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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: bjrogg on May 12, 2018, 12:43:41 pm

Title: Dabbling in ABO
Post by: bjrogg on May 12, 2018, 12:43:41 pm

Obsidian, hammer stone and Antler pressure flaker. Still need to make up something for notching and I'd probably like a Ishi stick, but actually got along very nicely with what I picked up off the ground
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Dabbling in ABO
Post by: RickB on May 12, 2018, 01:57:59 pm

Nice point and no cuts on your hand. Rick B

Title: Re: Dabbling in ABO
Post by: Danzn Bar on May 12, 2018, 03:07:42 pm

Nice job BJ....Stepping back in time a bit ...eh?
DBar

Title: Re: Dabbling in ABO
Post by: Tracker0721 on May 13, 2018, 01:08:23 pm

Just need another tine and grind it to a good flat edge for notching. Looks great as is though! I’m getting tired of notching, might try making arrowheads without em and see how they hold.

Title: Re: Dabbling in ABO
Post by: bjrogg on May 13, 2018, 01:46:28 pm

Thanks RickB. It does seem a rare case I don't shed a little blood.

Thanks Dbar. Actually when I first started I used this hammer stone and a tine. I was doing some spring cleaning and reorganizing awhile ago and put these in my tool box. I always did like the stone but the tine seemed to get better. Maybe drier? Seems less rubbery. At any rate I stepped back to that point in time.lol.

Thanks tracker. I know I have a tine ground down like that here somewhere. Might have to do more spring cleaning. I still find notching the most challenging and sometimes aggravating part. I'm sure they could be successfully halvted without notches.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Dabbling in ABO
Post by: mullet on May 13, 2018, 02:31:35 pm

Looking good, BJ. I dabble with it every once in a while, kinda fun, really.

Tracker, about 90% of my hunting points are just triangles with no notch.