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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: bowmo on July 08, 2017, 09:43:46 pm

Title: A man, a serious problem....and a bucket of bifaces (an ongoing chronicle)
Post by: bowmo on July 08, 2017, 09:43:46 pm

Getting back into Thebes and have been trying Pine Trees for the first time.

Title: Re: Some recent stuff
Post by: selfbow joe on July 08, 2017, 10:17:14 pm

Those are some nice looking points

Title: Re: Some recent stuff
Post by: flungonin on July 10, 2017, 02:21:57 am

Hell of a first time job. Looks great

Title: Re: A man, a serious problem....and a bucket of bifaces.
Post by: bowmo on July 10, 2017, 03:28:46 pm

Thanks guys!

Here's some work from yesterday...  :KN

Title: Re: A man, a serious problem....and a bucket of bifaces.
Post by: Parnell on July 10, 2017, 08:32:37 pm

Those do look very nice.    Do you keep the tip of your points a bit rounded on purpose?

Title: Re: A man, a serious problem....and a bucket of bifaces.
Post by: Zuma on July 10, 2017, 08:59:49 pm

Come on Bow we want Mo :o
Zuma

Title: Re: A man, a serious problem....and a bucket of bifaces.
Post by: bjrogg on July 10, 2017, 10:48:40 pm

I like your problem and your bucket full of biface's bowmo.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: A man, a serious problem....and a bucket of bifaces.
Post by: 1442 on July 11, 2017, 02:03:50 am

FREE KING AWE SOME ! ! !

Title: Re: A man, a serious problem....and a bucket of bifaces.
Post by: nclonghunter on July 11, 2017, 07:38:52 am

I really dont see a problem here..............

Title: Re: A man, a serious problem....and a bucket of bifaces.
Post by: bowmo on July 11, 2017, 10:46:56 am

Thanks guys!

It's not so much a bucket as it is...3 buckets....and a bunch of raw stone. So there will be more haha. :KN We'll see what I can come up with after work today. Humidity has been in the 80-90% range here lately.  :o

Parnell: The rounder tips kinda just happen when you bevel the edges hard. They can still be pointy but tend to not on most.


Here's two of my favorite artifact finds from here in Northern Illinois.

Title: Re: A man, a serious problem....and a bucket of bifaces.
Post by: Trapper Rob on July 11, 2017, 08:33:11 pm

Those are some beautiful points.

Title: Re: A man, a serious problem....and a bucket of bifaces.
Post by: bowmo on July 12, 2017, 11:04:48 am

Thanks Rob!

Here's some more pointy rocks...

Title: Re: A man, a serious problem....and a bucket of bifaces.
Post by: bowmo on July 12, 2017, 06:40:01 pm

One more for the day...

Title: Re: A man, a serious problem....and a bucket of bifaces (an ongoing chronicle)
Post by: bowmo on July 16, 2017, 12:21:37 pm

Thebey-jeebie

And I don't often make drills...but when I do, it's cause there was a stack in the middle...  ;D

Title: Re: A man, a serious problem....and a bucket of bifaces (an ongoing chronicle)
Post by: jeffhalfrack on July 16, 2017, 08:25:50 pm

I like (love) your problem! ,,,,I don't do Flntknapping ,,,but I love to see it !  wish I had the skills ,,,I would make another stone skinning knllife  lost the last one?? Good job !! Don't seek counseling you can work through this problem Lol!,, JeffW

Title: Re: A man, a serious problem....and a bucket of bifaces (an ongoing chronicle)
Post by: 1442 on July 17, 2017, 12:31:39 am

KILLERS!
Your flake scars look spectacular, right along with the edges and everything else.