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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: bushman on July 27, 2011, 02:27:59 am

Title: Pressure Flaking
Post by: bushman on July 27, 2011, 02:27:59 am

When you guys are pressure flaking how long is the longest flake you can drive off?
Bushman

Title: Re: Pressure Flaking
Post by: FlintWalker on July 27, 2011, 03:51:04 am

I consider anything over 1.5" a pretty long flake.

Title: Re: Pressure Flaking
Post by: Tower on July 27, 2011, 09:42:43 am

There are a lot of circumstances that control a flakes length. Under the right conditions 1.5 - 2in . That's with my Ishi stick.

Title: Re: Pressure Flaking
Post by: remington22 on July 27, 2011, 06:41:16 pm

Man I must be doing something wrong, I would be happy with 3/4" Please explain how to get pressure flakes 1 1/2" long.

Title: Re: Pressure Flaking
Post by: bushman on July 27, 2011, 08:58:26 pm

Ok, just using a hand pressure flaker I’m mostly getting ½ to ¾ flakes but I have driven off a few inch and a half flakes (most of the time when I didn’t want too and I took off the opposite edge of the point with an overshot.)

Title: Re: Pressure Flaking
Post by: JustinNC on July 27, 2011, 09:29:17 pm

1.5" on a platform set up perfectly with a good ridgeline.

Title: Re: Pressure Flaking
Post by: crooketarrow on July 28, 2011, 01:36:25 pm

    I mainly only make hunting points but a 1 1/2's killer.I've never start out with materal for one that long. I think 1/2 to 3/4's really good. I've got to get out of the closet more often.