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le0n:
ok, guys.

i'm finally done with the 'projects' that come with moving into a new house.

the weather is a little more forgiving now too.

i got this box of heat-treated keokuk "flakes" yesterday afternoon and couldn't wait to try some of it.



i can't find my copper bopper yet (misplaced in the move) so i went at the piece with a hammer stone. it wasn't pretty but i got the big bulb down where i could start seeing a preform. i almost started a new piece because i was left with a rather thick preform without much room to thin, but i decided to see what i could make of it.

this was as thin as i could get it.






it may not look like it, but it took me over an hour to get to that, but i didn't want to give up on the first rock that came out of the box ;)

Chippintuff:
Leon, I can't see the photos in that last post. Try editing the post and reinserting them.

WA

le0n:
^^ oops. i missed a step in google+

thanks, kind Sir.

le0n:
had some free time this afternoon to work on some more flakes. my daughter was picking them out and seeing what i could do with them.


i was dealt a really wavy flake. so i attempted to make a leaf.

while thinning a ridge, i revealed this in the process:

i'll light it up and take a macro shot later on to see what the inside of that pocket looks like.

i'm really beginning to like the feel of this stuff.

Tracker0721:
Awesome leaf! Cool idea

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