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PeteDavis

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Re: Possible Copper Pressure Flakers in the Archaic Era in Minnesota
« Reply #30 on: October 17, 2015, 12:09:57 pm »


That means no aluminum!

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Offline le0n

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Re: Possible Copper Pressure Flakers in the Archaic Era in Minnesota
« Reply #31 on: October 17, 2015, 12:53:02 pm »
Quote from: iowabow on October 15, 2015, 05:51:20 pm
Nmk instead of abo? Well heck what do you guys think ? That was easy.

Quote from: JackCrafty on October 17, 2015, 11:47:14 am
Non-metal knapping  (NMK) sounds good.  It's self explanitory.

yes and yes.
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Offline Zuma

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Re: Possible Copper Pressure Flakers in the Archaic Era in Minnesota
« Reply #32 on: October 17, 2015, 01:00:06 pm »
Quote from: JackCrafty on October 17, 2015, 11:47:14 am
Non-metal knapping  (NMK) sounds good.  It's self explanitory.
I may have instigated this name change and NMK is very accurate.
I just wish we could devise a tag that didn't require the (Non).
I guess because it has a sort of a negative notation.
Since I'm wimpy and lazy I look at current abo knappers as sort of masochistic.
Not in a negative way. They are mostly tough folks that can handle more pain
than the regular wooses like me. All you-all may think I am unkind but I would
go for something like Metaless Flint Stoner's Anonymous. LOL
But that is to long and so is MFSA
(just kidding) Maybe---  Copper Alternative Technologies.( CAT Knappers)
Bone and Stone would be (BS Knappers) lol
Zuma
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PeteDavis

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Re: Possible Copper Pressure Flakers in the Archaic Era in Minnesota
« Reply #33 on: October 17, 2015, 02:07:57 pm »

Nope.

SPFLB

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My humble submission.

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Offline caveman2533

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Re: Possible Copper Pressure Flakers in the Archaic Era in Minnesota
« Reply #34 on: October 17, 2015, 02:29:20 pm »
I dont see a need to change the name of anything. Everyone knows what the term ABO means. If you are not knapping ABO then every one know what that means. Mail like the BS knapper a idea tho that about encompasses it all. 
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Offline Hummingbird Point

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Re: Possible Copper Pressure Flakers in the Archaic Era in Minnesota
« Reply #35 on: October 17, 2015, 03:25:22 pm »
I agree, no need to split hairs and change names.  I have no doubt some copper was used, and who would be surprised if the occassional lump of copper, iron or lead wasn't used as a hammer stone.  I would be willing to bet that when the Vikings abandoned their Canadian settlements some of the nails and other bits of metal left behind got made into knapping tools.

What it really comes down to is this:  We need to get together a trip to the U.P., but instead of a "rock run", it will be a "copper run".  If we scrounge up our own copper and beat it into pressure flakers with stone hammers, that will be non-controversial metal abo tools.

I'm already doing the math in my head.  One "Certified Abo" copper pressure flaker for 3 good spalls of Flintridge... :)

Keith
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