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Knapp-a-long Notches

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Otoe Bow:
Freak'n awesome.  I'm going to work on some points this weekend. 

Think thin, think thin, think thin......... 8)

Mike

Papa Matt:
Right on, thanks for the thread! I wish you were my neighbor so I could sit down and watch you in person. I've just started to try my hand at flintknapping and so far have been able to get thick points of chert (all I have to work with), and they have ageneral arrowhead shape, but I have them way too thick and not all that symmetrical. And I haven't been able yet to figure out how to put notches in with my antler tines. I think it would be easier with a copper flaker like you're using, but I can't justify buying one when most natives used antler tines and got the job done just fine. It is tempting to just buy (or make) one though. Can a person buy heavy copper nails somewhere and just drill a hole in a stick and glue the nails down in?

Otoe Bow:
Papa:  I think most notches like that can be done with the small bone from a deer's front leg.  It has a flat end and I've seen some really nice notches put in that way.  I'm just now getting into the "Abo" side of knapping and so I haven't actually tried it.  I've got some legs in the freezer so I'll get there eventually.  Thinning is also my challenge right now too.

Mike

Papa Matt:
I'll try that. Have to wait til somebody donates me a bone this fall though. I think if I just get them thinner it'll be a lot easier to put notches in, no matter what I'm using. So far I've only made a couple points so I still have a lot of learning to do. The first point was funny lookin', it was a general triangle shape, but was wavy down it's length like the girls tongue in Exorcist. The second one was better, more flat, but still too thick. This knappin stuff sure is fun, though.  ;D

cowboy:
Another excellant tutorial here Jesse! And a fine looking dove tail, hmhmhm.. I use that flat copper for notching too and your right - running longer flakes to thin ahead of the notch is the way to go. Thin bi-face is key to deep notches too of course. Redfearn uses flat copper to notch his andice's and their an inch or so deep.

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