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Offline JackCrafty

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How Did They Make These?
« on: January 07, 2011, 11:47:14 am »
Maybe some of you fintknapping virtuosos can tell me how these were made.  These are ancient arrowheads from Asia.  They have tips that are burinated.

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Re: How Did They Make These?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2011, 11:54:56 am »
not 100% sure but id say much like how the base is done on a dacator. just flake away from the tip in both directions.
 cool points and a cool idea!
thanks for posting.
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Re: How Did They Make These?
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2011, 12:11:09 pm »
Thanks Jesse.  It looks like pressure flaking to me.  But I've only done burins with percussion.

What's a dacator?
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Re: How Did They Make These?
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2011, 12:16:48 pm »
Those are cool.  Dont have a clue how you could do that.

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Re: How Did They Make These?
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2011, 01:39:14 pm »
very cool. thats tough to do . my buddy up here showed me some points he did with burinated tips. he uses static pressure to do it. the flaking tool stays still and the point  is pressed into the tool.
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Re: How Did They Make These?
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2011, 01:52:07 pm »
hmmm...
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Re: How Did They Make These?
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2011, 01:58:55 pm »
just spit juice all over the computer when i saw that pat!!!!!!!
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Re: How Did They Make These?
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2011, 04:04:54 pm »
philflitstone over on paeoplanet
recently made some points like that,just around thanksgiving i believe
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Re: How Did They Make These?
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2011, 05:09:11 pm »
Thanks Sailordad..  I'll have a look.

Sorry about that Jamie...  (not really) >:D  :D
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Re: How Did They Make These?
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2011, 05:03:13 pm »
Wow...now those are really cool looking. Talk about cut on contact  >:D
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Re: How Did They Make These?
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2011, 05:11:13 pm »
I think i might have to try this.
If i figer it out i'll probably start makeing my hunting points this way.
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Re: How Did They Make These?
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2011, 10:26:21 pm »
Decators are notthat hard I will post a  pic on the said to believed process! 

But upon closer inspection my guess and on the above points from the ancient european points I have saw were made from sharp flakes!  The would take core blades or flakes that were almost in the shape of an arrowhead then touch them up.  If I were going to leave my trade mark I might have done the same way leaving the front left side tip un touched leaving a straight razor edge in place.  Make sense? 
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Re: How Did They Make These?
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2011, 10:32:52 pm »
Oh would I like to get my mitts on a hatful of those arrowheads.  That, my good people, is what hunting heads look like!  Very sweet.

Can you post where in Asia these points originated and a timeframe?
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Re: How Did They Make These?
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2011, 02:44:14 am »
ahh grasshopper ancient chinese secret
when you can make tip like this you can leave the school
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i am gonna try this i think they just pressure flake from the point kinda like fluteing but from front to back on an angle
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Re: How Did They Make These?
« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2011, 11:05:07 am »
JW, these are part of a larger collection of arrowheads from Mongolia, China, and Kazakstan...  so I don't know exactly where they originated or if they are from the same area.  Out of a hundred or so, only about a dozen were like this.  The pictures of the collection were posted on another forum.

I don't know about the time frame.  Probably after the atlatl and before the bronze age in Asia.   >:D
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How to Cook It?  200° for 24hrs then 275° to 500° for 4hrs (depending on type), Cool for 12hr
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