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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: DanaM on February 08, 2009, 07:36:23 pm

Title: First Point of The Year
Post by: DanaM on February 08, 2009, 07:36:23 pm: It was so nice out after work today(about 45) I cleaned the snow off the patio and dusted the knapping
tools off :) Grabbed the ugliest piece of alibates that I got from El Destructo and set to bangin on it :)
Here's what I managed, 2" long 1 1/4" wide, still needs the edge touched up but overall I impressed the heck
out of myself ;D Can't wait to get down to Pappy's and get some hands on with folks that actually know what their doing.
Supposed to snow all next week but this was a nice mid winter break 8)

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Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: Hillbilly on February 08, 2009, 07:41:59 pm: That looks good, Dana-nothing at all wrong with that, looks like you're well on your way.
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: david w. on February 08, 2009, 07:43:00 pm: that looks great! If I could grab a hunk of rock and do that I would be very happy! right now I can only do slabs
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: El Destructo on February 08, 2009, 07:50:35 pm: Man I love it when I see them Points from My Alibates....you did an awesome job on it Dana.....I am jealous!! I can't do anything near that well on it.... :P
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: FlintWalker on February 08, 2009, 07:51:16 pm: Looks like a meat maker to me. Well done Sir!
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: Wolf Watcher on February 08, 2009, 08:05:49 pm: :D :D Dana: Congratulations on a beautiful point! Watcher
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: cowboy on February 08, 2009, 08:19:34 pm: Way to go Dana! That's right - nothing wrong at all with that. You'll be sticking rocks in deer next year, or later this year I should say ;) :).
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: cracker on February 08, 2009, 08:51:20 pm: Well I see you finally got my point done my address is..... ;D
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: hawkbow on February 08, 2009, 09:32:01 pm: very nice work brother... should slide right through muscle and sinew..Hawk a/ho
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: sailordad on February 08, 2009, 10:07:26 pm: very nice point dana

i gave it a try thisweekend,didnt turn out quit that nice but they do look like points.

keep whacking that rock
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: ricktrojanowski on February 08, 2009, 11:00:35 pm: Dana- Nice point. You are getting really good.
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: PeteDavis on February 08, 2009, 11:20:11 pm: Nice side-notch Dana. Keep 'em comin', the year is young!

PD
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: xin on February 08, 2009, 11:26:23 pm: That's a keeper. Nice work and nice looking alibates. I think Alibates is really beautiful chert, yet I rarely see modern knappers using it. Museums in Ok have ancient pts of Alibates that are extraordinary.
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: Keenan on February 09, 2009, 04:50:58 am: Nice looking point Dana. Are those blood stains on the rock or natural color >:D
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: Pappy on February 09, 2009, 06:45:21 am: Looks good to me Dana,you are coming along nicely. :)
Pappy
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: DanaM on February 09, 2009, 07:21:37 am: Thanks guys :)

Keenan no blood was spilt in the making of this point :D

I like this Alibates works good raw and its pretty. Xin I think the reason you don't see more Alibates being
worked is the difficulty in getting it.
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: stickbender on February 10, 2009, 02:54:21 pm: Hey now, dats a good one don't ya know! I tink ya got it down now. YA, dats a meat maker fer da pasties fer sure! ;D

Wayne
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: DanaM on February 10, 2009, 08:09:45 pm: youbetchaeh ;) :D
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: Dingleberry on February 10, 2009, 08:49:48 pm: Thats a dandy!
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: AKAPK on February 12, 2009, 01:39:09 am: Thats kinda soothing, :) What kind of rock did ya say that was?.
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: jamie on February 12, 2009, 04:41:50 am: damn fine work dana
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: DanaM on February 12, 2009, 06:42:55 am: PK its Alibates from Texas.

Thanks jamie glad to see ya posting again :)
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: leapingbare on February 12, 2009, 12:01:15 pm: Dana, lookin good man! 8)
Title: Re: First Point of The Year
Post by: stringstretcher on February 12, 2009, 10:09:49 pm: Looking real good there Dana