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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: madcrow on April 01, 2012, 09:17:42 pm

Title: Saturday Points
Post by: madcrow on April 01, 2012, 09:17:42 pm

While I was cussing about missing the PITH deadline by a day, I had some time to set down and knap a little.

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/2012-03-31143410.jpg)

I almost made a knife with this one but decided to make a point instead

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/2012-03-31143513.jpg)

The big ugly one top right is going to be for an altalt dart.

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/2012-03-31143551.jpg)

The big ugly green one in this pic is for an atlatl dart also.

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/2012-03-25135727.jpg)

Title: Re: Saturday Points
Post by: TRACY on April 01, 2012, 09:22:25 pm

Good looking points there Madcrow! A good variety of material as well.

Tracy

Title: Re: Saturday Points
Post by: David_Daugherty on April 02, 2012, 12:28:03 am

Very nice set of points!

Title: Re: Saturday Points
Post by: Sparrow on April 02, 2012, 09:25:04 am

Nice to work so many kinds of material,I do the same thing, does tend to make alot of different styles. Seems the rock helps decide what a point is going to be. Nice work !  '  Frank

Title: Re: Saturday Points
Post by: bowtarist on April 02, 2012, 10:58:53 am

Nice cache madcrow! dpgratz

Title: Re: Saturday Points
Post by: criveraville on April 03, 2012, 01:10:23 am

I sure like seeing what you do with that Texas rock  8)

Cipriano

Title: Re: Saturday Points
Post by: cowboy on April 03, 2012, 12:32:24 pm

Nice set of points indeed!! Oooh, that TX sure does look brutally hard - ouch :).

Title: Re: Saturday Points
Post by: madcrow on April 04, 2012, 12:45:32 am

It is brutal sometimes.  I think I need to figure out how to heat treat the rock I got from Cipriano.  It makes the bone spurs in my shoulder scream.

Title: Re: Saturday Points
Post by: cowboy on April 06, 2012, 01:04:27 am

Easy fix. Bury between 2 and 3 inches in dry sand (or whatever kinda dirt ya got), get a fire going and keep it going all day on top of it, skip a day and dig em out. Voila - cooked perd :).

Title: Re: Saturday Points
Post by: madcrow on April 06, 2012, 01:50:01 am

Thanks for all the comments.   Paul I will give that a try.  Thanks.