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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: zeNBowyer on August 26, 2009, 11:51:57 pm

Title: Breaking into Obsidian
Post by: zeNBowyer on August 26, 2009, 11:51:57 pm
Decided  to  try  my  hand  at setting  up  some  bamboo  arrows  and stone tips, after looking  around  my hunting  digs for  something  suitable I  ran  into  an old business  friend  who  just  happened  to  have   some  obsidian he  kindly  gave  me,  here's  the  first chip  using a brass  hammer (that  must  be  anathema  to truly  primitive  artisans  I'm  sure)  and  a tool  I  manufactured  with  a  handle  and heavy  piece  of  copper  wire 

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