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Zuma:
I will have to search to find it but somewhere there is a study of Folsom point manufacturing techniques that is very telling.
It basically goes on to say-- they struck from all corners. Tip to base with the intent to wind up super thin, no matter if it was going to be a loss. Grab another hunk and begin again till the intended results are achieved. Actually building your point around the flutes. Don't work all that well for Clovis because of the length and lop.
I have tried it. It works well on the little Folsoms.
Zuma

caveman2533:

--- Quote from: Ahnlaashock on February 04, 2014, 11:15:15 am ---  Heavy pocketed edge flakes as guides?   

--- End quote ---


Correctly quoted:  Channel flakes tend to be guided by the hollow-ground effect.   

 If you look closely at the preform Bob is referring to you will see that most of the pressure flaking along the edge does not run over the top of the preform. This creates a hollow ground effect along the entire edge from tip to base which creates a very distinct ridge down the middle. Hence the guiding of the flute channel.

Also you referred to the divot at the end of one of his points. That is an effect of the flake diving right at the end of the flute Not something he added in there later. There are Folsom point preforms that are found with a heavy bulbous end left on them, on purpose to force the flute to dive thru the point at the termination of the flute. This will create a knife edge on the tip of the point.

Ahnlaashock:
I had read his mention of a later problem removing the step, to mean he caused it later.  You are correct. 
I can do that in the raw, but I have never managed to get one to actually run off the end yet. 
I need to take a trip and gather some more hammerstones.  I have most of my good ones squared off badly, so I can't hit a nipple type set up right with them anyway.   At least not the way I would need to for this experiment.  I don't have a large antler billet yet.   I would have to use the brass billet, or try indirect with antler. 
We have white stuff again, and it is not supposed to reach freezing till sometime next week.  I am going to work pressure stuff until I can get outside again.  We can get back into this when I can actually do hammerstone work again.   
I am working on opal a lot right now since I am trapped inside, and on the Spikes I mentioned before.  I managed to get the last one beveled from the base almost half way for hafting this time without fluting.  If I can repeat that, I may stop trying altogether for right now. 

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