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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Chippintuff on March 15, 2015, 04:54:03 pm

Title: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: Chippintuff on March 15, 2015, 04:54:03 pm

Since we had the knapping at my house on Feb. 21 I have been busy sawing and cooking and I have done a little knapping. Several that I made did not turn out as well as I would like, so I'm not showing them. These are the ones for show. They are pretty good. Most were made from slabs. Now that I have done a good bit of slab work, it is obvious to me that slabs do conserve a lot of rock, but the knapping is tougher, and it takes longer. I know the flaking is wrong for most if not all these, but it is what I can do now. Maybe I will some day be  good enough to do serious replications.

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: Chippintuff on March 15, 2015, 04:57:39 pm

And a few more.

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: Parnell on March 15, 2015, 06:53:16 pm

Beautiful points.  Really like the first one. 

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: Hopewell point on March 15, 2015, 07:46:40 pm

Very nice work!!! 👏👏👏

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: soy on March 15, 2015, 08:33:05 pm

Very nice!!! Is the brown multi tone costal plains?

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: Chippintuff on March 15, 2015, 10:56:35 pm

I don't know the type of the first one. That flake was given to me by another knapper. The one further down with greys, browns etc. is picture jasper. I have not had good luck with what I have of that stuff in the past, but I cooked that one to 430 F, and it flaked nicely. Percussion was doing a lot cleaner job with it than pressure flaking. For some reason, pressure flakes tended to crumble or terminate in a step. Percussion feathered out nicely.

WA

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: Outbackbob48 on March 16, 2015, 09:02:32 am

Nice work, your flaking looks great. Bob

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: Stringman on March 16, 2015, 10:09:40 am

Nice assortment of materials and point styles. They look great! 

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: Tower on March 16, 2015, 10:31:13 am

Sweet Points.  Love the flake scars. 

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: cowboy on March 16, 2015, 10:51:39 am

Beautiful work!

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: crooketarrow on March 16, 2015, 08:43:02 pm

   SWEETTTTTTTTT

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: Trapper Rob on March 16, 2015, 10:48:31 pm

Nice looking points.

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: JackCrafty on March 16, 2015, 11:11:50 pm

Man!  Those are super nice.

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: TRACY on March 17, 2015, 06:58:35 am

Nice flaking!


Tracy

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: vinemaplebows on March 17, 2015, 12:49:57 pm

Very,very nice! :)

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: Jodocus on March 17, 2015, 02:01:48 pm

Very, very pretty.

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: piper on March 19, 2015, 04:00:28 am

Looking very nice...

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: Majuba Tom on March 21, 2015, 03:03:22 pm

Very Nice :)

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: Sasquatch on March 22, 2015, 12:28:19 pm

Great work. I like the materials used.  Great flake scars.

Title: Re: Most Recent Knapping
Post by: Chippintuff on March 22, 2015, 03:12:07 pm

Thanks everybody for the compliments.

WA