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Offline Staver

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Pressure Flakers
« on: August 19, 2009, 09:25:01 pm »
I just finished making me some new pressure flakers after work tonight. ;D  I got some 3/4" nylon rod (thanks again Wolf Watcher), drilled em out, put in the set screws and that's all there was to it.  Cost me $14.84 for all 3 flakers 8).  Now I have a 5 1/2", 10", and a 18" Ishi stick.  All can be loaded from either end.  I just had a need to tell everyone :P  Joe H

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Offline sailordad

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Re: Pressure Flakers
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2009, 11:46:49 pm »
yup got me one just like that,also got one made of hickory
i like the hickory one better,the other one bends more than i like
but works nice for finish type flaking for me
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Offline Bone pile

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Re: Pressure Flakers
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2009, 07:54:05 am »
fine looking tools,just add rock
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Offline nugget

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Re: Pressure Flakers
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2009, 09:10:35 am »
Like em alot
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Re: Pressure Flakers
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2009, 12:41:35 pm »
Look like they'll work, but somehow, I think they missed the 'primitive' part.  Nice photos!
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Offline Staver

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Re: Pressure Flakers
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2009, 01:55:11 pm »
Thanks everyone.  I know they don't look like my deer tines, but I'd figure I'd give em a try making some Ishi points.  I was psyched that I didn't pay out the wazoo for em! 8)  Joe H
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Offline Wolf Watcher

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Re: Pressure Flakers
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2009, 09:42:29 pm »
 ::)  Sometimes I get a little confused about the "primitive" when it comes to knapping!!  Copper has been around for many centuries and I have noticed that very few bows come even close to being made with just ABO tools.  I started out primitive as that was all I had to work with, but over the years have used every tool and every means to save precious stones to make stone tools, arrowheads, knifes. etc.  So if that makes me a Primitive traitor, then I guess my evolution has gone backwards!  Pokie
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Offline madcrow

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Re: Pressure Flakers
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2009, 09:58:15 pm »
ABO or not, they look great to me.  I like some good copper.
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Offline Staver

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Re: Pressure Flakers
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2009, 11:50:28 pm »
Thanks Madcrow ;)  I'm lookin' forward to tryin' em out ;D  Joe
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Offline Jaeger

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Re: Pressure Flakers
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2009, 09:23:01 am »
looks just like what you would buy .
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