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One of my Latest Points
Coo-wah-chobee:
Hmm , I thought "percussion nappin'" was when ya sleepin' and somebody fires a gun near ya ! :o ;D ;D ;D..........bob
deerhunter97370:
Thanks Cowboy, that did answer my question.
wvfknapper:
Thanks everyone for the kind words........I started knapping in 2000 and recently took a 2 year break after going through a divorce,,, but I have resettled my life and back to my passion.........Cowboy, to get a decent flute the point needs to have a good cross section like this () and get that nipple out a little from the Base and abrade it good,, also the holding technique needs to have plenty of support to keep the flute going and not break the point, I hold my pieces on the side of my leg, my thunb and first finger are on either side of the base, the next two fingers are on top of the point and my pinky finger is on the under side of the point so as the point has full contact with my hand then just catch the end of that nipple and hope for the Best :)
Robert
cowboy:
That works Bob ;D. More like rude awakening, try it with a 105 howitzer - youch :o ;D!!
Thanks Robert: I'm going to keep working on them babies till I can turn out something descent. Look forward to more of your work.
MattE:
Cowboy, I too broke a few nice heads trying to flute them. I finally got disgusted and started fluteing the preform then knapping the head.I know it isn't the orthodox way but it sure saved me a bunch of time. :)
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