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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: skyarrow on October 21, 2009, 10:46:20 am

Title: woot my first point
Post by: skyarrow on October 21, 2009, 10:46:20 am

well i finally made a small point its a little lopsided but i did it :). i was hoping that my first would have been made from rock but next time i guess. lol i found a broken beer bottle bottom so i tried to make it and i did. :) hope yall like and plz let me know how i did and give some pointers also so i can improve ttyl



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Title: Re: woot my first point
Post by: DanaM on October 21, 2009, 11:01:44 am

For a first it ain't bad :) My advice is keep on keeping on and pay attention to what happens when you do something either good or bad.
Also get on youtube and watch some videos or attend a knap in and get some first hand lessons :)

Title: Re: woot my first point
Post by: skyarrow on October 21, 2009, 11:23:01 am

thanx will do :)

Title: Re: woot my first point
Post by: cowboy on October 21, 2009, 11:40:20 am

Good advice from Dana there. Main thing is to get with someone that can show you some tricks and those utubes are mighty helpfull too. A good book is the art of flintknapping by DC Waldorf - sells for about fifteen bucks. With a little help and "tonage" you'll be making fine points in no time. That one is fine for starters but you need to learn how to run those flakes a little past center or better for thinning.