Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: gstoneberg on October 23, 2012, 12:29:23 am
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I've had shingles for 2 weeks now. I was pretty uncomfortable tonight so I went out and took my frustrations out on some innocent rock. I started with a pretty little spall I got from Bevan (anybody heard from him lately?). I got it almost done when I got a little greedy trying to drive a long flake where it was very thin to remove a step.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8185/8114892705_ff537fbb15_z.jpg)
So, I grabbed another spall and promptly broke it. Finally I found a nice big spall and knocked out a big triangle. Pretty heavy at 230gr but I haven't notched it yet. I ruin more points notching. :'(
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8476/8114818071_6037444c5f_z.jpg)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8054/8114817165_ec911d4d1e_z.jpg)
Distracted me from the shingles for a bit. :)
George
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I love that second point. That's some good looking stone George. How have you been feeling ?
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WOW! nice triangle point! i think thats great!
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that second point is nice george, dont let them shingles get ya down, Bub
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Nice point hope you get feeling better.
Rob
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Yowwwza! Like that 2nd point a lot. Take your time and when you get that finished if its still too heavy I ll trade ya for it!
Scott
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Good looking points, George, hope the shingles run it's course. No ones heard from Bevan since the Bow Trade, including his recipient. ::)
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That triangle is a beauty! I hope you get to feeling better and soon! Josh
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I love that second point. That's some good looking stone George. How have you been feeling ?
Thanks guys. I'm actually feeling pretty decent Don, considering how long I've had it. It's frustrating to get it right when I want to bowhunt and I'm impatient as all get out.
The material is from some heat treated spalls I got from Patrick way back when we first met. The center of the cobbles was dark, like Georgetown. Outside of that just under the coretex is the lighter colored rock. Don't know if the heat treating caused the color change, but I sure like the way it works.
Scott, how do you want it notched?
Man Eddie, that's too bad. :(
George
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I'm gonna let you figure that out. ;D
Scott
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Those are some good points George. The bigger one looks like it would pass through anything. I hope you get well soon! I hear they are painful.
Tracy
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Thanks Tracy, shingles are a touch painful. There's no doubt when it's time to take the pain meds cause they've run out. ;)
I haven't felt up to notching the big one yet. Maybe tonight, though my wife has a honey-do list that's pretty impressive for the weekend that I want to start on tonight. Maybe then I can get loose to deer hunt if I'm up to it over the weekend. Major cold front coming through so I should be able to get to the stand without sweating off a few pounds. Of course, the north wind will be wrong for everywhere I hunt. I think I'll move a stand for the occasion.
Scott, I'm thinking about corner notching it...which means it'll probably be a stemmed point when I get done. ::)
George
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Sounds like a good plan!
Scott
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Good backup, George, for the stand and the point.
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Love that triangle point. Wishing you a speedy recovery from the shingles.
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Thanks, but I've had a plans change. It seems the plan to go up to Oklahoma for the granddaughter's birthday is back on. Hope the pain pills work.
George
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Nice points George, praying that you get rid of shingles soon.
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Thanks Jimbob. My plans changed again, the flu broke out at the grandkids school and we stayed home. Got out and finished the big point.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8334/8126496053_081f4813b7_z.jpg)
Punch notched this one and as usual I got one nice thin notch and then got a little greedy and blew one out. Still, I like the way it turned out. Then I knocked out another big point. I punch notched it too as it isn't that thin.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8051/8126521756_3871dd9f52_z.jpg)
Chickened out when I got into the thicker part of the point. I took lots of pictures of that one through the thinning process when I stepped it with the bopper and had to recover. If they're any good I'll post a thread on it.
George
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George, I'm glad to hear you've recuperated enough already to the level of "the honeydew List"
That's an amazing point in fact they're both awesome looking stone. I think you've been holding out on us.
Get well soon and fast . >>>Fred
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Both of those look great, but I really like how you finished that corner notch. Get in touch with me if you want to trade, but I'll understand if its going to the keeper case. ::) ;)
Scott
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Thanks guys. I haven't been able to do much for so long that as I begin to feel better I really got motivated. These are the first points in a long time I've slowed down and thought about each strike. Maybe the pain killer helped with that. ;) I kind-a wish I'd have corner notched the second point for a small knife. I think I'm gonna haft it to some cholla I just traded for and make a knife out of it anyway. At 340 gr it's so big and heavy it'd have to be a spear or atlatl dart point. Scott, the triangle point ended up 210gr. Remember, points don't go into cases at my house, they end up in a wind chime. ??? If you want to trade that works for me but I'm good either way. :)
George
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More nice work from Mr. Stonberg. Those look great G, hope you get to feeling better soon. dpg
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Thanks. I got out to the shop again tonight. Took 2 or 3 whacks at an obsidian cobble before I got a nice sized spall. Sadly, I broke one end of it off and lost a little bit of length. The point ended up 2 3/8" x 1" and 143gr. My first punch notching in obsidian.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/8137049202_082be57b23_z.jpg)
George
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nice pc of mahogany, that 'll hunt, Bub
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Bub, it was your point that inspired me to put the glove on and risk blood loss. Yours is nicer though. ;)
George
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mine's just differant george, but thank's for the compliment, i know a lot of guy's dont like working obs, but it was the material of choice among the na's here, hell we live buy a volcano >:D, Bub
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I really struggle with obsidian trying to keep straight edges. You can see it on this point on the base where I rounded both corners even though I wanted them straight. That's because I chipped one and then went through several iterations of changes before I got them even (more or less). ::)
George