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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Stringman on January 31, 2013, 02:30:27 pm

Title: Can't decide?!?
Post by: Stringman on January 31, 2013, 02:30:27 pm: So i was knocking some more hunting points out this morning and I picked up this rather inconspicuous flake and started working it down. I realized quickly that I was gonna have trouble. It being so pretty, I was finding it hard to remove so much material and make just another hunting point with it. So I set it aside to finish later.

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/2090A25E-1DA2-41F8-BCF7-822684D0EA58-593-00000102CE03EE07_zps641d84e4.jpg)
(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/85CE0B44-AB80-41B3-8614-3E9984D49FF7-593-00000102C89A4CEA_zps2ecb0f8a.jpg)
(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/DE8BE2EA-59B0-48A4-96E7-97423F047DB5-593-00000102C0289996_zpsf084b69a.jpg)

Any ideas??? And what is that stuff called?

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/98093B77-F609-424A-99F5-9A3A1284A817-593-00000102D8D505A0_zpsaf2701da.jpg)

The other points I made pale in comparison to that first piece! :o

Scott
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Post by: Jimbob on January 31, 2013, 03:07:40 pm: Beautiful!!
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Post by: Will H on January 31, 2013, 03:17:25 pm: Looks like tiger stripe or midnight lace obsidian to me. I'd corner notch it ;) looks beautiful :)
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Post by: bubby on January 31, 2013, 03:43:40 pm: look's like gold sheen to me, you cut it one way it comes out like lace the opposite and you get that shimmery iridescent finish, there's gold , green, silver that I know of, nice lookin' point stringman, Bub
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Post by: Carson (CMB) on January 31, 2013, 05:34:36 pm: Boy, you weren't kidding Stringman, that is beautiful!
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Post by: JW_Halverson on January 31, 2013, 06:10:44 pm: I think it is called fine art.
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Post by: Hunts with stone on January 31, 2013, 08:05:16 pm: Looks like time to make a cahokia! Hi all I've just been keeping and eye here for a while. So this is my frist post.
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Post by: Tower on January 31, 2013, 09:33:28 pm: All are fine looking specimens. Heck. Leave that point notchless. It would still look great. Tower
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Post by: Trapper Rob on January 31, 2013, 09:55:42 pm: Looks good I think I would leave it a triangle.
Rob
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Post by: TRACY on January 31, 2013, 09:59:36 pm: Quote from: Hunts with stone on January 31, 2013, 08:05:16 pm
Looks like time to make a cahokia! Hi all I've just been keeping and eye here for a while. So this is my frist post.

Pull up a chair and join in HWS!

Good looking stuff there Scott! I'm with Will on the corner notch. Dogleg?

Tracy
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Post by: Stringman on January 31, 2013, 10:45:38 pm: I don't know why but leaving it notchless would feel unfinished. I'm leaning towards corner notch. (hope i don't screw that up!)

HWS - Welcome to PA! We're all just common here, so don't be shy. And if you knap make sure and post some pics.

Scott
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Post by: rileyconcrete on January 31, 2013, 10:49:44 pm: nice job scott. looks like gold sheen to me also

Tell
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Post by: soy on February 01, 2013, 10:28:19 pm: I have some like that it's amazingly beautiful I've only made 1. from it the rest I destroyed Not near as striking as that though :o
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Post by: Stringman on February 02, 2013, 12:14:33 am: Well as Harvey would say, "and now the rest of the story..."

I tried a corner notch and almost pulled it off. :'(

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/A1836D40-63E4-4300-8697-9152FCEB4E5C-2147-000002AB6F25331B_zps636e33d8.jpg)
(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/D9487A23-B685-4F9E-9E26-CE35913C8ECA-2147-000002AB68F10924_zpscb41cbe0.jpg)

On the other hand, I was able to finish the hunting points. All 130ish and sharp enough to shave a gnats bikini line

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/4086AD02-C5C9-40F8-B846-B16D512E9424-2147-000002AB63A5033F_zpsa63d11e1.jpg)
(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/8805A7E4-62CA-4191-BA64-21D62EE4219E-2147-000002AB594FAED9_zps49e008a9.jpg)

Scott
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Post by: Will H on February 02, 2013, 12:58:37 am: Aww that sucks... I hate it when that happens. It looked so good 2 :'( Oh well, those others turned out AWESOME!
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Post by: Tower on February 02, 2013, 01:23:45 am: That was one heck of a try. Great notching. Everyone breaks em every now & then.
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Post by: Sparrow on February 02, 2013, 12:19:56 pm: That's just some natty old glass buttes obsidian. Everyone down there has different names for the different types and so you hear all kinds,my buddies and I call it wood grain mahogany. Some of the pretty stuff for sure ! ' Frank
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Post by: Stringman on February 02, 2013, 07:55:41 pm: I agree, Frank. Very pretty stuff. I couldn't just let it go without finishing it. I guess it ended up as a hunting point after all.

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/327020B6-9978-4EDF-9492-806F57BCC576-2669-000003B1C02B86E6_zpsab7e50c5.jpg)

Scott
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Post by: Hunts with stone on February 02, 2013, 09:23:29 pm: Ouch I feel the pain. Nice work all the same.
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Post by: Trapper Rob on February 02, 2013, 09:29:42 pm: It still looks good.
Rob
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Post by: Sparrow on February 02, 2013, 10:11:17 pm: That is a fine point ! I'd proudly put it on an arrow (The ultimate of worthiness) Nice work. ' Frank
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Post by: Pappy on February 07, 2013, 09:43:23 am: That's some sweet work.Lots of very nice points. :)
Pappy
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Post by: iowabow on February 08, 2013, 09:12:44 am: Scott I have to just tell ya here your points keep getting better all the time. We have been knapping together now for sometime and I have seen a lot of progress in your skills over the past year....well done and a fine set of hunting point below.