Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: jayman448 on March 30, 2016, 07:56:06 pm

Title: first one with an ishi stick
Post by: jayman448 on March 30, 2016, 07:56:06 pm

Just some glass but was pkeased with the way the long flajes began to come off with the ishi stick. Interested to see what i can do with rock now. Not the best point ever but ill tell ya shes sure sharp

Title: Re: first one with an ishi stick
Post by: Lobo69ss on March 30, 2016, 09:09:57 pm

  That looks pretty good for the 1st attempt.  Is that by any chance the bottom of an old Mason jar?  That apparent color of blue looks like some of my older jars... if they happen to get broken they get flaked before long...  They make good looking points.

Title: Re: first one with an ishi stick
Post by: jayman448 on March 30, 2016, 09:28:09 pm

haha no its the side of a bombsy saphire gin bottle. i went and started working some of my basalt with the ishi stick. lovin it. thinning stuff like no tomorrow

Title: Re: first one with an ishi stick
Post by: Trapper Rob on March 30, 2016, 09:35:31 pm

Pretty darn nice.

Title: Re: first one with an ishi stick
Post by: Tracker0721 on March 31, 2016, 01:03:41 am

How long did you make it? I keep considering making one but always forget when I'm out working on projects.

Title: Re: first one with an ishi stick
Post by: jayman448 on March 31, 2016, 03:12:09 am

i didnt know how long to make it so i just kinda hacked off a branch and made one it turned out 16 inches on the dot. seems to work fine for me. im using it under the knee tho not as a long presser

Title: Re: first one with an ishi stick
Post by: Parnell on March 31, 2016, 08:50:01 am

You are using a tree branch as an indirect percussion flaker?

Looks good to me, nice job.

Title: Re: first one with an ishi stick
Post by: Sasquatch on March 31, 2016, 11:19:21 am

Very nice for one of your first nothing wrong with glass.

Title: Re: first one with an ishi stick
Post by: bowmo on March 31, 2016, 01:01:03 pm

Right on man. Ishi sticks will change your knapping for the better for sure once you really get the hang of them.

Title: Re: first one with an ishi stick
Post by: nclonghunter on March 31, 2016, 01:54:43 pm

I LIKE IT....some nice flake scars

Title: Re: first one with an ishi stick
Post by: jayman448 on March 31, 2016, 11:50:16 pm

lol in essence yes i am. my ishi stick is a length of saskatoon cut off from a stave im drying with a copper rod pounded into the center

Title: Re: first one with an ishi stick
Post by: Parnell on April 01, 2016, 07:48:45 am

Oh, right on.  I was wondering if you were catching it with just the stick!  Ha...