Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: iowabow on May 14, 2011, 10:50:20 am
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This is an arrow head found north of burlington near the mississippi river. I like the corner notch on this point. Any idea what kind of flint this is? (http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb423/Iowabow1/2011-05-14062135.jpg)
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Looks like a translucent agate to me. Almost like Montana .
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No idea but it's purdy. Looks like some stuff brother brought in from Chile for me, but i doubt they hauled any up from there back in the day ;D.
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Yeah, I vote for agate also.It was a trade Item all along the western end of the Missouri river. I found points,tools and debitage all along the south bank of Fort Peck Reservoir in east montana. That whole area is an archy site. Someone coulda jumped in a canoe and went visiting,or; Someone got to far west and got an arra in the a$*..for thier trouble and took it home. Ha ! Nice find ' Frank
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well this is the first one. I intentionally broke the ear so it would match and when I made the second one I just could not knock it off. This notch is the best one I have done yet. My point is too thin but I started with a thin flake. Do you all think that this point style had the long ear?
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Looks like agate that we would find in Wyoming on the rach I grew up on. Thats cool stuff ;)
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(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb423/Iowabow1/2011-05-14134452.jpg)
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Looks like a perfect match John. but ya forgot to knock the tip off ::). I would say the ears on the old one were comparable to yours. Good notching..
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That is nice, i really like the real one can you send it my way?
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Nice point and reproduction too. I second what Maddog said since we grew up in the same house. We called it Moss Agate, I've heard it called Montana Agate as well. Wish I had gotten into this knapping when I lived there. That Agate is all over the place up there.
Mark
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It is almost like glass it is so clear. I made a second point that I will post when I make the third. It is an easy point to make. Just make a triangle and Connor notch it carefully and slowly. You have to be jarful when you start the corner to go slow and take small flakes.
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Here is the second one!
(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb423/Iowabow1/2011-05-17073148.jpg)
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Nice point ,I like the bluish color.
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Johnathan looks like uve made some improvement since the last time we spoke...Great work man where u find that agate? Looks good!
Russ
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A friend of mind found it north of burlington near the missisippi river and gave it to me