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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: iowabow on August 09, 2011, 12:22:55 am

Title: just for fun
Post by: iowabow on August 09, 2011, 12:22:55 am

You get one guess and there are no prizes for winning.  Why did this point break?
(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/iowabow2/2011-08-08205015.jpg)

Title: Re: just for fun
Post by: Will H on August 09, 2011, 12:51:37 am

A cat knocked it off the bench?  ???  ;) ;D

Title: Re: just for fun
Post by: iowabow on August 09, 2011, 02:00:39 am

No animals were were involed.   

Title: Re: just for fun
Post by: flungonin on August 09, 2011, 10:24:27 am

The flake off the left didn't give enough support to take the flake opposite on the right?

Title: Re: just for fun
Post by: Tower on August 09, 2011, 10:31:15 am

Inclusions?

Title: Re: just for fun
Post by: iowabow on August 09, 2011, 10:58:53 am

It was a combination of answer two and three.   I was removing a flake on the left side of the back and it overshot to the right side.  When I started this point the crack looked shallow. I did not think it went this deep. This flake went extra deep and because of the crack knocked off the other side.  I was very shocked and thought you all might enjoy seeing it. 
(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/iowabow2/2011-08-09072624.jpg)