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Allyn T:
Man I have no idea about support lol, I haven't figured it out. I was actually gonna suggest supporting it exactly the way you described, so if you already are I'd guess your problem is the weakness from the hinge not your technique. Hopefully someone else chimes in, I don't know jack otherwise I'd be making great points lol

ssrhythm:
Appreciate it fellas.  I really need to figure out how to make time to go to some knap-ins.  Maybe knapping with some people who’ve figure things out will help them help me figure things out.  This is the most difficult thing I’ve ever tried to learn; good thing it’s one of the most fun and rewarding things, because I can see why folks would give up.

Wolfmanjack:
Different stone behaves differently to indirect percussion.  Some stone likes some finger support some doesn’t require it.  At least that has been my experience thus far.  The surface you are trying to send flakes across also should be convex.  Step fractures are a witch to deal with.  Occasionally I can blast one off from the near side with a lot of finger support.  Usually the piece just has to lose width and pressure flake up to the step and then use indirect percussion to knock the step off.  I’ve been at this a couple years now without a mentor.  YouTube and breaking a ton of rock. 

Allyn T:

ssrhythm:
Thanks A.  This little bit of info should be very helpful.

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