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tips for a noob please
Parnell:
--- Quote from: jackcrafty on February 26, 2015, 12:24:26 pm ---Flintknapping is a sport. Welcome to the team. We'll show you the game but you've got to practice to get good. ;D
And by practice I mean LOTS of practice.
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That's funny Patrick.
My 2 cents - Platform preparation is key. Pressure flaking...think of pressing parallel with the blade first (In), then down to pop it off. Push instead of pry.
For percussion, how you hold the blade in your hand is about as important as exactly where you hit it the platform and at what angle. Picture your holding point (pressure point for where you hold it) being opposite the blade from where you'll strike and hold on loosely under your point of impact.
Order the Whittaker Flintknapping book and study it...
crooketarrow:
Jay there's only one thing I can say and that is keep going keep those little chips flying. Everyone on here has went through the same thing.
No one knowing what there doing starting out. I've been knapping 25 or so years. I still have big trouble thining.
Before long those little flakes will get bigger,and bigger. Before long you'll be over running those flakes.
le0n:
--- Quote from: jayman448 on February 23, 2015, 08:14:21 pm ---im going through glass like a mad man and all i seem to be doing is getting crappy little flakes...
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show us the glass and the tool you're working with. also, show us an edge that you've worked.
from what i've found in my experience (which is minimal), is that some glass knaps differently than others. and when you get to working bottle bottoms, the concave/convex surfaces add another dimension of complexity.
keep at it though, because your technique will come with a little perseverance.
--- Quote from: crooketarrow on March 02, 2015, 11:59:06 am ---...
Before long those little flakes will get bigger,and bigger. Before long you'll be over running those flakes.
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i can't stand it when that happens. i've lost a few points that way.
Jodocus:
I'm by no means a more than intermediate level knapper, but one thing that hasn't been said: Knapping is very susceptible to negative emotions. Don't try to learn it in one go. When you get frustrated (and I believe to hear a hint of frustration in your post ;) ) put it away for a while (weeks, not hours). There will be an noticeable step up when you get back to it.
jayman448:
--- Quote from: Jodocus on March 03, 2015, 09:03:29 am ---I'm by no means a more than intermediate level knapper, but one thing that hasn't been said: Knapping is very susceptible to negative emotions. Don't try to learn it in one go. When you get frustrated (and I believe to hear a hint of frustration in your post ;) ) put it away for a while (weeks, not hours). There will be an noticeable step up when you get back to it.
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didnt realize you could sense that through the screen XD haha might be a good idea to rest a while... after this last one.. haha
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