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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on February 15, 2010, 09:43:04 pm

Title: my dacite abo point
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on February 15, 2010, 09:43:04 pm

here is my abo point today...ofcourse all mine are abo. i broke one prior to this and then sharpened up my tools and after i took my time i was able to produce a pretty uniform, sharp point. i started to really sweat the notches. i kept pushin it thinner and thinner and the notches deeper and deeper. it started off as an average spall. 3 inches long about 1/2 thick. its about as best of workmanship as i can get outa myself and my tools, and luckily it was the first complete point of the day......oh yeah, while getting snowed on too.lol  but it still doesnt compare to some of the fantastic work by most of you other knappers

hope to see some other abo points soon.

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Title: Re: my dacite abo point
Post by: Timo on February 15, 2010, 10:24:57 pm

Looks dang nice to me!  ;)

Title: Re: my dacite abo point
Post by: jamie on February 15, 2010, 10:46:38 pm

thats awesome !

Title: Re: my dacite abo point
Post by: Keenan on February 16, 2010, 01:33:46 am

 Twisted that is nice. i seen one in the wild that was a carbon copy twin to that. I'll see if I can find a pic of it. ;)

Title: Re: my dacite abo point
Post by: Keenan on February 16, 2010, 01:51:59 am

Here ya go I found the pics.
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/bornagainprimitve/6308.jpg)
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/bornagainprimitve/6307.jpg)

Title: Re: my dacite abo point
Post by: radius on February 16, 2010, 07:39:56 am

awesome job, twistedlimbs...it looks great

Title: Re: my dacite abo point
Post by: Bone pile on February 16, 2010, 10:00:36 am

Nice job,looks like a keeper to me.Good seeing ya on here again,hope the move went smooth.Your missing one of the coldest winters we had down here in a long time.Dade City Knapp-inn this weekend will be ok 40s at nite 60s daytime.Again that's a good looking point.
Bone pile

Title: Re: my dacite abo point
Post by: mullet on February 16, 2010, 12:17:41 pm

 That's about as perfect as perfect can get. Bone, wish I could make it to the knap-inn this weekend. Ya'll have fun

Title: Re: my dacite abo point
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on February 16, 2010, 01:04:52 pm

thanks guys,
yeah im with you eddie, i wish i could make it to the knap-in. there only seem to be a couple disadvantages to living in montana, not making it to the knap in is one of them, but its a small price to pay.  i havent found any signs of a montana knap in yet....although you sure would think a place like montana would have a knap in.

Title: Re: my dacite abo point
Post by: Sparrow on February 18, 2010, 02:53:24 pm

Beauty point,I found one that looks alot like that one as well,up on Couer D' Alene lake. Are you aware of the Glass buttes knap-in over in eastern oregon,end of March. 
 ' Frank

Title: Re: my dacite abo point
Post by: cowboy on February 23, 2010, 05:37:11 pm

That's a great abo point Ryan! Cool one ya found there too Keenan - I need to go walking..