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cushing technique- it works!
aaron:
After a quick trip to the hospital, I'm back. Four stitches. This is the first bad cut I have had in 20+ years of knapping. And it's on the hand I was holding the billet with.
Parnell:
What no picture of the actual carnage?! Bummer... ;D
Cool pictures though. That was a heck of a flake you drove.
Stoner:
When taking blood thinners and having hypertension those cuts suck. John
Chippintuff:
I have had a lot of cuts, most of which were mere scratches, but there have been a few worse ones. The worst ones happen when I am hitting the rock really hard, and the flake comes off like a rocket.
WA
Hummingbird Point:
Ouch! Been there. Wild obsidian flake to left pinky. Probably should have gotten sewn up, but I just wrapped it up and it healed very well. Not even a scar.
Danish dagger!? Very ambitious. I got a copy of the book below over the summer and after reading just a bit of it, realized I was in way over my head. I have neither the skill nor patience for such an endeavor, so kudos to you.
That elk antler is good stuff isn't it? Most modern knappers don't like it since it isn't heavy enough to make good stand alone billet and you can only use the couple of inches next tot he scull before getting into the pith of the antler. Peels those long, thin flakes like nothing else, though!
I spent yesterday working on the opposite end of what you're doing, salvaging what I could from some Tennessee creek gravel, using my white tail base hammer. These are now ready for punching.
Keith
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