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Spalling?
gutpile:
Its addictive brother .. just sayin ... some good bottle bottons .. toilet tank lids old tv tubes all break good ... gut
Allyn T:
I have some obsidian I did a lot of pressure flaking with but now I'm ready to learn spalling and percussion flaking.
gutpile:
you start off with percussion on bottle bottoms and tank lids... tv tubes etc.. its a great way to start to get hang of it it.. setting up platforms..learning how hard to hit .. how high .. gut
Allyn T:
Ah I didn't know it was thick enough for that. This obsidian I have is hard to deal with because there are impure layers running through it so it looks normal and then bam suddenly my spall is half the size it was. It is fun learning though, not quite as fun as bow making bit pretty close. And I can do it at work sometimes
gutpile:
a small bopper is perfect for bottle bottoms.. most have a concave side that you need to remove small flakes to get lenticular and other side is convex that you need to remove larger running flake to get your lenticular shape.. as for tank lids. you can use small to medium bopper to get the porcelain off.. and edge it with a small bopper too as for the obsidain.. I need to see what you got.. if you hit too high with out setting up a platform correctly you can snap the whole piece.. Its a learning curve.. try not to hit high on end pieces too.. especially if you got one thinned down some.. gut
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