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Evolution of Wade's Bipolar Percussion Technique

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Pamunkey:
I watched Jack Cresson using bipolar percussion on small cobbles (almost pebbles) of jasper collected near the Jersey coast.  It's a good way to produce usable flakes from small pieces of rock.  One nice thing is that  flakes produced by this method are usually very flat, so they can be used for points, etc. without a lot of modification.

mullet:
 What I don't understand is why Wade's not holding it with his fingers and whacking it ,cave man style? ???

Hillbilly:
Eddie, you should have made it up-Chris and Wade had it way too easy and peaceful with just one Parker on duty.... ;D

Otoe Bow:
I gotcha.  Sounds like a pretty neat deal.

Thanks

Mike

D. Tiller:
You can also use the same Principal to flute Folsom points!

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