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gene roberts:
You know,like cut-outs.Do they make the point any more breakable???

Otoe Bow:
I've only had one experience with a sawn obsidian knife blank and it was bad, but not due to the fault of the blank.  I dropped it from a height of about 6 feet and it broke in two.   I was able to make a shorter point from it and it appears to be quite durable.  Lots less waste in buying it that way, plus no need for percussion work.  Get out the Ishi stick or flaker and get after it.

Mike

gene roberts:
Thats what I'm doin'[(pressure flaker).It is soooooooo much easier.

huntertrapper:
ive heard of guys using them, but whether its cut out or a freshly knapped point if dropped id thinkk it would break. O:) i had some glass i was gonna use for a knife and i droped it from a couple feet...... ;D snapped the tip right off... ::)

mullet:
 Almost all of them will break if you drop them on something hard. I kill stuff with points knapped from blanks. If it hits bone and breaks inside, that's better. It makes for a lot of small cutting blades then. Using blanks allows me to make larger, longer, and keep the weight down by being able to make them thinner. I like big entry and exit holes.

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