Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => ABO => Topic started by: iowabow on March 12, 2016, 08:47:43 pm
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I will be posting abo points again as soon as I finish building the exhibit. BTW the museum ask if I would organize a knapin in the fall. I am also working with them to establish a collection of modern produced lithics. I am still working out details. Due to the smaller scale of this exhibition I could only include a few knappers but the collection can involve many more people. Is there an intrest with these ideas?
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Here is a picture of the wall and in the back ground the base. The metal plate will be the layers that points will be attacked to with magnets
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Just too close to ignore! If the timing is right, I will be interested. Will they be open to copperheads as well?
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Just too close to ignore! If the timing is right, I will be interested. Will they be open to copperheads as well?
That's great Scott!
Yes it would look like other events with all forms of knapping.
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excited to see the exhibit finished. From what I have seen from your work it will be grand. I wish I lived closer, would certainly be at the knap-in but I have to pick my locations and Flint Ridge won this year. If you will be there I will try to look you up.
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Not sure about summer plans but after this I'm taking a break for a couple weeks. Up date on construction here
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Forgot all about this. That's cool they are having you put together a knap in.
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Yes they would like me to organize one for the fall. I am sending you a pm
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Reader rail goes on today for a dry fit before painting begins. Matt put the cabinet together from the wood I chainsaw cut and planed. All the trim has been sanded and stained. Matt is coming over to help with the technical stuff (he is a master at Wood working ). Matt is also a bow builder.
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Beautiful wood....keep us posted :D
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Reader rail pattern in pine works in theory
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Looks good. Is there trouble with it?
I'm sending out the package to you today.
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Looks good. Is there trouble with it?
I'm sending out the package to you today.
No just everything is custom and take a lot of time.
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Reader boards are done.
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Thats a bunch of work and it looks great
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y nice, John. Are you using ABO tools to build it? ;D
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Hats off to you for supporting a museum. Museums are like windows that help us see into a world much bigger than the world that we know. Along with the lithics you may want to consider showing photos of flakers, and hammerstones, that are routinely found in American archaeological sites. I have a few flaker photos around, if you need some. The records of flakers span from the advent of the archaic era, in many areas, right into the proto-historic era. Some flaker types are commonly recognized, and some are not. By the way, the woodwork is amazing. I could never use handtools, very well...Lol.
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y nice, John. Are you using ABO tools to build it? ;D
they ask for an ABO exhibit of points. Most of the stone used for making the points came from my creek and the wood trim, reader boards, and cabinets are made from that lumber that I cut with the chain saw mill three or four years ago.
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Hats off to you for supporting a museum. Museums are like windows that help us see into a world much bigger than the world that we know. Along with the lithics you may want to consider showing photos of flakers, and hammerstones, that are routinely found in American archaeological sites. I have a few flaker photos around, if you need some. The records of flakers span from the advent of the archaic era, in many areas, right into the proto-historic era. Some flaker types are commonly recognized, and some are not. By the way, the woodwork is amazing. I could never use handtools, very well...Lol.
Thank you A.T. I cut, planed, sanded, and stained all of the wood work and made all of the trim and reader boards and my friend Matt, who is also a member and bow maker built the 8 foot tall cabinet from this Wood also. The projectile points in this exhibit took me 1 1/2 years to make and will include the works of many other knapper across the USA.
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Little more progress
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Read the article. Looking real good, very interesting project!
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Beautiful...getting close I think
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Fake dirt. I am almost done.....two more days
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Lookin good man.
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Thanks Daniel, the fake dirt was finished last night. Tonight the glass gets installed and the arrowheads will be released to the museum on Thursday. This will bring to a close the project. I will take some more finished pictures with everything installed next week..
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Really looking forward to seeing it all put together, John. Bet you are really excited to wrap it up.
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Your work is top notch. That looks like a really nice museum from the pictures showing the other displays in the background.
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I agree your a good carpenter.
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Your work is top notch. That looks like a really nice museum from the pictures showing the other displays in the background.
I wonder who painted the background in the diorama that you can see in that photo? O:)
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Jw here is a sample/closeup of the diorama
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I am now wondering if I should dress differently when ABO knapping....just a loin cloth and a pair of mocs.
Great diorama....
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OUTSTANDING workmanship and display. Looking forward to viewing the completed project.
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Just found this, great work iowabow and Matt both!
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Just for reference material, Iowabow also painted the background for the diorama.
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hey ! dont forget the pictures of the points !!! :P
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ahhh wait for it!
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two weeks from now it will be complete with everything installed
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Can't wait to see the end results John
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^^ yes.
in for those results too.
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Here are a couple process photos to help people understand the attachment method.
Image 1. The metal prep board.
Image 2.The magnet that the pencil is pointed to is support during gluing.
Image 3. Marking the magnet location
Image 4. The small amount of glue.
Image 5. Shows why so little is needed.
Image 6. The view from the top of how it will look.
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More
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Beautiful work! Anywhere near Omaha? We get up that way atleast once a year.
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Beautiful work! Anywhere near Omaha? We get up that way atleast once a year.
It's in Burlington, Iowa. It's about as far south and east as you can get and still stay in Iowa.
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Looking good John, I like the magnet idea.
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Looking good John, I like the magnet idea.
Thanks, I went with the magnet idea that the display could be rotated and interchangeable. Thus will give the musuem the flexibility to tell the story in different ways.
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Roughing out the layout today.
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That looks like a lot of fun and something to be proud of!
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Some fancy stuff right there!