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Citronelle chert hunting points?
1442:
welcome to the forum and to knapping Wolfmanjack
for six weeks into it your points are looking very good.
It's hard to tell much from the pics like how thick they are and if there's thick spots near the edges.
The tips look like they could stand a little more work to be in line and needle sharp. I think that is really important for good penetration as well as sharp edges.
A good test is to stretch out a piece of leather like a work glove, and try to poke through it with the points.
If the tip aint needle sharp to get it started, you will have a hard time getting it to poke through. You can also feel any resistants' caused by inadequate edges as the point passes through the leather. After they are hafted to a shaft you can also feel if the hafting is catching any as it goes through the leather.
I've settled on points that are widest just ahead of the hafting wrapping. By the time the hafting starts penetrating, the blade width has left a slice as wide as the blade making it easier for the hafting to spread out the slice and slip through.
You can sure feel the difference compared to hafting that starts penetrating before the blade edges have cut the slot to it's maximum width.
Wolfmanjack:
Thanks for the reply 1442. I need to fashion a tool to do the fine point work and refine the edges a bit. These are as thin as I’ve been able to get with the citronelle gravel. Pressure flaking this stuff seems unlikely for me, my flakes just won’t travel very far. Maybe time will improve my technique. Any tips for working the citronelle?
Wolfmanjack:
New one I just made, how thin should it be?
Wolfmanjack:
Outbackbob48:
Wolfmanjack, points look pretty good for just starting, If ya get a chance check out Ryan Gills video on hunting points and sharpness. I like a 4 to 1 width to thickness ratio but more important is getting them really sharp, and that takes time and experience. your transistion from shaft to stone needs to be very smooth also. Just keep knapping and enjoy the ride, your points will get there just give them some time. Hope this helps, I also like the Ishi style ( side notch) points for hunting points. Bob
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