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jamie:
heres some more stuff. a basalt axe that was pecked and ground. a basalt axe that is just knapped and will tear through a 4" tree easily. a flake that was similar to the one i used for the basalt point in the previous pics.

Hillbilly:
Cool!. I have a partially finished grooved axe and celt that I've been working on here and there, mostly there lol. They're both Virginia metabasalt (greenstone).  That pecking and grinding is a helluva lot of tedious work, but nice tools when you get 'em done.
Those handaxes are surprisingly effective, too. This one is rhyolite, made by my friend Barry McCall, and we took down a small hickory with it pretty quickly and easily. I was impressed.


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Jbell:
Nice points Jamie! Wish I could do that! I guess I need to try again.

jamie:
steve i built the ground and pecked one just because. to be honest id rather just use the knapped one with no handle. i like that piece you have. was just talking to a compound fella about how devastating stone points are and how well the tools work. it impresses me no matter how many times i do it.

jbell just keep breakin rock and itll happen. if you can find somebody near ya that knaps it helps too. peace

DBernier:
Nice points Jamie. Sorry you could not come to NC this year. Maybe next.

Dick

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