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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: rileyconcrete on August 08, 2010, 11:03:29 pm

Title: This years hunting points
Post by: rileyconcrete on August 08, 2010, 11:03:29 pm

Just got these 4 made and hafted up today.  still two to go but ran out of time.  they are obsidian.

Thanks for looking, hope you enjoy.

Tell

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Title: Re: This years hunting points
Post by: bryan irwin on August 08, 2010, 11:07:03 pm

nice points now get'em bloody

Title: Re: This years hunting points
Post by: mullet on August 08, 2010, 11:30:45 pm

  Nice points. Make sure those edges are sharp and those points, pointy.

Title: Re: This years hunting points
Post by: AncientArcher76 on August 09, 2010, 12:48:39 am

Nice job and as Eddie said keep em sharp and u will be a bleeding them! ;)

Russ

Title: Re: This years hunting points
Post by: paulc on August 09, 2010, 11:04:48 am

So Mullet, do you say make the points pointy because those are not pointy enough?  I am trying to learn to knap with obsidian and want to hunt this fall with points I make myself so if those are not pointy enough it would be good to know that...thanks.  Paulc

Title: Re: This years hunting points
Post by: mullet on August 09, 2010, 01:29:21 pm

 If it was me I'd make them pointy.

Title: Re: This years hunting points
Post by: paulc on August 09, 2010, 02:01:47 pm

thanks for the reply mullet...I may have a ways to go to make pointy points...maybe I will go with saw blade points but that just isn't the same as a knapped point.

Title: Re: This years hunting points
Post by: AncientArcher76 on August 09, 2010, 02:07:18 pm

LOL although some types like the clovis wasnt as pointy EH?   :-X :o ;D

Im sure no one is using clovis to hunt deer but a long story short u want penetration and to sever as many blood vessels so if u are just starting out your arrow heads should be pointy and the blades should be about slicing into ur finger.  A good way to tell if ur getting there is to take a piece of meat and use an arrowhead like a knife if it aint cutting through it u might wanna touch em up a bit... My 2 cents!  Have a good day gotta get back to work!

Russ