Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: jamie on January 26, 2010, 10:29:25 am
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kept waiting for the jasper to snap and need some ideas what to do with the odsidian
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knap it! haha. im jealous of your flaking abilities. other than that, i dont know.
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Jamie, nice job on the jasper, looks real good an I can see a nice dovetail in the obsidian ;D
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or a hardin ?
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That Jasper blade is NICE!
I see a clovis preform in that obsidian.
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Jasper blade is sweet! Make a Effagy with the obsidian preform.
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That Jasper blade is NICE!
I see a clovis preform in that obsidian.
great minds think alike ;D
i first seen this post at work today,and the first thing i saw when seeing that piece of obsidion
CLOVIS
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Clovis, hit it! hit it! ;D
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Send the jasper blade to me then make a turkey tail from the obsidian and send that to me ;D
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That Jasper piece is THIN.
Go for an animal shape with the obs.
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Looks nice Jamie, I would have to agree,go for the Clovis,,,,,,,,,,,,I'm jealous,,,,my rocks are all under snow ? ::)
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oh nooooooooo
that thing is a clovis just waiting to be made
hell ifn you dont wanna make it into a clovis,send it to me
i'll whack it twice and see what happens >:D
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thanks guys. i thinned the biface down yesterday, but ill look at it again today and see if the center ridge is strong enough . if it is i'll HIT IT.
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lets see it when your done,What kind of jasper is that? Killer blade, looks good.
Bone pile
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sorry this is off topic
bone pile i just noticed youve got "venice florida" underneathare you from there?
and is that the place witthe beach that you can find fossilized sharks teeth on?
i only ask cause i will be in fla. sucking up the sun in 9 days and have heard of this beach,urban myth or true?
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Well they say this is ths shark tooth capital,alot of the teeth that are found on the beach are small and been tumbled in the sand for years.There are lots of fossils to be found by diving or in creeks etc.If your down this way give me a shout.
Roger
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sorry this is off topic
bone pile i just noticed youve got "venice florida" underneathare you from there?
and is that the place witthe beach that you can find fossilized sharks teeth on?
i only ask cause i will be in fla. sucking up the sun in 9 days and have heard of this beach,urban myth or true?
If that doesn't work out for you try the peace river in Arcadia. Either right by the bridge, or rent a canoe from one of the outfitters and paddle up stream a bit. Bring a shovel and a screen. Water is a bit chilly right now though, the plus side is that the gators are really sluggish. ;D Let me know I may be able to loan you a shovel + sceen. Heck I might even join ya if the water isn't too cold. I'm about 30 min south off of SR 31 (goes right into Arcadia).
Swamp
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Hell Tim's from Minnasota as long as the water ain't froze he should do just fine ;) :D
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Knap em on out Jamie! Them are lookin really good by the way!
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When I finally get back to the computer I'll post some pics. Went for the clovis but it was too thin to flute. I hafted the jasper blade too. Got some cooked texas and knocked out another knife and point. That cooked stuff is awesome to work with. I may get spoiled!
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Swamp bow, I have a friend who lives right on the Peace River, in Arcadia. I would like to get together with you, and do some huntin. He has a big ol hole in the river in front of his house, and has brought up some neat bones. I have only found tiny shark teeth, and manatee rib sections, and turtle, and armadillo shell plates. Not to mention the damn beer cans that the slobs who float down it simply toss into the river.
Wayne
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Stickbender: PM sent.
Swamp
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hafted the jasper piece and aside from the edge the obsidian is done .
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DAMN that jasper blade sure took to being hafted beautifully
that obsidion piece turned out nice too 8)
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Them are some kinda thin and nice Jamie!
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That jasper has a nice look to it,were is that from?nice job on the blades.
Bone pile
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thank you. it was called fancy jasper. have no idea where it came from. picked it up from riverbend. that was a really clean piece. the rest is riddled with green concrete. its knappable but tough. was actually gonna ask if anybody knew if it could be heated or not.
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Wow!, those are pretty. Tim, if you snorkle or get some tanks and get about a 100 yards off shore at Venice, you can find some big teeth. That is if you aren't afraid of Hammerheads, ;)
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Wow!, those are pretty. Tim, if you snorkle or get some tanks and get about a 100 yards off shore at Venice, you can find some big teeth. That is if you aren't afraid of Hammerheads, ;)
i caught me a couple of them once,near daytona beach.they were only about 18" long ;D
anything bigger is just skins for a bow waiting to be taken >:D
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Drop by the house and get my .357 mag powerhead on my speargun. ;)
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Hammerheads, yeah, but the #$%@ Bull sharks are bad there also!
Wayne
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Sharks in Venice? Were do you think the shark teeth come from ;D ;D Haven't heard of any attacks lately.When the tarpon roll through here the hammer heads are right with them.Allot of fellas only bring in parts of tarpons.then you have the kayak tarpon fishermen a different breed indeed.There is a old riverbed right off the beach that holds alot of fossils,I've seen teeth as big as my hand come out of there.
Bone pile
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Read today's paper. Somebody just got ATE on the East coast, West Palm. :'(
That river bed is what I'm talking about.
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That's an absolutely stunning piece of obsidian...
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I don't get the paper. I have the plastic shopping bags to put the garbage in. So tell me about it? Eaten, bit, died, lived, or whut? ???surfer? Wayne
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thhanks billy
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The man in the shark attack was rescued but died of massive blood loss. Here's a quote:
" A shark up to 9 feet long likely intended to eat the man it fatally attacked off South Florida, a shark expert said Friday."
He was bitten on the butt and had a big chunk taken out of his thigh. The attacker is thought to be a bull shark.