Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: iowabow on June 09, 2012, 12:27:09 am
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Started out real nice and after matching side flake i messed it up. Well I ended with a nice blade but it was a hard won battle. The problem was the delta were stepping because this Keokuk is weak stuff. So I set it up again more carefully pushed the deltas off.
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Finishwd blade
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Here was the before. And scott you are right i dont like this flint
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Love those flake scars!
Tracy
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Yes i did too. Phil churchill kinda expland it to me. He said to create an isolated platform across from each other and they would create that pattern.
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Now that you've worked that piece I will say Good Job! The reason I dont like the stuff is because I can never get it as thin as I want. Steps and hinges are terrible. You did well!
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Now that you've worked that piece I will say Good Job! The reason I dont like the stuff is because I can never get it as thin as I want. Steps and hinges are terrible. You did well!
Scott, I agree. I got a big box of ht treat keoekuk last fall and after a few pieces, realized I was hinging and stepping more than usual as well. Flakes seem to want to dive more readily if that makes since.
Tracy
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Learning Curve? Shioot Man! you got it. I like those flake scars as well. That's a hell of a blade, if you don't like, you can send it my way so I can studdy it. ;) Great Job John, dpg
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Great lookin blade John! I like me some keokuk. Have a small pile of it here from the pit but can't cook it hot enough in the ground. Cooked, i love the way it works though..