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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Marvin Campbell on April 11, 2008, 10:43:31 pm
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I haven't been knapping long. Earlier I had been making some small rocks out of bigger ones, and occasionally making an arrowhead out of flakes. Recently I have been watching some videos on youtube and now I am actually learning some of the basics.
Here are a few pic's.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/marvincampbell/flintknapping/DSC01294.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/marvincampbell/flintknapping/DSC01292.jpg)
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Basics?! ??? Those look pretty professional to me. Great job.
Mike
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I think that they look really fine....I cant Knapp for crap....every Arrow Head I have tried has broke so far....but I am learning from all of my Mistakes too!!
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wow those look great! are you really a begginer? ;D
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Mr. Campbell,
How long is the blade on the knife with the antler "crown" handle?
Best Wishes
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Not been knappin long and that's the best you can do. You better send them to me and I'll get rid of them for you. ;D ;D ;D Mike
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Wow!!! That's some very nice work. Many of us wish we could learn as fast as you have. Keep it up.
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Thanks for the comments. :D The blade on the obsidian knife in the top pic is 3 1/4 inches. The smaller dacite knife blade is 2 1/4 inches. The dacite point on the lower left is 3 1/4 inches. I have been trying to learn to knap for several months, youtube is great for information.
This series of videos is on knapping slabs. Watched these a lot before I started making points from 1/4 inch glass.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=z1Yl1_JRCh0
This series of videos is on isolated platforms. I was getting some pretty bad step terminations before I watched these.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rm5XCQ7W364
Another series of videos that is good using only abo tools.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkoIEIi2Lrg
I have been reading a lot of the posts on here and checking out everyone elses work. There are really some good knappers on here.
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Those look great Marvin - you are well on your way :).
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Great job! Looks like your hooked on knappen! Watcher
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wow. those are awesome. are the four on the far right glass?
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Nice work!
Bishop
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Thanks
Yeah the four on the lower right are made from 1/4 inch thick glass......good to practice pressure flaking with.