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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Knocker on March 16, 2010, 03:17:09 am
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I am searching and not finding any discussion about the upcoming Knap-in. Who's going this year? How about you Dave Tiller? Are you going this year?
Keith Anderson
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You are still around ;D
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David Tiller will have to ask and get permission from his new girlfriend.
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I'll be down there. Last I heard Aaron planned be there. There's a short thread about it over on Paleo Planet that Emery started but, as you noted, nothing has shown up about it on here. It seems like the majority of active members on PA are from east of the Rockies.
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You didn't look hard enough. There's a long thread Glass Buttes, Knap In, under Primitive Shoots and Events.
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I am going. Dont really know anyone, but I will be there. Yeah aaron will be there. check out the thread under shoots and events.
Tell
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I am going too - hope to meet some of you there. I plan to be heading down the 19th and coming back on Monday the 22nd. The weather forcast shows 30 to 60 degrees for Bend over the weekend. Can someone please remind me of the milepost for the turn-off?
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Thanks Mullet! Found it now - I didn't realize that the site search didn't go down into that Primitive Shoots and events folder unless you clicked in that section...
What have you been up to Brian? We'll have to do some knapping when I get back. Did you ever get that Locust?
Keith
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Kieth,
No, you want to go get it?? I have been knapping like crazy, got the 14 inch saw working overtime, and trying to set up 2 business ventures at once......one word busy! But I am around home quite a bit!!! Glass buttes is too damn cold this time of yr. have fun! ;D
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mile post 77! woo hooooooooooooooo! cant wait to see my family!!!!!
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i wont be there..can you say mother-inlaw...i wish i was...yeah its been in the 30-60 range here in prineville..frosty in the morning and warms up at noon...john
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Most recent forecast for Burns is calling for temps mostly in the mid to upper 50s and dry except for Monday when there's a 30% chance of rain or light snow and Thursday when there is a 20% chance of rain but still mid 50s. I think it's a go.
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I am going to attempt it,I gotta go to portland on those days off,I am hoping to take a slight detour thru Burns,(should'nt be more than 200 miles out of the way.)Might not get to stay too long,but what the 'ell. Might get down there on wed./Thurs. ' Frank
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Just got Home with a truck load of rock. I will start a thread about it with pictures and such. met alot of guys from PA there, they all have pictures to so maybe we all can post on the same thread? I ll post when I get the pictures downloaded.
Tell
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Tell - Hope you had a good trip back to Idaho. Here are a couple photos of Glass Butte and the PA gang. I really enjoyed meeting some more of the NW branch of the PA bunch face to face!
Keith
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Tell, looks like you met Emory Coons ! 8) Did he answer your questions about the Jasper?
Wayne
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well just got back from the great PNW late last night.
Too much work but at least I got a chance to play on the weekends.
That second weekend was a blast up at glass buttes!
Nice to meet some of the PNW knappers from this board.
I met aaron, keith and tell and a bunch of more great folks....
And good times were had by all.
Unfortunately all I had with me was my phone camera so pics didnt turn out real great.......
But here are a few....
By the way.... Billy... Met a bunch of guys that know you. Didnt know u lived up there in a past life. Uncle Steve said to say hello...
And a bunch of the other guys told me to tell you.... O wait this is a family oriented board. Guess I'll just have to wait to tell you what they said.
Later,
wade
My camp:
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OR Biggs Jasper:
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Dale 'blond bear' coleman:
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'Uncle' Steve teachin:
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that is about it.
Will see if I can get Mark to post his pics soon.
Again had a blast. enjoyed meeting up with some of the west coast knappers. Only wish I could have stayed longer.
I came home with a suit case full of preforms..... and mailed back 2 large std rate boxes to boot....
later,
N2
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Just a couple more..
This is what I carried home in my checked suitcase. Man the case weighed a ton with my scaled down knappin kit and all this rock. didnt think they were gonna let me check it.
That big preform is just over 16" long and 2" thick right now.... hope I can take it to the next stage with out having several rocks....
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Super nice looking stuf Wade.
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Wade , nice pics and glad you had a good time. I'm sorry I didn't make it out there , My back flared up again and had a rough weekend. Going back in for another MRI. hoping nothing bad as we already have our tickets for the Classic. getting around a little better and waiting on the MRI schedule. I may try to ride out there with Dave later in the week but just taking a day at a time right now.
