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question about knapping slabs

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mullet:
 You guy's are scaring me.

Hillbilly:
Well, I definitely DON"T want to see Eddie in a kilt, I already have to look at Nugget and Mechslasher running around in those things.;D The main deal with running long flakes on a slab is to take a couple passes of short flakes to build up convexity. The flakes will run a lot further on a convex surface than on a flat one. I like to make a pass or two down each side, then zig-zag the edges, and grind up some good stout platforms that are a just a bit below the center line, like Eddie said.

stickbender:

     Nugget, you need to rough up the edges, and they will flake.  You have to keep abrading the edges you want to flake.  When you flake all the platforms, and are ready to make another pass, abrade the edges, again, and make new platforms, and flake away.
You can flake a smooth edge, but you get better flakes, and it makes it so much easier, if the edges have been abraded.  I watch Claude VanOrder, and Eddie, and Bone pile, and others, and they abrade the hell out of the edges.  Eddie, if you go camping at any of these Knap-ins, I would highly suggest, you leave the Kilt at home, and don't bring up anything that might bring up the subject of a kilt.  I also suggest you wear long pants, and long handle under wear, and don't bother with deodorant, or bathe for awhile......oh and wear loafers, so you don't have to tie, and untie them.  If you get my drift...... ;) ;D

                                                        Wayne

mullet:
  What the heck's a "Loafer"?

stickbender:


     Apparently you weren't too concious during the sixties.  Don't you remember bass weegins?  And before those, Penny Loafers?
Also see pm. ;D ;D
                                                                                 Wayne

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