Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Muskyman on January 23, 2024, 06:11:36 pm

Title: First try at a knife
Post by: Muskyman on January 23, 2024, 06:11:36 pm

Started looking at the obsidian I had bought a while back. I hadn’t really even unpacked it. It came wrapped individually in paper inside the box. Found a pretty big piece and thought, what the heck.
Ended up with what I’m calling a knife blade. It ain’t great and has plenty that could be better but for my first try at one and the way other stuff has gone I figured it’s okay. It was quite a bit wider top to bottom but I had a big hump on one side and I finally got it off with indirect.
I wanted to keep trying to fix stuff on it but figured I’d probably just break it so I quit..
Might clean it up and try and fix stuff another day.

Title: Re: First try at a knife
Post by: Piddler on January 23, 2024, 07:39:13 pm

As I'm just delving into this rabbit hole. Looks good. Maybe I'll get there one day.

Title: Re: First try at a knife
Post by: bjrogg on January 23, 2024, 08:52:33 pm

Looks great Muskyman.

Another battle won.

Bjrogg

Title: Re: First try at a knife
Post by: mullet on January 24, 2024, 08:31:11 pm

It's getting there, Muskyman, looking good!

Title: Re: First try at a knife
Post by: Allyn T on January 24, 2024, 09:49:08 pm

You made your first knife way sooner than I did. Moving along quickly