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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Tower on May 25, 2012, 09:26:20 pm

Title: Couple Quickies
Post by: Tower on May 25, 2012, 09:26:20 pm

Did a little knappin at couple lunchs this week . This is what I achived. Not my best but I think both are useable & Tx material. Tower

Title: Re: Couple Quickies
Post by: iowabow on May 25, 2012, 09:29:10 pm

Your points are really nice even when your not trying. 

Title: Re: Couple Quickies
Post by: seider on May 25, 2012, 10:19:46 pm

Those are very nice.  You are your worst enemy on that look great.

Title: Re: Couple Quickies
Post by: chertle on May 25, 2012, 10:58:57 pm

Your points are so thin!!  You could probably make two points out of one of mine because they are so much thicker.  I know that thinning will come with tonage (see I do listen :P) but do you have any one piece of advice that you think I should work on now?  Great point ;)

Title: Re: Couple Quickies
Post by: TRACY on May 25, 2012, 11:16:40 pm

Awesome work Tower! Killer points!

Tracy

Title: Re: Couple Quickies
Post by: Tower on May 25, 2012, 11:33:02 pm

Chertie, know your limits. I thin with percussion & pressure . Mostly pressure. You have a really good grasp on the Idea. A good point takes me about 3 hrs. A quickie, about 45 min. My best advice is platforms, centerline, abrision,thin the high spots first. "& I alt bevel. Tower

Title: Re: Couple Quickies
Post by: jamie on May 26, 2012, 09:31:39 am

Quickie? They're awesome!!

Title: Re: Couple Quickies
Post by: gstoneberg on May 26, 2012, 10:36:03 am

Man, I'd be tickled to death with one like that if it took me all day. :)  Love your points.

George

Title: Re: Couple Quickies
Post by: cowboy on May 26, 2012, 11:22:33 am

Them don't look too quickie to me Don. I tried that the other day and after three for three (broken) in a row it was one of those find something else to do times :(. Great looking points as always..

Title: Re: Couple Quickies
Post by: Bevan R. on May 26, 2012, 10:35:02 pm

Those are GREAT!! :o Maybe if I filet mine in half they can look something like that!  ::)

Title: Re: Couple Quickies
Post by: mullet on May 26, 2012, 11:43:59 pm

WOW! I'd be proud to tie one of those on a stick.

Title: Re: Couple Quickies
Post by: crooketarrow on May 27, 2012, 09:24:17 am

   SWEETTTTTTTT

Title: Re: Couple Quickies
Post by: Bevan R. on May 27, 2012, 10:51:52 am

Quote from: Tower on May 25, 2012, 11:33:02 pm

I thin with percussion & pressure . Mostly pressure.

Sir, I have just got to sit down with you and learn this. I understand the concept, it is just the execution that is getting me. That first one is what I am shooting for for hunting points.
Do you think the material has any 'effect'? "I have been going obs cause that's what I can afford.

Title: Re: Couple Quickies
Post by: Tower on May 27, 2012, 11:29:47 am

Material plays a huge role in w/ pressure thinning. The first point is raw local & the 2nd is heated local.if a stone isn't wanting to cooperate I take it as thin as I can w/ percussion & then heat it.