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ricktrojanowski:
Thanks for the help guys.  I messed around a bit today (at lunch, then at the beach with the kid after work)  Knapping is great because you can do it anywhere.  I did as advised with cleaning off the edge with the flat side down.  It worked good.  Now if I can just start getting some nice long flakes.  Thanks again,  I'll check out those youtube vids.

cowboy:
Wish we could get together sometime Rick. That's about all you can do to raise your edge - tap, shear, bop, flake, grind. Lot easier to show than to tell :).

D. Tiller:
Same goes for pressure flaking too! Sheer off the edge, flip the peace, put flaker below centerline and press of flake. So easy an austrolapithicus can do it!

David T

ricktrojanowski:

--- Quote from: D. Tiller on August 12, 2008, 06:41:57 pm ---Same goes for pressure flaking too! Sheer off the edge, flip the peace, put flaker below centerline and press of flake. So easy an austrolapithicus can do it!

David T

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Maybey I'll convert.  I could use a change. ;D

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