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My first stone point
mullet:
For making meat there is nothing wrong with that point.I would bet more abo's used a point like that and didn't care what it looked like as long as the belly was full.And I found a few here in Fl that was made from a flake,knapped on one side only and looked like it would shoot around a corner.Maybe Chris Cade will post one I knapped at his place with Hillbilly and Tom B.I was purposely trieing to knap thin flakes.
cowboy:
that's a great start Kegan!! Reminds me of a few years ago - I'd sit in the hotel room and work out a dozen a night, ya learn a lot no matter what procedure ya follow. I did get a few blisters with the preassure flaker but nothing like what you go there, and now i''m havin second thought's on learning the hand drill :D.
Otoe Bow:
I think it's pretty cool. I've often wondered why the thin flakes that come off a huge chunk of rocks are discarded. I've seen a guy start off with a 50# rock and knock it down to a head 3 inches long. I kept thinking that each time he knocked a chunk off, he was going to use it for the point. He just kept throwing the flakes in a bucket and wailing on the original until it was his finished point. Kind of like chopping up a 6 inch diameter tree and making a single arrow. ??? I've never knapped (yet) so it's all magic to me. Looks like a neat way to spend a few hours at night or around a camp fire.
Cowboy: I take it you travel a lot. I do too, but most of mine involves flying. I wonder if you can put knapping tools in your Carry-on? :-\
Justin Snyder:
Like I said Kegan, not trying to deminish. It is a great point. I usually get flakes with huge amounts of curve in them that wouldn't even begin to work. Justin
Kegan:
Thanks guys. Out of every six flakes I might get one that is kinda straight and thin. I liike using the curvy ones for knives :).
Cowboy- don't take my hands as an example... i kinda over do fire >:D!
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