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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: PeteDavis on August 17, 2011, 11:24:33 pm

Title: 2011
Post by: PeteDavis on August 17, 2011, 11:24:33 pm

Tools:

(http://www.fototime.com/90FC40B9CE8B369/standard.jpg)


Points:

(http://www.fototime.com/AEDC9D30F8BEF7F/standard.jpg)

PD

Title: Re: 2011
Post by: nugget on August 17, 2011, 11:30:17 pm

Nice points and tools.

Title: Re: 2011
Post by: TRACY on August 17, 2011, 11:30:50 pm

Very impressive work and tools! Looks like its been a good year

Tracy

Title: Re: 2011
Post by: FlintWalker on August 18, 2011, 12:46:08 am

Nice. I've never used an antler billet before. I need to explore that side of knapping a little more.

Title: Re: 2011
Post by: jamie on August 18, 2011, 07:57:56 am

pete any chance you are going to letchworth knap in

Title: Re: 2011
Post by: cowboy on August 18, 2011, 10:01:38 am

Some good work there Pete! Youve been busy. Long time no hear from you..

Title: Re: 2011
Post by: Tower on August 18, 2011, 10:22:51 am

Pete, like your tools & love your points. Question, what do you use the small mainbeams & antler tips for . The ones on the right side of your photo? I've seen antler tips that were dug up & they have wear on the tips, used for pressuer flaking. Those two tools you put together remind me of a tool that two people I know have found.  Yours look similar , only they are shorter .A game Warden told me of a tool he found in the 50s in Burnet Co, TX. It is the base of an antler w/ about 6in of beam with it. The end had a cut crossways in it and a hole drilled in the center. In the hole was an antler tip. A pressure flaker. Then in 07 a contract welder at my work site told me he found the same thing only there was no tip in it. He thought it was a knife handle. When I told him what someone else found he thought his was the same thing. I was wondering if you or anyother abo knappers have used or seen this tool? Guess I could make one & try it out.

Title: Re: 2011
Post by: PeteDavis on August 18, 2011, 11:00:17 am

The little ones on the right are punches. I have added a  few moose tine punches since that pic.

I'll be at Letchworth Jamie, unless something severe intervenes.

Thanks fellers!

PD

Title: Re: 2011
Post by: mullet on August 18, 2011, 01:12:18 pm

 Nice points, Pete and cool tools. It's been awhile. :)

Title: Re: 2011
Post by: bowtarist on August 18, 2011, 02:22:39 pm

Nice work.  I like to see the tools. I've been trying to collect some hammer stones.  Good to see what I'm looking for.  I've been using geodes, they are hard and I can find round ones in all differnt sizes.

Title: Re: 2011
Post by: JackCrafty on August 18, 2011, 02:52:41 pm

Very Cool!   ;D Looks like you got a couple hophornbeam billets in there.  It's been a while since I used my wood billets...

Title: Re: 2011
Post by: Timo on August 18, 2011, 03:14:51 pm

So many tools,,, so little time! ;) Nice stuff Pete! 8)

Title: Re: 2011
Post by: spiritoftherock1 on August 19, 2011, 02:21:02 am

Hey pete just found this board, some nice work you are doin there, you should flat square the tips of them punches, you will be amazed at the difference it makes. Steve told me he made it up to your place for a weekend, told me I shoulda come Hopefully we will get to catch up oneday and beat some rocks.

                                                                                                                               Stan

Title: Re: 2011
Post by: jamie on August 19, 2011, 08:01:29 am

cool i'll keep my eye out for ya. gonna shoot for friday but may not get there till saturday