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Stringman:
You gotta start selling to know where the price is at. Setup at local markets and fairs and see what the customer will buy. The more you sell the better you get and eventually you will find a resting point for the price. Bottom line is keep it fun and don't worry too much about selling cause you ain't gonna get rich at this hobby. Keep your overhead low and make a little side cash and be happy.  8)

bubby:
With all due respect to leOn a well made point is a well made point and if i could get my hands on one of ishi's glass points i don't care that it was basically a slab, no offense

Trapper Rob:
I have some points that was made from slabs you can't tell them from ones made from a spall.

le0n:

--- Quote from: bubby on January 17, 2016, 09:53:26 pm ---With all due respect to leOn a well made point is a well made point and if i could get my hands on one of ishi's glass points i don't care that it was basically a slab, no offense

--- End quote ---

^^ None taken. Hell, I'd pay a premium for one of his unfinished slabs. Even if it had only one flake across it.

Let me rephrase. I would buy a well made slab point/knife, no doubt, however, I'd be willing to pay more for one that was spalled and knapped by the same person.

Tracker0721:
I used to feel slabs weren't as good, but seeing the points I've seen from slabs that are amazingly well made and the ones that are just edges popped around once really makes me believe that good slab work should still get the same. If your flakes don't run across it though and it looks like you've only set the edge to flake then keep practicing. Buttt if your willing to pay more for a spalled knife, wanna buy one? Haha   >:D

But selling by the inch seems like a good plan. Does anybody time how long they take to knap something then put an hourly rate to it?

I'd one day like to be as good as some of these guys that can sell knives for 1,000 bucks and it's truly art but I keep looking at mine as hunting tools. So I'd just be happy to make up some gas money for my drive to glass buttes this march haha

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