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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: bowmo on September 25, 2013, 04:02:20 pm

Title: Some from rock I picked up at Skunk River
Post by: bowmo on September 25, 2013, 04:02:20 pm

Musings in Pedernales, Rootbeer, Fort Payne, and Georgetown that picked up from Curts Cherts at the Skunk River knap in. Some ABO some not.

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/IMG_39391.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/IMG_39411.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/IMG_39621.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/IMG_39551.jpg)

Title: Re: Some from rock I picked up at Skunk River
Post by: iowabow on September 25, 2013, 07:25:06 pm

Wow and he had some noce stone there. Was his last name smith? I could not remember...nice guy and a really good knapper.

Title: Re: Some from rock I picked up at Skunk River
Post by: Trapper Rob on September 25, 2013, 07:45:16 pm

Awesome points.

Title: Re: Some from rock I picked up at Skunk River
Post by: Outbackbob48 on September 25, 2013, 08:08:23 pm

Curtis , has some good rock an you sure did them justice, they all look nice an thin.

Title: Re: Some from rock I picked up at Skunk River
Post by: YosemiteBen on September 25, 2013, 08:42:31 pm

very nice pieces and some fancy photography to boot!

Title: Re: Some from rock I picked up at Skunk River
Post by: papoints on September 25, 2013, 09:20:45 pm

Nice points and nice camera work!

Title: Re: Some from rock I picked up at Skunk River
Post by: cowboy on September 26, 2013, 09:20:30 am

That's quite a variety. That purplish dove looks just like some Bandera stuff I picked up years ago. If it was Curtis Smith he is a knapper extraordinar! And I know where his rock stash is ::).

Title: Re: Some from rock I picked up at Skunk River
Post by: iowabow on September 26, 2013, 10:58:41 am

Hehe paul lets go!

Title: Re: Some from rock I picked up at Skunk River
Post by: iowabow on September 26, 2013, 11:00:13 am

Hey Paul he is the guy that was helping me with my ABO pressure flaking

Title: Re: Some from rock I picked up at Skunk River
Post by: bowmo on September 26, 2013, 02:55:02 pm

Thanks guys.

Yea it was Smith. And yea his knapping skills are pretty much second to none. Super nice guy too.

Title: Re: Some from rock I picked up at Skunk River
Post by: cowboy on September 29, 2013, 12:55:14 am

I got with him at his knap-in at Weatherford several years back and made him show me. I never seen anybody isolate such a small platform then rare back and "smack!" such a large thin flake off! I shoulda paid more attention.

Title: Re: Some from rock I picked up at Skunk River
Post by: bowmo on September 29, 2013, 12:59:05 am

Yea his short bopper hold and straight in palm punch-like swing are really interesting to watch. He really has it dialed down.