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Tracker0721:
Gotta make one of those. Washington used to be real nit picky on archery laws but just said to heck with it. Game warden had even told me that if my notches looked more then a serration it'd be illegal. But now I can finally do deep notches, barbs, anything bigger then 7/8" is a go. All thanks to allowing mechanical heads.

Outbackbob48:
Knapperboy, here,s a little info on punch notching. I set the point to be notched on my hand pad and hangover so tool goes thru notch, also lap pad is on a board so I can hold on my lap, At first it is hard to hold punch and point with one hand and strike shaft with the other. Make sure your platforms are below center, if not usually ear pops off >:( >:(  If done correctly you will get nice big c flakes that are also thinning ahead of next flake removed. My punch also needs to hammered again, starting to get back into shaft thickness, Hope this helps you and good luck with your punching. Bob

Stoner:
I use horseshoe nails from our neighbors farrier. Then made a double ended notcher with pneumatic hose connectors. One end with large nail & other end with a small. No hammering just file the ends. John

knapperboy:
Hey guys! Sorry I haven't gotten a chance to take any pictures of my notcher, but I finally got some time to sit down tonight! I see a lot of good ideas floating around here, and maybe this will help someone who is just starting out (which was part of the reason I started this thread, other than for my own personal curiosity  and future knowledge) here's what I use just to clarify things. Crude, but effective!

knapperboy:
Stoner I really like that idea! The hose connectors are readily available to me since my mom is in the home oxygen supply  business!

I also really like the idea of punch notching from Outbackbob48 and can see that in my future!

Towers flaker definitely  seems functional, especially  for my style of knapping, and I may experiment with that too.

As I see all of these ideas, it brings back a few memories...

Several years ago I was doing a demonstration at a shoot and was using a sharpened nail notcher. Through some matter of fate and my luck of hurting myself in public, I slipped of the stone, plunging the notcher through the leather, my palm, and out the back of my hand. While studying my wound, I noticed some parents and children staring at me with worry and discomfort in their eyes, so I did what any sensible flintknapper  would do and pulled it out and finished the point! Lesson learned there.

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