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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: cowboy on July 27, 2010, 06:09:19 pm

Title: Points at work.
Post by: cowboy on July 27, 2010, 06:09:19 pm

Got the knappin bug the last coupla days at work. These are some rocks handed to me at the Classic. Piece of KY blue from Shannon: had a nice light grey spot in the middle of the rock that I thought was unique, piece of obs from n2: lace I think, and a hunk of keokuk that Timo handed me in the pit one night. have some from others, may do a little more tomorrow.. I haven't made much of anything in the last couple of years but it's like riding a bike, ya never totally forget how.

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Post by: Josh on July 27, 2010, 06:11:22 pm

Those look NICE Paul.  Keep the chips flying brother.  :)

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Post by: leapingbare on July 27, 2010, 06:57:26 pm

nice!

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Post by: cowboy on July 27, 2010, 07:07:27 pm

Thanks Josh and Jesse. Little rusty, I need to practice back in the habbit..

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Post by: sailordad on July 27, 2010, 07:09:14 pm

well ifn thats the kinda work you do when your rusty
i for one cant wait ti see what happens after ya knock the rust off

very nice points,love the keokuk blade

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Post by: Outbackbob48 on July 27, 2010, 07:59:15 pm

Paul, I,m impressed, you have been holdin out on us, I really like all of them. Later Bob

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Post by: jamie on July 27, 2010, 08:07:44 pm

back in the saddle again!!!!

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Post by: mullet on July 27, 2010, 08:15:03 pm

 Ehh, Hombre, you can still do it, nice looking points! ;D

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Post by: cowboy on July 27, 2010, 08:24:45 pm

Thanks all! That was some good therapy.. Dang right I can still do it Eddie - beat on rocks that is ::) ;D...

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Post by: AncientArcher76 on July 27, 2010, 11:06:31 pm

Great work Cowboy I like them all.

Russ

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Post by: Pappy on July 28, 2010, 06:52:13 am

Beautiful work,cowboy,Glad to see you back at it. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: HoBow on July 28, 2010, 07:51:55 am

Great job!

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Post by: cowboy on July 28, 2010, 12:29:59 pm

Thanks guys! OK, just got out of the crane.. here I go again :).

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Post by: Marc St Louis on July 28, 2010, 01:08:43 pm

Very nice points Paul.

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Post by: nugget on July 28, 2010, 09:17:16 pm

Wow! super cool points and you got paid to make them.

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Post by: Sparrow on July 28, 2010, 11:51:20 pm

Nice !Love that long knife. I been trying to make a long blade (6" or more) Keep snapping them. Got alot of material,still at it.Got to cut out the percussion sooner I guess. Thanks for sharing the pictures. '  Frank

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Post by: FlintWalker on July 28, 2010, 11:52:30 pm

It's a shame all the new guys on here are just now seeing a little of what you're capable of....Shame on you Paul Wolfe!!! ;D

Title: Re: Points at work.
Post by: cowboy on July 29, 2010, 09:47:11 am

Thanks guys! Your too funny Shannon ;D. OK, here's another one from some material Jesse had on his tarp. Don't have a clue what it is, looks raw and kinda grainy but can't complain about how it works.

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Post by: TRACY on July 29, 2010, 10:25:31 am

Great looking points and variety of styles!Maybe I should take a long break from knapping if the end products look like this :o Give me a call if you get rained out so you can restock on material to keep you busy at work ;D


Tracy

Title: Re: Points at work.
Post by: cowboy on July 29, 2010, 10:44:59 am

Will do Tracy! Flying back in here next Monday..

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Post by: Outbackbob48 on July 29, 2010, 06:02:18 pm

Cowboy, that looks like some of the black dover that Jesse had. I ended up getting a 5 gal bucket of it an it works pretty good, the dark black seems to be better than the grainy tan colored stuff also Jesse told me soak it in water a few days before working. I like it and I like the point you made with it, doesn,t look like you had any problem at all with the Dover, Makes a real authentic looking point. I need to get into the stone I got from you an see if I can make something decent. Bob

Title: Re: Points at work.
Post by: Kolton on July 29, 2010, 07:13:40 pm

Great job

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Post by: cowboy on July 30, 2010, 02:54:14 am

Thanks Bob! Got another chunk... gonna put it in a bucket of water.

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Post by: mullet on July 30, 2010, 09:26:50 am

 Nice point, Paul. I like that Dover and wish I had gotten more.

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Post by: Bone pile on July 30, 2010, 11:16:43 am

Well it's about time ,Iwas thinking you might have taken up trombone or something
always like seein' your work
Roger

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Post by: AncientArcher76 on July 30, 2010, 02:19:50 pm

looks like the Dover Jesse sent me!  The Horse creek I got was some real nice stuff I made a nice 4" clovis  I ended up breaking it making an ametuer mistake by not holding it right and got shock and snapped the tip.  Was real pert going red grey white and almost blue.  Dam ....I will be more careful...lol Cowboy some fine work brother!

Russell

Title: Re: Points at work.
Post by: cowboy on July 30, 2010, 06:07:35 pm

Well thanks ya'll :).  It's unanimous then - dover, wouldn't mind having some more. Thanks Roger, trombone? hehehhehe...