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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: bowtarist on July 19, 2013, 08:17:37 pm

Title: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
Post by: bowtarist on July 19, 2013, 08:17:37 pm

Got to spend some time in the pit this week. Worked real hard on my percussion technique. Learned a lot from my buddy @ Glenn Black Lab. How to get out corkscrews and so on. Hold the rock parallel to the ground when doing long flakes. Anyway, I ended up breaking several nice pieces. Couple of pics of that.

Then my GBL buddy gave me a few pcs on Texas chert and said if I could get something out of them I'd be doing pretty good. I made the one on the right lastnight and the other this morning. Really trying to work on my shaping skills and trying to get the shoulders off early to get a triangular point. I'm feeling pretty good about the last two, small, but started small too.

Thanks for lookin and double thanks for replyin, dpgratz

Title: Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
Post by: Trapper Rob on July 19, 2013, 09:54:24 pm

Nice points those broken ones look like some of the ones in my bucket.

Title: Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
Post by: Outbackbob48 on July 19, 2013, 10:33:13 pm

Dp, gotta love some good texas rock, good lookin preforms and I like your points, I also have a bunch of the 2 pc take down preforms :( :o Bob

Title: Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
Post by: TRACY on July 20, 2013, 01:47:32 am

From all the chips it looks like you're getting through a ton of rock :D. Like those points man! Especially like that tough Texas rock- really nice heated. Keep hanging out over on campus and there gonna have to give faculty status and a parking pass  ::).

Hey, I was over in your area last weekend knapping for the Heritage Days gathering at Paynetown. You'll have to join me next year ;).

Nice work!

Tracy

Title: Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
Post by: bowtarist on July 20, 2013, 02:03:44 am

Thanks Guys!

Tracy, I was there Thursday, asked about knappiung aand no one knew if it was happinin. glad you made the scean. (sp?) Shoulda called me. dp

Title: Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
Post by: iowabow on July 21, 2013, 12:32:22 am

Derick your points are looking good! Now on the preforms I tend to snap them unless I keep the ends thin first. Always thin the ends then middle then ends

Title: Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
Post by: JackCrafty on July 21, 2013, 02:08:49 am

 8)

Title: Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
Post by: Bone pile on July 21, 2013, 09:37:53 am

comin' right along,not bad at all
Roger

Title: Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
Post by: Josh B on July 23, 2013, 11:00:04 am

I do believe those would get the job done!  Nice work ol buddy!  Josh

Title: Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
Post by: Ed Brooks on July 23, 2013, 11:03:44 am

Nice looking points. Ed

Title: Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
Post by: Tower on July 26, 2013, 08:55:26 am

I think you did a heck of a job on them points. The only thing missing is the shafts.

Title: Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
Post by: cowboy on July 27, 2013, 06:06:14 am

Killer looking points there! All that other is just learning curve - gotta have it unfortunately.

Title: Re: Failures and Progress from the Gratz Pit wk of 7-19
Post by: koan on July 27, 2013, 01:17:27 pm

Cowboy gave me some of that Texas stuff a few yrs ago at Pappy's... Anytime i think ive been bad i get some out to punish myself, lol... Nice job on some tuff stuff!! Brian