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Sunday Chipping
cowboy:
Man, those are sharp Eddie - Litterally ;D. I would probably have given up after three broken, we all have days like that here and there. I'm like Hillbilly - put it down till my mojo heals up ;D ;D.
JackCrafty:
Still learning knappin'.....so yeah, I've had days like that.
Never bought preforms, though. They seem pretty delicate. Did you break 'em with pressure or percussion?
Sparrow:
That looks pretty familiar.Even on the little stuff,I have gone to zig-zagging my edge,setting up platforms for the pressure flaking.I don't break near as much. That white blade looks very nice,what material is that? Frank
david w.:
Obsidian is like an easy woman... ;D >:D (cant take credit found it on paleoplanet but it thought it was funny)
very nice soo thin i bet they are SHARP i hope mine look like that
D. Tiller:
David W they are! As that French guy said about flint compared to obsidian "Flint is like a beautiful lady, Obsidian she is a Wh#$@!!!!" But you just need to learn how to treat both to get the best from both. I find flint Knapps better with percusions while obsidian is better pressure flaked. I can run a pressure flake on obsidian easily from one side to the other while I have trouble doing this with flint. Flakes are easier driven off by percusion with flint and its a bit more forgiving. Just keep playing with both and you will be an expert knapper in say....10 to 12 years! ;D
David T
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