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Chippintuff:
At first I hated to work slabs because it was so much harder to do than percussion. Eventually I started using slabs and mostly pressure flake them. Now slabs make up the majority of my knapping. I have wrangled with those square edges till I have developed an approach that works well for me. Cost of the rock was my main reason for starting doing slabs. I eventually bought an old rock saw, and it works very well.

WA

mullet:
I cut and use them.

RickB:
I'll work a few months on slabs until I tire of them and then switch back to spalls of various types of rocks. Rick B

Wolf Watcher:
When a fellow gets older and the hand strength is not there then an ishi stick and slabs still lets me make blades and hunting points.  Also when you get some rare jasper you don't want it in a pile at your feet.  Joe

Zuma:

--- Quote from: Wolf Watcher on June 24, 2015, 05:21:02 pm ---  Also when you get some rare jasper you don't want it in a pile at your feet.  Joe

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LOL I'm to cheap to buy diamonds. And that's only one foot.

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