Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => ABO => Topic started by: Olanigw (Pekane) on April 19, 2016, 10:23:24 am
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I got bit bad by the knapping bug. An hour of work on a floor tile produced a super crude knife full of steps, and lots of scrapes and nicks.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P_on5rzWJP8/VxY2au1aK8I/AAAAAAAAFo0/iicpUiFZj_As97pfTVSfdnzbGT08-x2swCCo/s640-Ic42/20160413_194646.jpg)
I had an elk antler billet and a short 4" whitetail deer antler tine to work with. I set it up to use indirect percussion, holding the tine against the top of my thigh with my foot and striking it with the billet after much frustration.
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I got bit and it still hasn't healed..lol
You got some good flakes on that tile....steps are usually a result of not abrading well.
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A quick pic of how my setup fell together.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PGKQ051K2CY/VxbR0r1X59I/AAAAAAAAFpU/HacG75fdb6kMBZbN6V_M7Y46NlnTCK4VgCCo/s512-Ic42/20160419_183014.jpg)
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^^ i'd be bruised to no end if i did that.
what billet are you using?
I got bit and it still hasn't healed..lol
You got some good flakes and blood on that tile...
^^ fixed.
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^^ i'd be bruised to no end if i did that.
what billet are you using?
I got bit and it still hasn't healed..lol
You got some good flakes and blood on that tile...
^^ fixed.
Yeah my thigh was black and blue the next morning.
I'm using a maple stick about 2" diameter and 10" long for my striker.
Also made a couple honey locust billets to work on direct percussion. Run what ya brung