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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: seminolewind on December 25, 2013, 05:12:06 am

Title: Largest spall I have ever worked...
Post by: seminolewind on December 25, 2013, 05:12:06 am
Trapper Rob sent me this big 4.5lb spall of Keokuk, this is the biggest piece I have ever knapped. My brother has been asking for quite some time for a gnarly spear point to haft and stick a hog with, hope he likes this. Here it is, all direct percussion and pressure.

Hope y'all have a MERRY X-MAS !!!
Title: Re: Largest spall I have ever worked...
Post by: seminolewind on December 25, 2013, 05:14:52 am
final product just at 7"
Title: Re: Largest spall I have ever worked...
Post by: Trapper Rob on December 25, 2013, 06:30:51 am
You did that piece justice Elijah that was the biggest spall I ever bought it's been laying in the barn for about 5 or 6 years. Awesome point bud.

Merry Christmas.
Title: Re: Largest spall I have ever worked...
Post by: seminolewind on December 25, 2013, 07:36:11 am
Thanks man I really appreciate it!
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Post by: iowabow on December 25, 2013, 08:01:21 am
Great job on that one!
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Post by: cowboy on December 25, 2013, 10:33:01 am
That turned out nice as usual man! Nother goodun :).
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Post by: gstoneberg on December 25, 2013, 11:08:45 am
Wow, very impressive! Nice work.

George
Title: Re: Largest spall I have ever worked...
Post by: mullet on December 25, 2013, 12:18:39 pm
Dang, Buddy, that is nice! Post a picture when your brother sticks one. I'm going after hogs in Ga. this weekend.
Title: Re: Largest spall I have ever worked...
Post by: seminolewind on December 25, 2013, 01:07:54 pm
Dang, Buddy, that is nice! Post a picture when your brother sticks one. I'm going after hogs in Ga. this weekend.

Nice man hope you get some, I have a hunt set up for when I get home can't wait !
Title: Re: Largest spall I have ever worked...
Post by: seminolewind on December 25, 2013, 01:08:54 pm
Thanks everyone hope you had a good Christmas !!!
Title: Re: Largest spall I have ever worked...
Post by: YosemiteBen on December 25, 2013, 01:44:10 pm
Very nice work. can you get any points from the pieces you took off of that?
Title: Re: Largest spall I have ever worked...
Post by: seminolewind on December 25, 2013, 02:10:49 pm
Yes there were about 4 flakes that will make small 50-55 grain points but that's about it
Title: Re: Largest spall I have ever worked...
Post by: AncientArcher76 on December 26, 2013, 02:42:43 am
Nice and clean point!  Send some pictures of it hafted as a finished spear!  Some day I will make it to a wild hog hunt!  For awhile they had a problem with wild Russian boar that escaped from a game farm that multiplied and was uprooting hundreds of acres and gave out permits to wipe them out...I might have to drive a few hours south!  Again nice work and good luck to your brother!

Russ
Title: Re: Largest spall I have ever worked...
Post by: Bone pile on December 26, 2013, 08:36:21 am
Good lookin' point,that should put a hurtin' on an old piney rutter.
Title: Re: Largest spall I have ever worked...
Post by: seminolewind on December 26, 2013, 10:09:40 am
Good lookin' point,that should put a hurtin' on an old piney rutter.

Hey Rog not sure if you know it but you taught me the most important thing about direct percussion in my flintknapping career. Flakes only travel over convexity. Since then i work my spalls into a lenticular form first, and have way less hinges and stack. Thanks man !