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i broke the tip!

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phyankord:
 jokes aside i was working on my points again, and while this guy got amazingly thin, the edge was now even all around and when i went to finish off the tip i ended up snapping it off. i could probably fix this later but it wont be as big.

in the light this guy also had alot of fractures (which probably contributed to the snap) i think this is from one of those rocks that got frozen over winter.

Knotty:
Snap! (Literally) 😂
Gotta get used to it, I keep breaking mine too!

bjrogg:
One of the hazards of the game. It's easy to do. It helps to support tip with it kind of placed I front of your finger nail . Also try to run flake from tip to base and start running flakes at about 45 degrees toward base instead of straight across tip. Nice looking point I think you can still save it and it's good practice on your tips.
Bjrogg

Josh B:
I consider myself lucky if all I break is the tip.  I have a bad habit of not paying attention to where I'm putting pressure and snapping them in half on the last pass with the pressure flaker.  Josh

phyankord:
oh believe me doc, that point was from a larger really nice thin point that snapped in half LOL

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