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this first one I did a couple days ago. Ive started cutting out the shape I want to make out of paper to use as a reference during reduction. The simple cut outs really have helped me to progress at determining reduction strategies, and I can get bigger preforms out of rocks than if I just went at it willy Nilly like Jim Winn said in one of his videos I've seen.
I like paper patterns for the fact that I can whip out the sizzors and trim it down some to match the rock if the rock gets smaller than the pattern during all of this too. That's one of them FYI things that's good to know incase you desire to try this and cut the pattern too big to start with and just don't know it until later when it becomes obvious. :D
Here's the rock and the pattern

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This is the direct percussion preform

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pressure flaked to smooth contours and set up a fluting nipple.
Fluted with a Solberger jig

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The flute went too deep near the tip where the tip end was too thick. It turned back towards the surface and terminated exactly where I wanted it to, but the dip took away a lot of rock that I really wanted to still be there.
Pressure flaked the flute back onto the point then set up to flute the other side

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first pic shows how I beveled the tip towards the side to be fluted.
Second pic shows the results of improper technique while fluting.
Every thing seemed perfect and I had just the right amount of pressure built up on the lever and when it was time to lightly tap the bit to release the flute, For some unknown reason, I hit the bit so hard it could have cracked a tennis ball and destroyed it just like that..

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