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JackCrafty:
I learned on abo stuff....but quickly shifted over to steel for my bopper and pressure flakers because the stone I was working was so tough (raw agate).  After that mess, I tried glass and that's mainly what I've knapped.  I used elk and deer antlers as well as sandstone hammerstones and abraders....but I used a steel nail pressure flaker when I did the notching.

I gave up on knapping some months ago because it was eating up too much of my time (and patience) but I think I'll start using copper and cooked rock now that my interest has come back.

Bone pile:
Using copper most of the time.I have started using rock to knock apart the bigger stuff,Now I know what size/weight to look for.Have a moose billet that I use on obsidian and the like.Knotch with a horseshoe nail,have a peice of welding rod ,I've been thinkin' about making into a notcher.Do any of you use welding rods?
Roger

flecha:
Not a metal tool in my tool kit, 30 years of knapping. Abo all the way.  I've used elk, but it isn't my FIRST choice.

Coo-wah-chobee:

--- Quote from: Bone pile on December 19, 2008, 09:22:26 am ---Using copper most of the time.I have started using rock to knock apart the bigger stuff,Now I know what size/weight to look for.Have a moose billet that I use on obsidian and the like.Knotch with a horseshoe nail,have a peice of welding rod ,I've been thinkin' about making into a notcher.Do any of you use welding rods?
Roger

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Brazing rods like 5/16 " me thinks....bob

mullet:
 Copper Boppers, Lightning rod punch, moose billet, and white tail for rock like Obsidean and heat treated stuff. Copper pressure flakers, horse shoe nails , broken , sharpened ice pick and assorted small dental tools. Alligator jaw bone pressure flaker, white tail tips and moose antler slivers along with sandstone hammerstone. !0" and 4" diamond saw and 60 grit diamond grinder and four more different grit diamond grinding wheels.

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