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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: recurve shooter on October 08, 2009, 11:04:48 pm

Title: whiskey bottle points
Post by: recurve shooter on October 08, 2009, 11:04:48 pm: hi guys. i got out my knapping stuff today and made myself a new rabbit point and a tiny little bird point that i'll probably never use. im getting much better. larger, thinner, sharper points. the flakes usually went to the center of the piece, which makes the edges taper down smothly from the middle, instead of the previous flat sides whith sudden dropoffs to form a crude edge. if my memory serves me, these are about the 8th and 9th points i have made. the little point actually has a right hand bevel on it, which is cool. right hand bevel like a steel point. thanks for all of yall's help and advice. enjoy, tell me what yall think. ;D

the two points, side by side.

(http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/ikillgarfish/278.jpg)

the little bird point on my index finger

(http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/ikillgarfish/527.jpg)

the bigger point laying on my quiver

(http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/ikillgarfish/528.jpg)

(http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/ikillgarfish/530.jpg)

my pittifull close up of the big one

(http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/ikillgarfish/529.jpg)

the edge of the big one, pretty thin.

(http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/ikillgarfish/531.jpg)

edge of the small one

(http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/ikillgarfish/534.jpg)

a random pic of my cajun sister

(http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/ikillgarfish/271.jpg)
Title: Re: whiskey bottle points
Post by: Shadow Walker on October 08, 2009, 11:22:37 pm: I know nothing about knapping, and knapping glass sounds a little dangerous! Good job!
I can offer one very good piece of advise though. If your going to use whiskey bottles, always remember...You CAN'T go wrong with Jack Daniels!
Title: Re: whiskey bottle points
Post by: recurve shooter on October 08, 2009, 11:25:05 pm: agreed. ;D

the glass behaves verry similar to obsidian, just a heck of alot easyer to find.
Title: Re: whiskey bottle points
Post by: chance on October 09, 2009, 07:34:26 pm: Good stuff RS ! I tried my hand at making a whiskey bottle point last week. I had a heck of a time. That clear glass really made it hard to see where the flakes come off, but it was fun. I have about one more night on a 1/2 gallon of Evan Williams (four big flat sides, plus the bottom on those bottles !) and I'm gonna try it again, hopefully with better results. :-[
Title: Re: whiskey bottle points
Post by: recurve shooter on October 09, 2009, 07:35:41 pm: man i like it. if you abrade the edges it powders them up a little and makes them easyer to see.
Title: Re: whiskey bottle points
Post by: chance on October 09, 2009, 07:53:05 pm: Hmmm,. maybe it was the whiskey then
There's a flint knapping class over at Cahokia Mounds tomorrow about an hour and a half from me. I'm sure I'll learn alot there. Maybe even get my hands on some rock. Can't wait
Title: Re: whiskey bottle points
Post by: Lobo69ss on October 09, 2009, 07:54:13 pm: RS, those are some nice points. Are you using copper or abo tools? How long have you been knapping?
Title: Re: whiskey bottle points
Post by: recurve shooter on October 09, 2009, 10:45:20 pm: Quote from: Lobo69ss on October 09, 2009, 07:54:13 pm
RS, those are some nice points. Are you using copper or abo tools? How long have you been knapping?

im a beginner, so im useing copper. i started learning to knap in late july from the compleatly wrong advice of my friend, and didnt figure out the simi-right way to do it till bout a month or so ago. those were point # 8 and 9. thanks for the replies guys.