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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: leapingbare on April 11, 2011, 04:01:06 pm

Title: Cool Turkey Tail
Post by: leapingbare on April 11, 2011, 04:01:06 pm

Thought yall might get a kick out of this.
Knapped from a killer piece of Cobden chert from IN.

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Post by: nclonghunter on April 11, 2011, 04:13:10 pm

That is beautiful...

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Post by: JackCrafty on April 11, 2011, 04:28:03 pm

WOW!  This is the first image that popped into my head when I saw that blade:

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Post by: Parnell on April 11, 2011, 04:51:27 pm

Beautiful pattern that you held with the rock's layering.  Where did this pattern originate?  They look much bigger - are they usually arrowheads or spearpoints?

Title: Re: Cool Turkey Tail
Post by: leapingbare on April 11, 2011, 06:14:22 pm

The rings come from how the chert was formed, think of a jaw breaker.
 This turkey tail is 5 inches, this is a average size for the point type.
They were not spears or arrow heads. They are almost always found in graves and killed by killed i mean broke with 1 clean strike. I think that were warn around the neck with a leather thong as a form a functional jewelry. I think when a person of this culture died then they would kill the blade and toss it in the grave with them as part of a ceremony.

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Post by: jonathan creason on April 11, 2011, 06:19:03 pm

Awesome!

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Post by: FlintWalker on April 11, 2011, 08:53:14 pm

Jesse, I think that's one of the prettiest turkey tails I've ever seen! You need to show that one to Miss Johnson ;)

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Post by: mullet on April 11, 2011, 09:02:27 pm

Jesse, you outdid yourself with this one, Sweet!

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Post by: bryan irwin on April 11, 2011, 09:42:25 pm

that's cool jesse.

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Post by: piper on April 11, 2011, 10:02:07 pm

Jesse you may be the KING of the TURKEY TAIL'S...........LOL ...nice job...See you ay NG....Curt

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Post by: cowboy on April 11, 2011, 10:12:42 pm

Damn Jesse! You seem to be able to get whatever you want out of whatever rock. I was eyeballing one out there i should have mailed to ya. Tighter rings and am sure you could have left some bark on each end. Darn nice TT man!

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Post by: Ncsnipe on April 11, 2011, 10:20:59 pm

Beautiful point! Man you've got skills.

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Post by: leapingbare on April 11, 2011, 10:29:48 pm

Thanks guys.
 Shanon its to late :)
 I'm taking a brake from working on its big brother, not a turkey tail but a huge cobden dove. I have been at it for 2 hours. I am very nervous with this one and taking the time to set up and isolate each platform.
 Well I'm going back to it.

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Post by: Outbackbob48 on April 11, 2011, 10:54:01 pm

Jesse, Great lookin TT, Just perfect. ;DBob

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Post by: piper on April 11, 2011, 11:47:28 pm

GOOD LUCK there Jesse ..................................Curt

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Post by: Bone pile on April 12, 2011, 08:45:07 am

Nice one ,I don't think you could have squeezed any more out of that rock
Bone pile

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Post by: jamie on April 12, 2011, 09:24:17 am

awesome bullseye.

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Post by: Tower on April 12, 2011, 10:34:41 am

Good looking Tail.  You've out done yourself.

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Post by: JustinNC on April 12, 2011, 10:52:16 am

Love those rings.

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Post by: Parnell on April 12, 2011, 02:00:26 pm

Very interesting, thanks for the response.

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Post by: leapingbare on April 12, 2011, 11:49:11 pm

I finished the Cobden Dove tail.
 I'll have to post photos tomorrow at work.

Title: Re: Cool Turkey Tail
Post by: crooketarrow on April 13, 2011, 09:56:25 am

  SWEETTTTTTTT

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Post by: Pappy on April 13, 2011, 12:49:01 pm

Jesse thats a beauty.Very nice work as usual. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: HoBow on April 13, 2011, 02:45:25 pm

That is amazing!

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Post by: Timo on April 14, 2011, 11:57:59 pm

That is a spiitin image of the real deal jesse! 8)