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ABO techniques, processes and tools.
nclonghunter:
Sorry guys, I got pulled into the rabbit hole again myself. Iowabow, I agree you should stay here. There has been some great info posted on this thread already. I would like to see some more knapping tools that are being used. I must admit this thread got me to knapping for a few hours this morning and knocked out some arrowhead sized performs. All ABO of course.. :laugh:
Hummingbird Point:
I'll get down in a muddy creek fighting skeeters and thorns to bust up cobbles of mostly junk to find a few good pieces of rock, so sifting through a bunch of long posts doesn't bother me any.
I want to learn. Whatever crazy methods any of you are using, if you do it for long enough to see it works and feel it is an improvement, I want to try it. If you find that standing on your head makes your pressure flakes go further or doing the hokey-pokey increases fluting success, I will try it. (I would pay money to see a video of Zuma doing the hokey-pokey while knapping.) ;D
Ultimately, the scientific method demands that the idea be tested by others and be shown to produce the same results. No one is impressed when a PGA golfer shows up at the country club and beats everyone. People are very impressed when twenty other guys use his techniques and improve their games.
Keith
Zuma:
--- Quote from: Zuma on October 17, 2015, 09:24:45 pm ---This is the point you posted. Look at the divot (dip) lower left towards the tip.
Unusual for abo knapping? Not the multiple hinged flutes.
point looks unfinished compared to the others.
http://lithiccastinglab.com/cast-page/lambclovispoint76and83hand1.jpg
Also, almost every example of bone antler you have posted contains what I would
consider at least one antler part worthy of being used as a billet. Agree/not?
My point about the points being bigger than the preforms is---
They may be the bottom of the basket and thought unfit for the needed points.
Nothing to do with the method to make them.
Also here is another supposed Clovis cash from the surface and disturbed plow zone. The chert was mostly imported Hornstone. Not so suprising as I do believe
the migration was from west to east. Must have been a pioneering outpost with big butt mega fauna.
I think every point was supposedly broken by farm equipment and restored.
Also like most reported Clovis cashes the Lamb points are 2" longer than average.
Strange imo.
Zuma
PS I hope Iowa can handle us hijacking his thread.
perhaps we should continue on another?
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perhaps all you all should read the info here in red
Zuma:
--- Quote from: iowabow on October 18, 2015, 07:30:51 am ---This is great and no I really don't feel hijacked at all. I think this post has a great mix of history demonstration and respectful debate going on and I am enjoying the dialogue. Please continue everyone.
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Oh yeah there is this. It is supprising to me that anyone would take issue with the original posters wishes.
I guess it takes all kinds.
Thanks for your understanding Iowa.
Zuma
mullet:
Well, I guess we are about to wade through 2 pages of pictures of broken flakes. Have fun, guys.
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