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Hillbilly:
Tiller, the method I was talking about that Bob Patton uses is similar to bipolar-the tip is rested on an anvil of antler or wood, and the flute detachment blow travels to the anvil and bounces back up. His replicas have the same ripple patterns, etc. as the originals.

D. Tiller:
Man! I thought I had brought up a new method. I will have to try it and see how it works. If I can ever get some time to knapp again.

uwe:

--- Quote from: Hillbilly on September 12, 2008, 11:14:41 am ---Tiller, Bob Patton has done a lot of Folsom replication experiments, and makes very authentic looking pieces. From studying old points at various stages in the process, he figured that the preform was made, pressure flaked to build a median ridge, and like you said-blunted/rounded at the tip to withstand placing the tip on an anvil block while striking the fluting blow. After the flutes were struck, then it was retouched and refined. Uwe, the old ones didn't use fluting jigs. :) The flutes were done by direct or maybe indirect percussion.

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Sure! But when I see the power of fluting it makes some thoughts.

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