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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: cowboy on August 30, 2008, 02:08:11 pm

Title: Few points.
Post by: cowboy on August 30, 2008, 02:08:11 pm: Did a little boppin today. From a peice of snowflake obsidian a 7" Lanceolate. And two hunting points for this year, the one on right is 100% cortex. Some of that stuff is almost as hard as the flint inside :). Guess I should wait till I can show some finished arra's and spears - but I get bored ;D.

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Post by: carpenter374 on August 30, 2008, 02:30:09 pm: nice work as always cowboy. i like the snowflake stuff. i just ordered 20 lbs of the black banded obsidian from a guy that quarries it in oregon a couple days ago. it 'oughta be a change from that tough edwards chert ive been workin. -carpenter
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Post by: DanaM on August 30, 2008, 04:53:14 pm: Dang cowboy dems some nice points, what ya planning on shootin with the big one? Not a dove I hope ;) :o :)
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Post by: Cromm on August 30, 2008, 08:21:12 pm: Very nice work Cowboy!!!
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Post by: madcrow on August 30, 2008, 08:23:34 pm: If you get bored with those points, you can send them my way. Those are nice.
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Post by: cowboy on August 30, 2008, 09:00:26 pm: Thanks guys! I got plans for all them points and more. Ain't shootin dove with the biggun - it's going out for trade ::).
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Post by: Woodland Roamer on August 30, 2008, 09:23:58 pm: Those are some pretty points Paul.

Alan
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Post by: mullet on August 30, 2008, 10:17:53 pm: Nice points Paul, I've been working on knives all day. I'm chipping tomorrow.
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Post by: cracker on August 30, 2008, 11:00:07 pm: Real nice lookin points Paul. You gotta get me started on this flint nappiin at the next classic.Ronnie
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Post by: Otoe Bow on August 30, 2008, 11:51:22 pm: very nice Paul. I'm hoping for some "free" time so I can work on hunting stuff. Hope I don't forget how.

Mike
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Post by: cowboy on August 31, 2008, 12:20:47 am: Thanks Alan! Show off your stuff Eddie, you too Mike. Ronnie - I hope I'm there next year. If I am, you just stick with me - I'll show ya what I know ;).
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Post by: brian melton on August 31, 2008, 01:10:32 am: Nice chippin... ;D
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Post by: PeteDavis on August 31, 2008, 02:27:40 am: Nice points!

PD
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Post by: bowmo on August 31, 2008, 11:57:35 am: Very nice chipping.

Ah, Off bug spray...a very important part of your knapping tool kit here in Illinois too!
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Post by: Sparrow on August 31, 2008, 12:57:29 pm: Good looking points there Cowboy. Frank
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Post by: jamie on August 31, 2008, 02:56:24 pm: who's better than you ;D
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Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on August 31, 2008, 05:04:12 pm: amazing work as usual Paul. really super talented, keep it up man -Ryan
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Post by: ricktrojanowski on August 31, 2008, 09:42:27 pm: Beautiful points, seeing stuff like that keeps me trying.
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Post by: cowboy on August 31, 2008, 11:52:12 pm: Gracias all! I appreciate all the support. I got bows to build for a feller, points for another, and a troup of boyscouts to teach knapping too, not to mention work and home. Spare time is getting real scarce around here :).
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Post by: DanaM on September 01, 2008, 07:05:07 am: Ahhh ya forgot the Christmas Trade :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Post by: cowboy on September 01, 2008, 12:26:39 pm: Ahh yes, and not to forget the Christmas trade. Am working on that too - and also not to forget someone that's got a tommyhawk coming his way soon ::) ;) ;) ;).
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Post by: DanaM on September 01, 2008, 12:36:03 pm: Well then someone is one lucky dude :)
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Post by: Pappy on September 02, 2008, 06:43:56 am: Sweeeeeet,Man them are nice. :) :) Old friend ,buddy of mine. ;) :) :)
Pappy
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Post by: cowboy on September 02, 2008, 11:40:59 am: :D ;D.
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Post by: TRACY on September 02, 2008, 12:16:32 pm: Really nice points! I think there needs to be a knappers pic display in the mag.

Tracy
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Post by: leapingbare on September 02, 2008, 02:34:57 pm: hell yea, i recon i'll bust some stone today.
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Post by: GregB on September 04, 2008, 08:33:49 am: Man you sculpted them points out just right! How is it that you know how to create the perfect flakes out of a piece of flint, so that when you're through making all those flakes you're left with a beautiful point? ;) I bet when you're finished you sometimes speak to your point and say..."well howdy!...how did you get there?" . ;D
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Post by: cowboy on September 04, 2008, 10:06:54 am: Thanks Greg :D. I usually talk to myself when I break one that's almost finished, maybe part of that goes to the rock ;D - but mostly I just talk to the dog now and then, he's the only one interested in hanging out with me ;) ;D.
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Post by: Mechslasher on September 04, 2008, 08:41:42 pm: those are my kind of hunting points!
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Post by: D. Tiller on September 04, 2008, 09:11:03 pm: Soooo....where's my tomahawk? ;D Budy! Pal! Best Friend!!!! ;D ;D ;D

Yep! Dogs best friend is a flintknapper. :D
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Post by: PeteC on September 07, 2008, 07:49:29 pm: Those are really nice points cowboy.That snowflake obsidian is gorgeous,where is it found? God Bless
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Post by: cowboy on September 08, 2008, 12:21:15 pm: Thanks Pete. I'm sure it comes from the NW states somewhere. I picked it up at a rock yard here in Ft.Worth (selling it as ornamental stone). It's really no good for points or projectiles (too brittle) but of course you only need it to work one time - once it's inside the deer doesn't matter if it's broken of not..