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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Zuma on May 01, 2018, 05:38:38 pm

Title: A Couple Knives
Post by: Zuma on May 01, 2018, 05:38:38 pm

I posted the larger knife in Prim Skills minus the turquoise.
The smaller one I made today, Hafted with fish skin and
wrapped with hemp. )F( (R :KN :KN
both treated Mexican Green obsidian.

Title: Re: A Couple Knives
Post by: mullet on May 01, 2018, 05:44:28 pm

Those look good, Don.

Title: Re: A Couple Knives
Post by: Parnell on May 01, 2018, 08:03:26 pm

Nice work!

Title: Re: A Couple Knives
Post by: bjrogg on May 01, 2018, 08:25:50 pm

Looking good Zuma
Bjrogg

Title: Re: A Couple Knives
Post by: Hawkdancer on May 01, 2018, 10:45:16 pm

Real nice!  Th at Mexican green is real purty!
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: A Couple Knives
Post by: paulc on May 02, 2018, 07:12:03 am

What's treated obsidian?  Surely not heat treated...?  P

Title: Re: A Couple Knives
Post by: JEB on May 02, 2018, 07:26:49 am

Very nice work Don.

Title: Re: A Couple Knives
Post by: bowmo on May 02, 2018, 07:58:06 pm

Nice! Like the extra touches on the handles.

Title: Re: A Couple Knives
Post by: Zuma on May 03, 2018, 02:48:16 pm

thanks guys,
Yep to  it's treated to 500 deg.
I made a sheath too.

Title: Re: A Couple Knives
Post by: Ryan Jacob on May 03, 2018, 09:32:53 pm

Zuma
Wait, you could heat treat obsidian? I asked about dacite before but people told me that it wouldn’t do anything. I’d love to learn more.

Title: Re: A Couple Knives
Post by: Zuma on May 03, 2018, 09:57:18 pm

Mexican Green  is somewhat rare .  The 80 lb. spall I got was totally dehydrated.
It would splinter into a million needles just abrading the edge. I have had
some dried out dacite. A little heat helps. Most lava has seen 3,000 degrees
so how can 500 hurt?
Zuma

Title: Re: A Couple Knives
Post by: Ryan Jacob on May 04, 2018, 11:09:42 pm

So it helped make it less brittle? Ooooh, now I wonder if soaking flakes before knapping would make it more durable

Title: Re: A Couple Knives
Post by: Zuma on May 05, 2018, 09:32:31 am

The theory behind soaking or licking flakes before
detachment is to fill in any tiny voids so the flake
force is uninterrupted. ??? Soaking is good. Some bury material.
 ???
Zuma

Title: Re: A Couple Knives
Post by: Trapper Rob on May 05, 2018, 07:41:03 pm

Nice work Don.