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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: 1442 on March 22, 2016, 01:40:41 am

Title: georgetown hook with process pics
Post by: 1442 on March 22, 2016, 01:40:41 am

made this little dude tonight and took a few pics along the way.

Broke the first preform and had to start a new one
 

Title: Re: georgetown hook with process pics
Post by: 1442 on March 22, 2016, 01:44:26 am

here's some pics taken of each pass to hollow out the bend, after I refined the outside shape some

Title: Re: georgetown hook with process pics
Post by: 1442 on March 22, 2016, 01:48:55 am

couple more
The last two is where the inside bend kinda stalled out, so I finished it up by working the outside to match shown in next reply

Title: Re: georgetown hook with process pics
Post by: 1442 on March 22, 2016, 01:51:44 am

Worked the outside to shape, made some notches and tied it with some yucca fibers.

Title: Re: georgetown hook with process pics
Post by: le0n on March 22, 2016, 02:30:28 am

That's freaking cool.

Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: georgetown hook with process pics
Post by: bowmo on March 22, 2016, 11:58:57 am

Very cool. Looks perfect for the river fish around here at the end.

Title: Re: georgetown hook with process pics
Post by: Sasquatch on March 22, 2016, 12:21:57 pm

heck yeah!  that is a good post. and hook

Title: Re: georgetown hook with process pics
Post by: 1442 on March 22, 2016, 12:52:11 pm

Thanks,
 
Can't wait to fish it. :)

Title: Re: georgetown hook with process pics
Post by: crooketarrow on March 22, 2016, 09:27:53 pm

  SWEETTTTTTTTTTTTT

Title: Re: georgetown hook with process pics
Post by: GlisGlis on March 23, 2016, 04:32:02 am

Been foolowing all your posts and you're making beatiful hooks indeed
I only suggest you to work a little on the line knots as they dont looks so solid and it would be a shame to loose such a beauty.
Really looking forward to see you fishing with it!

Title: Re: georgetown hook with process pics
Post by: Parnell on March 23, 2016, 08:09:17 am

You've got me hooked.  I'll have to give that a try.

Title: Re: georgetown hook with process pics
Post by: Zuma on March 23, 2016, 11:23:06 am

Just in time for the spring fishin season.
Nice hook.
Zuma

Title: Re: georgetown hook with process pics
Post by: 1442 on March 23, 2016, 04:06:07 pm

I think anybody who knaps oughta make at least one fish hook.
Hooks are actually easier to make than points because they require very little force to detach short flakes that don't have to travel far or remove much material once a suitable preform is established.
The hardest part for me was to learn to support them well enough.
I use a slightly convex surface flaking pad with a narrow notch and place my finger tip directly behind the platform and do not have support issues anymore.
Most breaks for me are due to sloppy flaking that requires more force to detach the flake in that spot after I flip it over to work the other side. Small evenly spaced flakes create perfect platforms for flipping and working the other side. If done smoothly, without ever slipping and dulling a edge or driving an overshot flake, it's amazing how nice and easy it is to work your way into the bend area and come out with a hook shape.


GlisGlis, Thanks for the concerned thoughts. The yucca was really just tied on as a handle for now.
I have a bad habit of dropping hooks without some string or something to help hold them.
When fishing I've always tied down on the shank a ways then wrap the line to the shank real tight with some type of fine fibers, and wrap the string enough to prevent any abrasion from the end of the hook shank.