Knapp a long Clovis

[leapingbare]

I know some of you have been asking how to knapp a clovis point, so last night i tuck my GF's camera out my knapping pit and tuck pics. so here go's!
 The 1st 5pics are your basic reduction and thinning, (note, i used a more acute angle so to have a more defined cross section) also i tyred hard not to have any unevenness of steps or henge's.

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[leapingbare]

these Pics show how you set up your platfor for your fluting flack (AKA the nipple)
1st flack the back of the point at a sharp angle to raise your center line.
2nd presher flack your guide flacks.
3rd isolate your platform
4th abrade your platform, (note. i also abrade my ears)

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[leapingbare]

The next 3 pics show how to hold your point to give it support when removing the flut.
 i squeeze the point tightly on both sides and press it into my leg pad, i take a few practice swings with my billet and yell "make it or brake it" and wack it.

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[leapingbare]

i then use my presher flaker and bring my center line up to the other face, than i grind it and shoot my guide flacks (shown in the 1st pic)
2nd i isolate the nipple, and grind it just like the 1st one and support it the same.

after the 2nd flute i dress up the end of the point some with my presher flaker, than i abrade it , than i sharpen and straiten my edges with a presher flaker, and i abrade the end of the point by the flutes. and then your done.
 Hope this helps some of ya, good luck and happy flaking!

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[leapingbare]

Its not the best example of a nice Clovis point, my 2nd flute did not travail as far as my 1st one, i was chicken S#$t to hit it that hard, after taken all the pics. 

[uwe]

But I think to get into this "not the best example"- state you broke a lot of Clovis`.
Wish I would be in this state.

[bowmo]

nice chippin...

i need to find some nice flit or chert like that...i almost always fold the point when i go to make the second flute using the obsidian i have...

[Otoe Bow]

Aw, come on man, this is the internet.  If you'd broke it, two words, "super glue" and none of us would have known.    Wickedly nice point.  Thanks for sharing.

Mike

[D. Tiller]

Now lets see a Folsom!!!!

Good show Jesse. I like it!

[leapingbare]

D. i don't know how toy make a Folsom, i been told to shoot a long 1st flute than hit the 2nd flute hard enough to split the point than put i point on it, but I've never tyred it.

[DanaM]

Nice point Jesse and thanks for taking the time to do a build along. Little to advanced for me
but still interesting.

[cowboy]

Excellant knap along Jesse! Your quite the advanced knapper and put out some beautiful points. I haven't messed with clovis or folsom's much - may have to try my hand at it now .

[leapingbare]

Np Danna, i actually enjoyed it, if you or anyone else would like some pics on how to do a pacific point type, or any help notching or anything, i am more them willing to take pics and tell you what i know.
 I am not a expert by any means but if i can help i will.

[DanaM]

Thanks Jesse, I have a problem notching but I think its mostly because I don't get the point thin enough

Do you do any punch notching?

[Papa Matt]

Jesse, I could stand to see ya do one on notching, myself if ya felt like doing one.

~~Matt