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Zuma:
If you are flaking glass try to have the wind at your back.
No wind use a fan. Try a folded jean leg over your leather.
Use your broken glass table tops.
Zuma

magick.crow:

--- Quote from: Zuma on August 03, 2015, 02:22:12 pm ---If you are flaking glass try to have the wind at your back.
No wind use a fan. Try a folded jean leg over your leather.
Use your broken glass table tops.
Zuma

--- End quote ---

Nice work!

That brings up a question I had. All the youtube videos have guys sitting in chairs. How did the natives do it? Did they also sit on a chair or log or something?
Also the copper/iron flakers in a stick seem to go from 6 inches to 27 inches. Why? What is the difference? I also see direct VS indirect percussion? Why? Perhaps I am getting off subject but it all hangs together.

Thanks all BTW!
Douglas E Knapp

JoJoDapyro:
A longer flaker gives you more leverage. Mine is about 30 inches. I put one end under my right arm and hold the tip with my right hand. My trunk is stronger than my wrist. I do sit in a chair, but am planning on switching to a shorter stool to bring my knees up higher.

bubby:
For those real fine slivers a piece of tape does a good job just rub it on and pull gets most right out

caveman2533:
I disagree with Zuma's positioning of the fan. If you are going to use a fan it should blow from the side. A position behind you will create a lee spot in front of you drawing dust towards your face. Think of a large rock in a stream and the water flow. Downstream of the rock is a dead spot and food flow sinto it for the fish to nab.
  I often will tape my fingers before I start as a precaution.  If your gonna wrap them with bandaids then wrap em before being cut. You can even use just a bandaid.

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