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Spotted Dog:
I understand the hitting . My stud driving hammer is a 4 pounder. Glance off and hit your hand
with that. Yellow stuff on the floor  :P

le0n:
^^ hah hah.

it doesn't look like much, but it was enough to keep my thumb from working for a few minutes.



i considered it an alarm to tell me when to put my toys down and head to the office.

le0n:
i just found a way to thin using indirect percussion.

i place the tine on a block of wood, the tip over-hangs the block of wood. then i place my foot on top of the base end of it.

i then strike the tine with another piece of flat antler.

it gives a strong impact without allowing the tip of the tine to travel downward very far before returning to the starting position.

i've been playing with this for about four days and can now take a thick wedge of rock and really thin it down. not super thin, but at least something that can be worked into a point. kind of exciting to be able to thin like this.

i'll photograph this setup and post it back here.

le0n:
here are the photos:







there was a massive bulb on this flake, i.e., a rock i would never attempt to work:

iowabow:
Hey now that looks like it's working for you!

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