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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: DanaM on June 26, 2009, 07:27:44 am

Title: Some chippin
Post by: DanaM on June 26, 2009, 07:27:44 am

Did these inbetween remodeling my kitchen. Keokuk, alibates, obsidian, and unknown rock.
That about it for my rock supply I have a few chunks of obsidian left, a few slabs and some glass.
Taking off today on a rock run, don't have high hopes of finding anything but I'm hoping that I can
at least find some good quartzite :)

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Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: J. DEMPLER on June 26, 2009, 07:36:55 am

Nice job!  :) Looks like you've been busy! I love Obsidian, except getting cut by it when ever I touch it.  >:(
Good luck on the rock run. Joe

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: Timo on June 26, 2009, 07:42:32 am

I see you have/had some of the strawberry seed keokuk? That stuff is good rock. Nice group of points Dana.

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: GregB on June 26, 2009, 08:12:49 am

Wow Dana, you've really made great strides in your knapping since you first started! Those look really good! ;)

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: Bone pile on June 26, 2009, 08:18:28 am

Dana
Nice job,they look good,seems like the quest for rock is the limitation in this adventure.keep it up love to look at points
Bone pile

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: cowboy on June 26, 2009, 08:54:46 am

You have been busy Dana! those look great! You'll have some gray rocks in there soon ;).

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: DanaM on June 26, 2009, 09:04:16 am

Thanks guys, I still break or mess up more than I make >:(

Ya Roger not having access to rock sucks and I can't afford to buy it, at least at my skill level

Paul free rock ranks right up there with free beer ;D

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: Sparrow on June 26, 2009, 12:55:21 pm

That's good looking work, Looks like we have something in common there,I don't like sitting and making five of the same kind one after another,course,the rock has a say in what you end up with sometimes,I have started out with a large point almost done and end up with two smaller ones.Funny how often that happens to me.  ;D  '  Frank

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: venisonburger on June 26, 2009, 04:48:15 pm

Your points are looking great Dana, I've been doing alot of slab knapping which some don't consider real knapping, but who cares.
Keep up the nice work, you're gettin good.
VB

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: Jaeger on June 26, 2009, 04:52:06 pm

nice work ,I love that rock on the bottom third from the right, it looks like wood grain in white and blue.

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: sailordad on June 26, 2009, 06:42:57 pm

nice work Dana :o

i havent made a point in nearly a week,i have wrecked an awful lot as of late though ;D

Quote from: venisonburger on June 26, 2009, 04:48:15 pm

Your points are looking great Dana, I've been doing alot of slab knapping which some don't consider real knapping, but who cares.
Keep up the nice work, you're gettin good.
VB

who says it aint real knapping,i bleed real blood all the time and thats all i use is are slabs of obsidion.its what i have access to purchase relaitvely cheap.
like Dana and the rest in our area of the country,not any real good knappible material to be had.
so i go to rock shops and buy slabs,mostly obsidion

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: John K on June 26, 2009, 06:55:49 pm

Looking good Dana ! I often wonder what the NA''s used for knapping around these parts  ???

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: Wolf Watcher on June 26, 2009, 07:24:13 pm

Dana:  You really have come a long way in your knapping skills. 









Dana:  You sure have come a long way with your knapping skills.  I am impressed!!  Joe

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: DanaM on June 27, 2009, 05:06:10 pm

Thanks guys :) Went on a rock expedition yesterday found some nice quartzite, will post pictures tommow.

John and Tim Hixton, Wisconson was a site that the NA's quarried silified sandstone, not sure if you could get any there or not but sure would be fun to try.

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: TRACY on June 27, 2009, 05:31:00 pm

Dana, you've really progressed as a knapper! Looks like you need to haft a few and utilize them.

Tracy

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: D. Tiller on June 27, 2009, 07:17:25 pm

really great Dana!

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: nugget on June 27, 2009, 07:31:59 pm

Looking good Dana.

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: redwasp on June 27, 2009, 10:54:40 pm

exellent work, some people are just good at everything. love the knives purty.

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: Justin Snyder on June 27, 2009, 10:56:55 pm

Good work, they look nice.

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: AKAPK on June 28, 2009, 03:52:00 am

hey Dana, very very great.PK :)

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: Wiggy on June 28, 2009, 06:32:50 am

Those knives look awesome! I really dig those points too.

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: xin on June 28, 2009, 12:46:02 pm

Dana M, very nice knapping.  Beautiful work!!  Can't wait to see what you get from some of  that UP stuff.  It looks like some really tough stuff.  Good luck with it.  Looking forward to posts of it.

Title: Re: Some chippin
Post by: DanaM on June 28, 2009, 07:34:10 pm

Thanks wiggy and xin :)

xin I beat on some today but broke my hammerstones on it, so I switched to that chunk of slag and got a few points out of it :)