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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: JoJoDapyro on May 28, 2015, 10:11:40 pm

Title: some stone from Cowboy
Post by: JoJoDapyro on May 28, 2015, 10:11:40 pm

A while back Cowboy and I did a little stone trade. This is the first chunk I have had a chance to work with. It smells like caps.  >:D getting better every day.

Title: Re: some stone from Cowboy
Post by: cowboy on May 29, 2015, 06:59:33 am

Yep, plain ole tx chert. Keep bashin boppin and peckin Joe, you'll get there. Any others in your area?

Title: Re: some stone from Cowboy
Post by: JoJoDapyro on May 29, 2015, 09:25:51 am

Yeah, I need to get with them. I have a bad habbit of building shelf's.

Title: Re: some stone from Cowboy
Post by: cowboy on May 30, 2015, 07:17:00 am

Be sure to set your platforms at or below centerline, abrade well, experience will tell you at what angle to hold the piece and what angle to strike it, then just rare back and knock the crap out of it  ;D. Easier said than done I know. Accuracy while doing all that is of the utmost. Hit either side of platform and (snap!) aim too steep (snap or step!) get all wimpy with your swing(step stack!).
 Hit one of those knap ins up there, get with somebody. Then practice, practice, practice.

Title: Re: some stone from Cowboy
Post by: TRACY on June 03, 2015, 08:00:46 am

He's pretty generous :D

Tracy

Title: Re: some stone from Cowboy
Post by: JoJoDapyro on June 12, 2015, 09:27:18 pm

Raw Keokuk. The photo makes it look more brown. Tue vein is pink. This started as large as my hand. I felt destructive. Just about out of stone.

Title: Re: some stone from Cowboy
Post by: mullet on June 13, 2015, 07:54:47 pm

Good rock brings the Spirit and Learning Curve up. Well done, sir.

Title: Re: some stone from Cowboy
Post by: JoJoDapyro on June 20, 2015, 04:06:03 pm

Here are a few more. This was done all with my hammer stone.

Title: Re: some stone from Cowboy
Post by: JoJoDapyro on June 20, 2015, 04:07:24 pm

And more. It look a little convex in the photo. Its flat.

Title: Re: some stone from Cowboy
Post by: JoJoDapyro on June 20, 2015, 04:09:27 pm

And the last. This is raw Keokuk.
  Between finishing the wonderstone and making all 3 of these too about an hour. I need work on my pressure flaking.

Title: Re: some stone from Cowboy
Post by: JackCrafty on June 22, 2015, 07:31:26 pm

 8)