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mitchman:
when using a billet at what angle should you strike the edge. oh and what exactly does abrading do and where do you place the abrasions on top , where your billet will hit, or right on the edge. or am i  just wrong all together

deerstand:
abraiding removes week stone or glass that would crush instead of transfering the blow, you abraid the ridge base you want to remove. i would suggest a video or even youtube. there are some pretty instructive videos on there under flintknapping

mitchman:
iv downloaded and watched like 20 videos on youtube. they are pretty good

thanks


mitch

Hillbilly:
If you watch most of the ones on youtube by Flintknappingtips (Marty Rueter, one of the best knappers alive), you will see him doing a lot of platform preparation and abrading. A picture is worth a thousand words, and a video is worth a hundred thousand.

D. Tiller:
You got theat right! I watched all of his videos but still dont know the difference between thinning flakes and blending flakes. Anyone know what they are?

David T

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