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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: beartail on July 14, 2015, 08:39:00 am

Title: what type point would you label this design?
Post by: beartail on July 14, 2015, 08:39:00 am

what styl point is this. I made it from mahogany obsidian. thin and sharp.

 https://scontent-atl1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/s526x395/11755716_1045569602144850_6132245704792790231_n.jpg?oh=54f3ffffb9134b5b1aafd2ba4e2a7d71&oe=56588643

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Title: Re: what type point would you label this design?
Post by: caveman2533 on July 14, 2015, 09:27:00 am

Snyder-ish

Title: Re: what type point would you label this design?
Post by: Dalton Knapper on July 14, 2015, 02:19:24 pm

Yes some sort of Snyders-ish / Ohio Hopewell point

Title: Re: what type point would you label this design?
Post by: beartail on July 14, 2015, 03:37:50 pm

so you probably wouldn't find this type point made of this material? oh well,it would still do the job now,right?lol!

Title: Re: what type point would you label this design?
Post by: Chippintuff on July 15, 2015, 07:21:00 pm

That is pretty good knapping. The chief said you are hired.

WA

Title: Re: what type point would you label this design?
Post by: beartail on July 16, 2015, 06:52:15 pm

awesome! tell the chief I need about 4 thousand pounds of his best flint so I can get started! lol! thank you chippin!

Title: Re: what type point would you label this design?
Post by: JackCrafty on July 22, 2015, 06:22:39 pm

It resembles an early stage Carlsbad point that we have out west (they are usually found in a resharpened state and are relatively stubby in the later stages).  I'm sure there are one or two Great Basin points that are also similar to yours ... with the deep corner notches and broad blade (Elko and Eastgate types).  And the mahogany obsidian is also something you would find in the Great Basin.

Title: Re: what type point would you label this design?
Post by: Chippintuff on July 22, 2015, 06:43:45 pm

The chief said he is fresh out of flint, but he needs to unload a few wives.

WA