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Photos: Logical Reason for employing controlled overshot, in opposite edge thin

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JW_Halverson:
Ok, so it is clear that you are simply refusing to reveal the HOW TO.  Pure and simply REFUSING, despite the numerous times people have freely given you the soapbox.   

So.  Why are you still coming here to post?  Can you answer that for yourself?

turbo:
Let me just say this (yes, I'm still here…lol); @Ben- while I do appreciate your pictures (and they're well taken) you're consistently avoiding the 'how to' part and that's what frustrates us. Like I said before and as Steve said of your mentor; most knappers are generous w/ the 'how to' part and that spurs more experimentation, healthy discussion, etc.

There are already so few people into abo reproduction so why alienate more? The more people in the game the closer we can possibly get to the 'how to' of the ancients. Of course I have a feeling we'll be chasing them indefinitely but that's the fun part of the journey.

I want to see your technique and give it a spin. I have an idea on how you're doing it but would like to have you show us. Will you please consider that?! 

wizardgoat:
I lurk in the flint knapping section to learn. It's a pretty tough craft to figure out, and I greatly appreciate the guys who willingly share their knowledge.
I don't learn anything from your posts, and I echo everyone's frustrations.
Why are you so intent on protecting your knowledge?
Your beginning to alienate yourself from a very generous and friendly site.
I'll share my bow making knowledge will anyone willing and anxious to learn, if I didn't, what kind of guy would that make me?

son of massey:
To be fair, the overshot technology argument seemed to be about whether it was a viable method or not-or intentional/unintentional. It looks like he has a method to intentional produce overshots (and I would also like to know how it was done) but the original argument seemed to be, to some degree, whether it could be done. It looks like it can. If that argument is put to bed, perhaps the how can be addressed instead of the why?
SOM

JoJoDapyro:
Most of the time I am going to at the devils advocate. I know why you do it. It makes perfect sense. What I don't understand is how. I'm very new to the knapping game. Basically self taught. I have major issues with thinning and reduction. I create steps and break a lot of stone. Learning a new technique could help me to stop wasting so much material. Its hard to come by here in Utah.

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