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sleek:
I tried to get the hump with indirect. Got one little flake. I think I will go dinosaur fossile hunting, then put this inside the fossil, cover it up, and wait.

aaron:
When attacking a lump like that, which is close to the edge, consider NOT going at it from the closest edge, rather look for another way to get a flake up there. Either go in from the tip or diagonally up it from one of the edges. By going at it from the base, you faced two problems.. the edge angle is too obtuse, and the platform is in a hollow. If your
Platform was like a nipple sticking out you have a much better chance.

mullet:
Yep, too late.

sleek:
Yeah, i appreciate the knowledge guys. Im taking a break from rock and switching to glass for a bit.  At least until I get the techniques to handle these problems, like reducing a turtle back, and getting flakes to actually shoot across.

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