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Getting good at making gravel

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Parnell:
Looking good!  You know how ya get to Carnegie Hall, don’t ya?

PRACTICE! ;D

Buckskinner:
Practice and bandaids, I seem to bleed a lot with this hobby.  I tried wearing gloves, but I just don't have any feel with them on.

Was at my Mom's for lunch today and showed her a few that I made and she brought out some heads my Dad found along the river in one of our fields.  Interesting to see authentic artifacts, they were quite small and pretty thin, for small game and birds I assume.

Buckskinner:
Founds some nice glass to practice on!  We are getting our kitchen redone and found some glass tile samples that my wife had, I commandeered them...

bjrogg:
Nice find Buckskinner.

Those will probably take a little different technique than the spalls you’ve been working. And the glass won’t be any better for your first aid kit inventory. Should help with the wallet though.

Might want to watch some videos on working slabs if you haven’t already. And especially with glass you need to abrade your edge so it’s strong enough to drive a long flake without crumbling.

Bjrogg

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