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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: gstoneberg on May 30, 2012, 11:28:11 pm

Title: Slab Point
Post by: gstoneberg on May 30, 2012, 11:28:11 pm

I've had several failures in a row, in sort of a slump.  Tonight I picked up a triangular slab of georgetown that Don sent home with me from Cross Plains.  It was thick enough to practice with the bopper so I got it thin and then ishi'd a point out of it.  Since it was a pretty short slab I should have left it a little thicker to keep the weight up.  Ended up very thin and only 95 grains.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7104/7305463034_ae68f26558_z.jpg)

I took Paul's advice and side notched it.  Still stalled one side so I got out the punch and kept it going.  Love that punch.  The punch flakes are very consistent.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7104/7305464060_e3d537687c_z.jpg)

George

Title: Re: Slab Point
Post by: TRACY on May 30, 2012, 11:49:05 pm

Mighty fine point there George!

Tracy

Title: Re: Slab Point
Post by: cowboy on May 31, 2012, 10:13:28 am

That one turned out great George! May not be the grains your looking for but them things are great teachers. I call em making ammo or you know, cookie cutter points cause their so simple. Make ya a couple dozen of those then just sit and stare at em for awhile - kinda hoakie huh?  ;D..

Title: Re: Slab Point
Post by: chertle on May 31, 2012, 11:14:34 am

Looks really nice ;)

Title: Re: Slab Point
Post by: JackCrafty on May 31, 2012, 12:29:05 pm

More please. :)

Title: Re: Slab Point
Post by: Stringman on May 31, 2012, 12:37:53 pm

Oooo, thats a looker! Nice one, George! Some rock is certainly easier than others.

Title: Re: Slab Point
Post by: bowtarist on May 31, 2012, 01:34:14 pm

Nice one G.  A brass casing or copper wire would add a little more weight to it.  Looks like a hafter to me.  ;) dpg

Title: Re: Slab Point
Post by: Bevan R. on May 31, 2012, 01:48:55 pm

Nice looking point George! Keep at it!

Title: Re: Slab Point
Post by: gstoneberg on May 31, 2012, 02:26:45 pm

Thanks all.  I really had trouble running flakes with the ishi and I don't know why.  I didn't think I was doing anything out of the ordinary.  In the end they started going better, at least good enough for the point to look OK. 

Unless I can get the grandkids to watch, or go out after they go to bed, I won't get much knapping done for awhile.  They're asking about bows to shoot so I'm pretty sure to get sidetracked building a couple osage quickies.  Also, today is our 37th wedding anniversary.  Where did that time go??

George

Title: Re: Slab Point
Post by: mullet on May 31, 2012, 02:32:16 pm

Nice point George and congratulations on the Anniversary. Our 35th was Monday.

Title: Re: Slab Point
Post by: Gus on May 31, 2012, 02:37:34 pm

Good Looking Point I'd Hafter Say...  :)

Congratulations on your Anniversary!
May you have Many More!

-gus

Title: Re: Slab Point
Post by: chertle on May 31, 2012, 03:53:02 pm

An osage quickie ???  Nothing I do seems to be quick!  It seems to take me forever to beat a rock down to a point that is nothing as nice as yours ;)  Just celebrated our 13th last week!!  Sure isn't anything to write home about hearing how long ya'll have been together congrats to everyone on their anniversaries :-*

Title: Re: Slab Point
Post by: bubby on May 31, 2012, 05:53:04 pm

congrat's on 35 George, Bub

Title: Re: Slab Point
Post by: flungonin on June 01, 2012, 06:00:08 pm

Congratulations on your anniversary George. The punch for the side notches. Was that shown on a earlier posting? The point is really nice.

Title: Re: Slab Point
Post by: gstoneberg on June 01, 2012, 11:39:18 pm

Congrats Eddie! and thanks all.  I'm no punch expert flungonin, but here's the one I made.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7238/7317666962_2085c43501.jpg)

George