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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Tower on January 26, 2012, 06:22:50 pm

Title: Its been a coons age
Post by: Tower on January 26, 2012, 06:22:50 pm

I haven't had any spare time in a long while. Work has kept me pretty tied up for a couple months. With that said I blew the dust off the ole knapping bag & tried to get back in the swing of things. There local material with a touch heat on em. I also percussioned a few blanks. Ready for pressure flaking. Hopefuly they'll turn out alright.

Title: Re: Its been a coons age
Post by: bubby on January 26, 2012, 06:47:04 pm

nice work Tower, i've slowly been percussioning out some preform's, useing tv glass for that, plus i've got some johnstone to beat on as well, hard to get outta the slab routine, but i hate wasting material, Bub

Title: Re: Its been a coons age
Post by: bowtarist on January 26, 2012, 08:15:11 pm

you ain't lost your touch Don.  Great job as always.  dpgratz

Title: Re: Its been a coons age
Post by: TRACY on January 26, 2012, 08:41:53 pm

Man Tower, those are some really nice points! Preforms look like some good working rock.

Tracy

Title: Re: Its been a coons age
Post by: mullet on January 26, 2012, 09:07:49 pm

I love that style of point and haven't seen any better than yours.

Title: Re: Its been a coons age
Post by: Tower on January 26, 2012, 09:27:17 pm

Thanks everyone. Still needed to work on the edges of the larger one. The material flaked more like glass than flint. I love TX rock.

Title: Re: Its been a coons age
Post by: Will H on January 26, 2012, 10:32:59 pm

Those look flawless Don! As always, great work!!

Title: Re: Its been a coons age
Post by: Pappy on January 27, 2012, 09:16:51 am

Sweet,beautiful work. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Its been a coons age
Post by: cowboy on January 27, 2012, 10:45:37 am

Man you always turn out some very thin delicate barbed perfectly notched stuff. Been a month of Sunday's seems like since i hit a rock. Would like to sit with ya for a day!

Title: Re: Its been a coons age
Post by: iowabow on January 27, 2012, 12:31:09 pm

Those look great! I look at the points you sent me and cant believe how good they are. That stone of yours sure breaks sound. My Burlington is a little soft in comparison. I like how your rock comes off in sheets and runs past center but doesn't want to over shoot the platform on the otherside. you do great work with that stone! I have been working Novaculite lately and I like how it releases but it seems almost to slick and I can easily over shoot with that stuff when knocking out bifaces.

Title: Re: Its been a coons age
Post by: gstoneberg on January 27, 2012, 01:59:54 pm

Nice!  I think your preforms are thinner than my finished points. ;D  I'm coming down about a third of the way to your stompin ground on a hog hunt today.  Already talking about a surf fishing trip later this summer.  Any chance your work will slow down enough for an old man to come and visit?  I'll bring Paul if he's in the state.  :)  Be funny if I got down to your place before getting over to his...

George

Title: Re: Its been a coons age
Post by: Jimbob on January 27, 2012, 02:03:57 pm

Lookin good Don, must not have been too much dust on that knappin bag.

Title: Re: Its been a coons age
Post by: RickB on January 27, 2012, 08:47:34 pm

Nice point and great notching on them. Rick B

Title: Re: Its been a coons age
Post by: Tower on January 27, 2012, 09:03:54 pm

Would love to hook up w some other knappers sometime. Fredricksburg is about the only knap-in I make. One of these days I might get to make some around the country. Thanks for the kind words everyone. Tower

Title: Re: Its been a coons age
Post by: FlintWalker on January 27, 2012, 10:26:12 pm

You ain't missed a beat!