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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: The Burnt Hill Archer on September 22, 2009, 05:14:37 pm

Title: 2 new dacite pieces
Post by: The Burnt Hill Archer on September 22, 2009, 05:14:37 pm

put these together last night. the first is a drill for tapering shafts for forshafts, and the second is my first atempt to replicate anything. its supposed to be a big ishi point, but i couldnt get the base to thin out for me, and so my notches didnt work out. i had a little trouble with even taper on both pieces, and some hinge fractures, but anyhow, here ya go.

Phil


(http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff212/theburnthillarcher/flintknapping/100_2143.jpg)

(http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff212/theburnthillarcher/flintknapping/100_2145.jpg)

(http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff212/theburnthillarcher/flintknapping/100_2144.jpg)

Title: Re: 2 new dacite pieces
Post by: madcrow on September 22, 2009, 06:03:15 pm

Sweet.  After you drill out for the forshaft you can haft the point up and go shoot something

Title: Re: 2 new dacite pieces
Post by: DanaM on September 23, 2009, 07:36:21 am

Not bad Phil, yer coming along nicely :)

Title: Re: 2 new dacite pieces
Post by: Timo on September 23, 2009, 07:59:51 am

You sure that's dacite? Looks like obsidian to me, Nice work.

Title: Re: 2 new dacite pieces
Post by: The Burnt Hill Archer on September 23, 2009, 08:34:13 am

im pretty sure, it has a diferent consistancy than obsidian, and it had grey streaks through it. the pictures do make it look like obsidian though. thanks!

Phil

Title: Re: 2 new dacite pieces
Post by: cowboy on September 23, 2009, 08:55:46 am

Goodun's Phil - nice work.

Title: Re: 2 new dacite pieces
Post by: billy on September 23, 2009, 10:36:21 am

Who cares about the notches....those are some killers for sure!  Now go kill something with them!

Title: Re: 2 new dacite pieces
Post by: The Burnt Hill Archer on September 23, 2009, 02:51:10 pm

thanks guys, im gettin there...just give me time!

next up...an un fluted clovis!

Phil

Title: Re: 2 new dacite pieces
Post by: Jaeger on September 24, 2009, 09:59:02 am

I cant wait to see the day that  more folks are knapping ,than in the hey days when they depended on it to eat .good work!

Title: Re: 2 new dacite pieces
Post by: Sparrow on September 24, 2009, 03:03:01 pm

Beauties !  '  Frank

Title: Re: 2 new dacite pieces
Post by: The Burnt Hill Archer on September 25, 2009, 12:15:05 am

thanks! i put the drill to work on my cane arrow shafts today. worked like a charm. got 3 ready for hafting, and 2 more ready for forshafts.