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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: cowboy on May 30, 2009, 05:06:23 pm

Title: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: cowboy on May 30, 2009, 05:06:23 pm

Here's one I'm kinda proud of. After gettin turned on to youtubes "thanks Timo" I sat around watching paleomanjim last night demonstrate how to super thin a bi-face. Bored at work so went to my favorite place in the hills here to pick up a few rocks and do some knapping. This thing isn't super thin, but I'm impressed ::). And I'll tell ya - when you've got a bi-face worked down to this point and your trying to blow a step out of the middle of it, the pucker factor will rise a notch or two :D ;D ;D. All percussion except edge touch and notching.

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Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: Allen7 on May 30, 2009, 05:23:00 pm

That looks really nice, and plenty thin enough.    I never made one of those before.

Allen

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: xin on May 30, 2009, 07:00:11 pm

Cowboy, You are the "Knapperman"!!  Fantastic work.  I don't think I'll ever be able to get one that thin without breaking it in this lifetime anyway.  Great work!  Looking forward to your  next post.  I went to Weatherford last weekend and was hoping you might be there and meet you live and in person.  It was a great weekend.  Keep up the good work.  I  just noticed, is that a pet fly in your hand?

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: FlintWalker on May 30, 2009, 07:26:41 pm

Looks plenty danged thin to me!  I think your ready for a Caddo blade ;D

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: jamie on May 30, 2009, 08:14:47 pm

holy $#!& dude

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: El Destructo on May 30, 2009, 08:16:57 pm

Glad to see you are on your way back Paul....Ya had me worried!! Nice Turkey Tail....I wish I had the talent you guys do ...when it comes to Points....I can build Knives and Bows....and  such...but all I can do with Rock is ...make gravel!!!

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: Blacktail on May 30, 2009, 08:57:03 pm

nice job paul.that sucker is pritty thin..i love that texas rock.john

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: cowboy on May 30, 2009, 09:18:50 pm

Thanks guys! That guy really did a good job of showing how to prepare the tiny isolated platforms and how to support the thing during the strike. What was his name again Shannon? Jim Winn? I'll prolly go back over there tomorrow and look for some bigger rocks and doer again. xin - those flys, skeeters, and gnats all hover in the shade as you well know here during the hot TX spring days. He just felt lucky in the sun I guess ;D.

Thanks Mike!!

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: mullet on May 30, 2009, 09:46:33 pm

 Holy crap, Paul! that sucker is thin. I'm all puckered up, just looking at it. :P

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: PeteDavis on May 30, 2009, 10:45:53 pm

Great job Paul! Beautiful turkeytail.

PD

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: Otoe Bow on May 30, 2009, 11:57:20 pm

Great Job Paul.....Georgetown? 

Mike

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: Timo on May 31, 2009, 12:42:55 am

Tater chip Paul and a nice one! Get all that rock ya can son, it be soome good stuff! ;)

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: JackCrafty on May 31, 2009, 01:03:30 am

Man!  That's inspiring!  Holy moly....

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: ricktrojanowski on May 31, 2009, 06:10:02 am

Awesome blade.  That is THIN.  That is some really impressive work, and all percussion without snapping it...... :o

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: DanaM on May 31, 2009, 07:20:56 am

Beautiful point Paul, sure wish there was some rock up here >:( Think I will beat on a chunk of quartzite with my baseball bat today :)

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: cowboy on May 31, 2009, 08:34:06 am

Thanks again fellers :). It was fun to make and like all the knappers that have inspired me - I'm still lookin at the thing thinking I coulda hit this ridge or that and got it a little thinner :D. Maybe on the next one. Yup Otoe, it's georgetown. All different grades of the stuff on this guys place, think I've got all the big one's picked up.

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: Timo on May 31, 2009, 08:43:15 am

Theres more across the fence ain't there? ;) >:D

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: El Destructo on May 31, 2009, 11:15:43 am

You need to take a trip to Lower Michigan...they have Ryolite Deposits there...or go backpacking in the Porcupine Mountains....they have Felsite there too...but I don't know if you can take any...but it all over White Pine Michigan too

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: Dingleberry on May 31, 2009, 12:12:41 pm

Awesome Point Paul.

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: Bone pile on May 31, 2009, 12:47:43 pm

Man that thing is so thin you can both sides at the same time ;D :DNice rockknockin' .
Bone pile

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: cowboy on May 31, 2009, 05:01:45 pm

I done tried that Timo. When I started seeing shod horse tracks, I went ahead and hopped on back across that fence ::). thanks Jonathan. Roger  ;D.

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: mullet on May 31, 2009, 08:56:08 pm

oooooh! quiet fence riders. I guess they don't make Camo in Texas rock. 8)

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: cowboy on May 31, 2009, 09:28:22 pm

Well, I wasn't wearing camo and all these vaqueros down here carry snake charmers or some kinda gun. I just had that hair standing on the back of the neck feeling and ran ;D.

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: hawkbow on May 31, 2009, 11:06:33 pm

Holy crap! that is a real beauty.. very cool Hawk

Title: Re: Turkeytail Fulton
Post by: Staver on June 01, 2009, 01:50:57 pm

AWESOME Paul!!  I always like to check out your latest creations and you've been progressing by light years!! 8) 8)  Excellent job at thinnin em down! ;)  Joe H