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Main Discussion Area => Cave Men only "Oooga Booga" => Topic started by: Dingleberry on April 20, 2008, 11:43:21 am

Title: Celt
Post by: Dingleberry on April 20, 2008, 11:43:21 am

Finally finished the celt I have been working on. :P  I had alot of fun doing it and earned a greater appreciation for working paleo.    I'll give a brief description of the steps, in case someone is interested.  1st) felled a small tree with a quartzite hand axe.  2nd) chopped off the length I wanted.  3rd) picked a river stone to peck and grind.  4th) started the hole for the head by using an antler chisel and hammerstone.  5th) started to burn the hole out with coals   6th) coated the areas I did not want to burn through with clay.  7th) burned to the right size and grinded with tools  8th) cut handle with tools.  9th) inserted head       10th) tryed it out on a small tree.      Look forward to making a paleo bow in the future. :) 

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Post by: Dingleberry on April 20, 2008, 11:46:16 am

more pictures...

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Post by: Otoe Bow on April 20, 2008, 12:04:39 pm

That is truly impressive.   :o  I salute your dedication to your craft.  Keep us posted. 

Mike

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Post by: Pat B on April 20, 2008, 12:52:30 pm

Very cool, Dingleberry.  8)  You are good for something other than just hanging around! ;D
  Very impressive Jonathan! ;)    Pat

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Post by: Andrea S on April 20, 2008, 02:48:56 pm

Wow, very cool! I sure wouldn't want to get bopped upside the head with that!

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Post by: mullet on April 20, 2008, 06:07:00 pm

  Nice Jonathen, that sure looks time consuming. Hows the youngin' ?

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Post by: Dingleberry on April 20, 2008, 06:32:53 pm

Thanks Everyone.  Eddie, I'm embarrassed to admit how long it took; especially since I could only work on it an hour here and there.  The youngin is great. :)

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Post by: jamie on April 20, 2008, 06:42:17 pm

very cool. to be on the safe side wrap the area around the celt with wet rawhide so it constricts the wood so it doesnt split. the cutting angle of the head will fell a tree but should be a bit shallower. sure is a lot of work though and you did great. peace

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Post by: Dingleberry on April 20, 2008, 09:12:55 pm

Thanks Jamie.    When I tested it out on a tree a hairline crack started and I put on some groundhog rawhide (from a failed bowstring) and sealed with some pine pitch.  I will definitely get that angle better and ideally choose a bigger head.

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Post by: Dingleberry on April 20, 2008, 09:13:49 pm

oh.. and the picture.

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Post by: huntertrapper on April 20, 2008, 10:52:54 pm

tats primitive there. absolutey awesome.

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Post by: Hillbilly on April 21, 2008, 09:53:57 am

Great looking celt, Jonathan. That pecking and grinding is a lot of fun, ain't it?  ::) I've got a couple greenstone ones partially done if I can ever get myself back to working on them.

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Post by: Dingleberry on April 21, 2008, 10:34:38 am

thanks.     yeah, i like to peck and grind; though i ruined about 3 before knowing when to stop...i sure wish i could get hold of some of that va. greenstone ;D

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Post by: Dustybaer on April 21, 2008, 11:05:31 am

very impressive accomplishment.  congrats dingleberry.  by the way, how do you pronounce that?  is it "tselt" or more like "kelt"?

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Post by: Dingleberry on April 21, 2008, 12:37:09 pm

 Thanks Marius. I think it's pronounced "tselt" but I don't know for certain.

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Post by: gene roberts on April 28, 2008, 12:30:14 am

Nice