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Keenan:
Ok here is the spall that JJ and Tiller were giving me such a hard time about. ::) I think they are just jealous because they don't have a pre-fluted spall :D :D Now if I could just figure out how I did it and make that happen again ::)
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D. Tiller:
OH! MY! GOD!!!! IT'S THE PERFECT SPALL!!!
Now guys! Have you ever seen such a PERFECT spall!
What a SPALL!!!
I call that one "A spall of the old block!!!"
just rassin ya Keenan! Its the perfect SPALL!!! ;D ;D ;D LOL. LOL, LOL.....LOL ;D ;D ;D ;D
Keenan:
I knew I'd get a bite out of one of you yahoos ;D :D Keenan
Allen7:
Keenan , I screamed again this weekend! Did ya hear me? I broke another big un from the lizard skin obsidian. I don't know how y'all do it. Every time I start getting a large blade/point thinned out and starting to look like something - IT BREAKS! In contrast, I made seven nice arrowheads without much trouble out of irregular flakes. Here is a photo of the broken one and the arrowheads I made this weekend. From the left the first arrowhead is a nice 3 inch one out of the gold sheen rock y'all gave me, second is lizard skin point, third one is silver sheen out of the mascot boulder, and the others are from midnight lace obsidian.
Allen Minton
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D. Tiller:
Allen, you must see Craig Ratzits video "Caught Knapping" it goes into a ton of detail on working obsidian and larger points. Looks like and ends snap there but could be wrong. Where did you hit it? On the base by any chance? Try placing the tip against your leg when working on thin bi-faces near the ends of the peice. Also, it could have been that you where putting presure on the center of the blade and slightly flexing it when you gave it a smack.
Hope that helps!
David T
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