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Tower:
Ok lesson #1 slow down & follow  your gut.
At the Classic,John (Iowabow) gave me a beautiful piece of stone .
I began bifacing  & thining it at the classic, but stopped due to a couple bad hinges.  I've had two months to look at the problems & figure out how to attack it.   
Every strike was working perfectly . I began punch notching & it was great also.  All I had left to do was clean the inside edges & even up the notches. I couldn't find my tool I use to do this so I was using a pressure flaker. I kept telling myself to slow down & wait , not NOO, I didn't listen.  Damn!
Always listen to your still small voice inside.

My intention wS to finish the point & send it back to John.
This break hurt!  So I super glued it!!
 

bubby:
That's a low down dirty shame, still a beauty of a point but when you know ya glued it it just ain't the same

Ghost Knapper:
Thats down right beautiful. Even if it is broken and glued back together it is still an amazing piece. That would be a proud addition to anyones keeper case.

-joel

Outbackbob48:
Ohhh, , that hurts. Still a very nice point for someones case.  Bob

AncientTech:
Every time I yell, my wife comes out behind the house, with a big grin on her face.  Then, she asks, "What happened?"

I have a theory about this.  I think that there is a part of the brain that works when a person is flintknapping, which we are not always conscious of. 

To give an analogy, when a person eats food he actually creates, controls, and applies, pressure.  He does it over and over, via mastication.  If a person has a small lemon drop, or piece of hard candy in his mouth, he will unconsciously turn it, and crack off chips, via pressure.  We do not really think about it unless we inadvertently do something like bite down on a metal fork.  Otherwise, while not making a mistake, the brain seems to work almost unconsciously.

In flintknapping, I have always felt that some part of my brain was guiding me, apart from language, and conscious thought.  And, frequently, if I overthink what I am doing, my hands fumble.  Sometimes, I try to make myself stop thinking, so as to not ruin the flintknapping process.  But, in order for this to work, a person has to practice ALOT, until the processes become second nature. 

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