads, Novaculite, Obsidian
Post by: mullet on September 23, 2013, 07:58:24 pm

Looking good!

Title: Re: Some Arrowheads, Novaculite, Obsidian
Post by: JonW on September 27, 2013, 12:35:30 am

Great start! You may or may not know but there is a monthly knap-in at Pineville the last Sunday of every month. If you make it there sometime look for James Howell. A great knapper and super all around dude. Tell him I sent you ;)

Title: Re: Some Arrowheads, Novaculite, Obsidian
Post by: JackCrafty on September 27, 2013, 01:26:36 am

Very nice!

Title: Re: Some Arrowheads, Novaculite, Obsidian
Post by: Griffin027 on September 27, 2013, 12:26:16 pm

Thanks for all the replies! I have trouble doing percussion, that novaculite was easily 4 times the size. I just reduced it to rubble and lucked out. I need to get some quality hammerstones though, I just scrounged around my apartment and found what I thought was likely candidates from the "flower Beds", but they break after heavy use.