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Zuma:
I don't look at it as a fault/blame issue.
We all  do it at one time or the other.
I think it's a cool topic.
Thanks for not taking offence.
Zuma

ekalavya:
Eurocents .... the 1 , 2 and 5 one are actually copper plated steel and it is quite easy
to make arrowheads out of them only using a vice , a file and a saw

usually bottle bottoms are bend in two ways and maybe it is easier to get the lentile
form out of some glas bent in only one direction ...

i want to restart my flint knapping and i think best material would be bottle glass bent
in only one direction and the arrow heads to be as broad as the little finger ...
(why longer than 1" or 3/4" ?)

try again and don't forget to sharpen your pressure flaker from time to time

Locogear:
Maybe I'm just making it too hard on myself lol, I use antler for my pressure flaker and an oak billet with a copper cap, and a flat head screwdriver for my notches. Maybe I should invest in some PVC and copper nails and stuff?

ekalavya:
steel nails are alright and useful for that purpose ....
until know i never found out why copper should be used ... i doubt it
is a requirement ...
sharpening and the right technic is more important

there is this guy who calls himself "allergic hobbit" who but the ishi stick between his knees
fixed the position on the flake and then with the other hand he beat with a useful piece of wood
(he made videos and put that on youtube)

if you can make large and long flakes exactly where you want them with ease ....
that should be it ....

it is said , some people hardly need to pressure flake ...
some say and wrote that grinding out the shape before is almost like cheating , because
the flakes so easily want to come that way

Locogear:
I see, I'll have to look him up and see how he does it, thanks

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