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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => ABO => Topic started by: nclonghunter on January 05, 2016, 06:33:54 pm

Title: Rhyo Beast Point
Post by: nclonghunter on January 05, 2016, 06:33:54 pm

First point from the spalls we collected. Sorry the picture is blurred. I had a real good Dalton base started and ran into a wall. Had to widen the base to thin the wall out. This stuff is hard. The small blister in the one picture is from chopping wood, not from knapping Rhyolite..LOL

Title: Re: Rhyo Beast Point
Post by: Hummingbird Point on January 05, 2016, 10:01:28 pm

Great point.  That looks like some seriously unfriendly rock.  Did you do any horizontal punching on it (or whatever we are calling it)?

Keith

Title: Re: Rhyo Beast Point
Post by: nclonghunter on January 05, 2016, 11:11:31 pm

Thanks Keith, I shaped with a hard stone and then went to the composite antler tipped stick and indirect percussion. I was sitting on the floor like the picture I posted. Finished with a smaller Ishi stick by pressure flaking. It is hard rock but I know you ain't scared of hard rock...LOL

Title: Re: Rhyo Beast Point
Post by: turbo on January 06, 2016, 12:08:06 am

Good going on that tough stuff and keep us posted, looks like you got it pretty thin.

Title: Re: Rhyo Beast Point
Post by: nclonghunter on January 07, 2016, 11:02:53 am

I did not really like the point so I reworked it. Did a small flute and made it a NC point...Now I like it.... ::)