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I finally got my pictures up and going. These first ones are of some of the rocks I got, and also camp pictures.
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These are of the rock pits that Keith and I dug in.
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These are of emory Coons breaking some big rocks.
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these are of Emory Coons diplays.
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This is an artifact given to one of Emory's friends.
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The next two posts are of Emory working out a blade. I sat there and took pictures. He worked this from a big rock into a nice blade in a matter of minutes, maybe 30 at the max.
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more.
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And my last post of pictures. This is a carving in Fire Obsidian. It was carved by one of Emory's friends, I cant remember his name though. It was really really cool. The pictures are hard to see the fire but it is there. It is some amazing stuff.
Tell
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All in all I had a great time. I learned alot, I made a few points, Got some really good rock to break, met Keith, Wade and Aaron, they are all great guys.
Wayne, I did meet Emory. I asked him about the jasper and he said it is hard hard stuff. I may try and get some ust to try and play with.
Tell
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Tell, is Emory amazing or what?!! :o He is a really nice guy also, as is his Dad. ;) I hope I can get him a gator jaw soon. 8)
Wayne
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Hey Tell,
Did Emory say what his friend used to carve that Fire Obsidian?
Keith
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Wow - just awesome pictures. I love seeing pictures of the obsidian coming out of the ground. Really amazing - thanks for posting!
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Thanks Parnell.
Keith,
He said he used diamond tipped carving tools on a dremel.
tell
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I got a few more pics from 'Yokut' Mark scott the other day of the Glass buttes knapp in. thought I would post 'em.
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Just got back...
great photos everyone, and nice to meet y'all in person. here are some of my photos.
By the way, the photo labeled "Blond Bear" in an earlier post is actulally "goody" Jones- both goody and blond bear run the "Echoes in time" workshops in the willamette valley along with leland gilson...
first photo is emory working a small biface from some really sugary black and red obsidian in the blowing snow storm
second, jake about to take the first flute on a clovis of the same black and red "mick whack"- needless to say- we ran into some huge chunks of this stuff
third, a carved wood skull by terry kramer
fourth, a replica ishi point which killed a deer made by a guy who wouldn't want his name here
and last some dang slim nocks by paul who is better known as a champion slalom skateboarder
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coupla more...
first is a bow by steve allely - a replica of a museum specimen- can't recall the details, sinew backed juniper i think
second is a fire obsidian point by jerry
last, emory stitching a danish dagger made of "sugary" black and red obsidian- i watched him make the whole thing and have tons of photos. Thanks, emory for all the 'splainin' you do- answering questions and teaching as you go.
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Great pic's guys - I'm gonna make it one of these days! And N2, you are into everything ;D.
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N2 and Aaron, Sorry we didn't get out there in time to meet up with you guys. Dave and I got out there Saturday afternoon.had hoped to get there sooner but made a stop at the dacite pit and I couldn't get Dave to give up on a 3 foot long cylindrical rock that we never got. He did get some good boulders for some nice blades but we had to leave the premium one and concede to ground that was holding it.
We spent the afternoon with Emory teaching us the finner arts of dissecting the boulders and I videoed him working a very ugly chunk into a nice respectable 14" blade. When I get some more time I'll post some of the pics I took as well
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Keenan, how about putting the video on here? 8) Wish I could've been there, but maybe next year. How is the back?
Have you talked to a Chiropractor about the DRX9000 ? It is fantastic. It sure helped me. I have the 4th and 5th disc almost non existant. It is great for that and especially for bulging discs.
Wayne
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Wish I could have been there! Oh well! Next year?
Looks like you guys had a lot of fun!
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Wayne, how ya doing. I told Emory that he made your trip out west a highlight. I have another MRI with contrast tomarrow and see the surgeon on Friday. Not going to have another surgery,,,,,,,,,at least not till after the Classic. On the last visit he said to much damage for disk replacement but that I'm a prime target for a new development that will be out in about fifteen years ::)
I'm trying to learn how to post videos. ::) ;D ::)
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my computer took a dump on me so i am using my works computer..Keenan i hope the MRI goes all right...sound like Dave was a dacite hog :D :D...hope you guys had fun... john