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recurve shooter:
hi guys. i was sitting there yesterday looking at the pile of little flakes between my feet and had an idea, and even think i remember seeing a pic of one like this somewhere before.

anyway, we all know how sharp those little flakes are, especially if you have obsidian. i thought it would do alot of dammage to embed some of those little razor blades into a hardwood or maby bone foreshaft. it wouldnt be legle for deer but it would do a number on a skwirl or rabbit. has anyone ever done it? pics?

Hillbilly:
There was a whole culture in Neolithic Europe who used microblade points like you describe, and they have been used elsewhere around most of the world at some point or another. James Parker (Robustus) used to make (and probably still does) antler points with imbedded obsidian blades that were very effective.

recurve shooter:
cool, thanks. guess i'll shoot him a pm. thanks for the quick replie by the way. ;D

The Gopher:
there was an article in one of the backissues of PA that was all about primitive microblades.

Volume 5, Issue 4

Tsalagi:
The Ancient Egyptians used such points on some arrows. They were called "transverse points" by archaeologists.

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