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6" Clovis

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bowmo:
Nice! I actually think obsidian is one of the hardest stones to flute...well the second flute anyway.

Zuma:
Roger ;)

Bomo, This particular obsidian is pretty shock resistant.
Especially when wrapped tight fo the flutes.
I actually hinge fluted both sides. Neither side had much of
a ridge. The second side actually was wavy from deep thinning
 flakes and the flute did hinge but was short. It almost
disappeared when I shaped the point.
The gloss of the material absorbed the flute shadows in the photos.
Zuma

turbo:
Nice job Zuma and I like how you left the edges asymmetrical. Speaking of obsidian and Clovis; I had high Clovis hopes for this obsidian platter the other day but was chasing cracks and she went… still was a ways off from shaping but it was getting nice and thin using buffalo indirect.

Zuma:
Geez turbo,
That's a shame. You had er lookin good. :(
If I had a buffalo horn I'd give it a go. ;)
Pretty happy with my elk and deer billets too.
Your flakes look very bold. Maybe thinner platforms
or a slightly different angle on them could help the carnage??
And of course some obsidians just have a mind of there own. :laugh:
Zuma 

turbo:
Thanks Zuma. Yes, Marty told me and I'm finding that low/thin platforms/not heavily ground work best w/ the buffalo horn. And as for the angles, I'm fine tuning those and get more consistent every time I sit down w/ it. I had a couple early cracks that won in the end.

Onto the next although that was my only big piece of obsidian I had.

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