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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Dalton Knapper on July 13, 2015, 06:14:53 pm

Title: I actually Fluted one....
Post by: Dalton Knapper on July 13, 2015, 06:14:53 pm: I have had some success with fluting points, but this is the best so far because I fluted it 1 1/4" on one side and 1" on the other. I just put the tip to a hard leather pad on my leg, set it at an angle and drive off the flute with direct percussion - twice! I am kinda stoked at the prospects of making more. I wanted to flute it with direct percussion since that's how I figure it was done back in the Clovis days. It's nothing special, but I learned something (Thanks to Marty Reuter). The poing is 2 3/8" novaculite.

(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss187/benhenry007/7.9.15%20Clovis_zpsnyazbuz2.jpg)
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Post by: RickB on July 13, 2015, 06:53:43 pm: Great job on that nice point.
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Post by: caveman2533 on July 13, 2015, 07:09:30 pm: looks really nice Ben.
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Post by: nclonghunter on July 13, 2015, 07:53:01 pm: I'm liking it...nicely done..
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Post by: Chippintuff on July 13, 2015, 09:29:03 pm: I agree with everybody else. That is a nice point, and even nicer knowing the flutes were done with direct percussion.

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Post by: beartail on July 14, 2015, 09:07:00 am: wow! iv been breaking rock a long time and cant do that! great job man. tell me how you did it.what did you learn that helped you?
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Post by: StevenT on July 14, 2015, 09:50:20 am: That is super nice. I have one point that I was able to flute on both sides with direct percussion. It's not the best prettiest point I have made, but to this day it is still one of my favorites. Unlike my point, your's looks fabulous and I bet it will be one of your favorites for a long time. Nice, nice, nice!
Title: Re: I actually Fluted one....
Post by: Dalton Knapper on July 14, 2015, 10:13:25 am: Beartail - Here's how I did it. This is from one of Marty Reuter's videos. This is part II, but you may also wish to look up part I. The fluting technique I used is the same as Marty's except that I didn't utilize leather to hold the point and I put the tip against a hard leather hand pad - I believe securing the tip against something eleminates a lot of the end shock and helps prevent breaking the point in two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpUGaCSvESY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpUGaCSvESY)