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Offline DesertDisciple

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SE Idaho Knapping groups?
« on: August 16, 2016, 09:39:44 am »
I've wanted to get involved in knapping for a while. Absolute zero experience and would like to get involved with a group to pick up some advice on getting started. Willing to make my own tools and do my own groundwork, just looking for some guys (or gals) to learn from.  If there's anyone in SE Idaho or Salt Lake area I'd love to get together and break stuff with ya.

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Re: SE Idaho Knapping groups?
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2016, 09:41:52 am »
Just corrected post. I live in Pocatello. Haha
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Re: SE Idaho Knapping groups?
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2016, 12:51:42 pm »
Next time I'm working in Pocatello I'll give you a shout out. I was out there last year.
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Re: SE Idaho Knapping groups?
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2016, 02:00:49 pm »
I am in Salt lake, well, i'm just south of it. Look into groups in the Logan, or Ogden area. There was a good group here and it has all but fizzled out and died. Bo Earls lives in Utah county. He is pretty good and used to run the Utah county group until he moved.
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Re: SE Idaho Knapping groups?
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2016, 05:00:35 pm »
I live just south of Jojo and have been trying to teach myself too.  My advice is to find a glass bottle recycle bin and practice on the bottoms of those bottles.  It is like learning to golf.  You hit a hundred worm burners, and then have one hit that sails perfect down the fairway.  Then you see why people keep trying.  With knapping, you make a lot of debris and some really ugly points, but then one flake will run like it is supposed to, and then you will have one whole point that doesn't totally suck, and so forth.  Maybe you, me and Joe can get together sometime and all look horrible together.

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Re: SE Idaho Knapping groups?
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2016, 05:03:47 pm »
Park City area.  35 years experience.
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Re: SE Idaho Knapping groups?
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2016, 05:13:05 pm »
Park City area.  35 years experience.

Well where have you been? Half eye also has a friend in Weber county that is an excellent knapper.
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Re: SE Idaho Knapping groups?
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2016, 09:51:32 pm »
Mullet, what do you do for work?

Jojo and Jeff let's make it happen! Maybe when at least one of us gets good we can start a group. Haha.  I'd be glad to make a trip down sometime. The furthest down that way I've been is Hyde Park to drop off the moving truck.

Glad some of you guys are nearby.
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Re: SE Idaho Knapping groups?
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2016, 10:20:45 pm »
I'm about 150 miles east of Salt Lake.  I usually head to Pocatello once a year for the Fort Hall Festivals which was just last weekend.
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Re: SE Idaho Knapping groups?
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2016, 11:24:41 pm »
Redhand, I was there briefly last weekend unlocking a truck. If you happened to see a white locksmith van circling the area looking lost, that was me. Haha. Sorry I missed you!
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Re: SE Idaho Knapping groups?
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2016, 07:33:17 am »
DD, I'm usually at one of the Chemical/Fertilizer plants working on a Drill Rig.
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Re: SE Idaho Knapping groups?
« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2016, 08:26:29 am »
I am about 30 minutes out from Lewiston , Idaho   don't know if you ever get up this way   Tarps been out all summer  '  Frank
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Re: SE Idaho Knapping groups?
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2016, 10:44:07 am »
Hahaha I will have to call a locksmith next time I am in the area. Lol
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Re: SE Idaho Knapping groups?
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2016, 10:19:39 pm »
Redhand, Give me a holler!

Mullet, let me know next time you're in town, I'll treat ya to a drink and a story or two.
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Re: SE Idaho Knapping groups?
« Reply #14 on: August 20, 2016, 02:16:22 pm »
Mullet, what do you do for work?

Jojo and Jeff let's make it happen! Maybe when at least one of us gets good we can start a group. Haha.  I'd be glad to make a trip down sometime. The furthest down that way I've been is Hyde Park to drop off the moving truck.

Glad some of you guys are nearby.
I think that would be great.  Don't think we need to wait to be good --especially if we can get Fletcha to come.  All we need is a time and a place.  Then we bring some bows and some arrows and some rocks and have at it.