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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Allyn T on August 28, 2021, 11:30:45 am

Title: Late night spalling
Post by: Allyn T on August 28, 2021, 11:30:45 am

Spent an hour last night into dark spalling some more rock I collected. Really starting to get the hang of it. Took the pictures today. In one of the creek cobbles there were silver speckles running through it, might be pyrite, it looks awesome.


(https://i.imgur.com/wkY9zfM.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/VmnNCKo.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Zv8Lpa0.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/yrnPSTi.jpg)

Title: Re: Late night spalling
Post by: gutpile on August 30, 2021, 04:30:07 pm

lets see a finished piece.. you got spalling down..lol.. gut

Title: Re: Late night spalling
Post by: Allyn T on August 30, 2021, 10:13:03 pm

I can show you pictures of broken pieces lol. My direct percussion thinning leaves much to be desired. My initial thinning is good but as soon as it starts looks good I start getting hinges and steps. Then I start chasing thick spots trying to even it out. I either end up too narrow and thick or I break em in half. I show pics of raw material cause I love it : ) so much potential until I start trying to make something out of it

Title: Re: Late night spalling
Post by: gutpile on September 02, 2021, 02:56:34 pm

lots of learning process involved.. I still snap them.. usually its when I am thinning the ends, so I try to thin them first.. while the mid is thick enough to handle the shock.. when they get close to thin I switch to pressure..  gut

Title: Re: Late night spalling
Post by: Allyn T on September 02, 2021, 10:37:12 pm

That's a good idea gut