Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: cowboy on March 02, 2008, 08:48:46 pm
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We finally caught a break on the job here in Laredo. Whilst having a few brewskies and "killin time" I showed the guys some stuff about knapping. After awhile one of them challenged me to make a Chinese throwing star - I'd thought about it before but never done it. He wanted a four pointed one but I only saw three in that rock. Made a tommy hawk head for one guy and several other things - their all happy campers now. Should get a lot of work out of em tomorrow ;D. Oh yeah, one of em envited me to his place in OK to haul off some bodark - has ten acres to clear and he says it's all osage, great - I always get myself into these lovely messes :D.
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good knappin
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Never seen a star . Pretty cool work.
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That's pretty cool, Paul;. Don't think I'd want that star stuck between my eyes. :o
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I threatened to throw it in the guys chest (and he bared it to me) but I just didn't have the heart :D.
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Thanks Eddie, yep I didn't know exactly where to put it. We should probably have a knapping section..
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We kinda go in spurts don't we? ;)
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Yessir, thats a fact ;D. Like your aiky breaky signature - I just almost didn't get marred at the time that was popular ;D.
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You are an Artist....Paul....them look awesome....I am going to have to tick the Wife off....and pick up another useless Hobby....as She puts it!!!!
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Paul, That Achey,breaky crap is compliments of Calend...Miley, I mean, and her sidekick, Trista....I mean Paris.
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Huh? Hehheh ;D.
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Nice stuff, Paul!
Sean
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Cool points Paul. Especially the 3 point star. Pat
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wow, i have never seen a knapped star before, really cool stuff, great points.
Bishop
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Very nice Paul, but lets talk about the bodark ;) As you know none up here so bring a few logs to pappy's
and I will save room for em and promise that they will have a good home ;D
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Man that's some pretty knapping Paul!
Alan
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Thanks all, on the knapping! It just gets in your blood after awhile ;D. Now I'm rolling all kinds of weird idea's around in my head, hmm - what else might one make :D............
I wasn't planning on hauling a trailor to Pappy's but may have to with Bodark, was going to bring a load of this TX flint already. I'm going to check this guys ten acres out and if theres anything worth cuttin - billet length, whatever - I'ma gittin it ;D. Said he's dozing it down anyway and planting some kind of purty trees....
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paul those are awesome. peace, paris ;D
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Paul: Is that some rock that you picked up on the job site, or do you carry a supply of heat treated rock with you when you travel? Those are very nice, and if you worked it raw, very, very, very nice. ;D.
Otoe
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Beautiful work.You amaze me with that stuff.I have a good friend that dose that a lot and has tried to teach me,but I never turned out anything close to that.Great work. :)
Pappy
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Thanks Paris ;D ;D. My girls are eat up with that Miley, uh whatever the rich kids name is stuff too :).
Hey Mike, those shown are treated. I carry a bucket with me on the road just in case I catch some slack time - I'm trying to get another set of arrows put together for Spring turkey, need ta hurry. I did make a coupla points from the rock on jobsite here - tough stuff but makes some nice points.
Thanks Pappy - maybe I can give ya some pointers ;D in a cupple of months...
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Nice! 8)
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Wow! Lot's of movin going on :D. I'm happy to see this new section - help keep things organized.
Still winded out here and still hammerin on rocks ;D. Found this nice looking specimen laying around in the desert, hehheh. Remembered seeing some of these somewhere so got busy on my new paperweight - gotta do some more of those :).
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OK, now I'm confused as to what I'm looking at. :-[ . Is that how you rough out a point?
Otoe.
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That's just too cool, Paul. Now you gonna make one with a 6" Folsom stickin' out of the rock? >:D ;D
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That's how you might start one Mike - gives ya a better purchase on the stone while working on the point :D.
As a matter of fact - I got started on another one and had Folsom in mind, but that rock needs a little heat :P. Did make another handy dandy utility knife...
Allright, I'm outa here - my butt has become as one with the chair, 50mph desert winds have about heat treated me, and I'm bleadin everywhere :'( ;D.
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Looks nice....you sure have the knack.....what is that Flint...or Chert??? Looks to be Flint ....
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thats just too cool :o
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Flint/chert - same thing. This is all Pederanales flint around here - some's good, some's baaaad ;D.
Got to thinking about that on way to room Hillbilly, I was thinkin Dalton and Folsom came out for some reason - now that'd be a trick 8).
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Some good knapping there Paul
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Paul, You are good! I've got to make me a paper weight like that for my desk.
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Thanks Marc - can't wait to see some of your points :).
Gracias Eddie: I'm gonna be trying some more of those and I ain't stingy ;D.
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Paul, you are an ARTIST!!! :o
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Thanks David! Get you some good heavy copper boppers and you'll be making weird stuff in no time flat ;D. Oh, and a coupe hundred pounds of flint comes in handy too :).
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While your pickin up some wood in OK do you think you can look arround for some hedge apples? I'm going to be growing a lot of Ossage on my property here in WA. I think it will make great hedge rows and lots of nice bow wood in the future!
David T.
PS: Sorry, forgot the box this morning but will get it off tomarrow. Got some nice brown, lace, and rainbow obsidian all ready for ya!
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David: The apples all fell in the fall - I haven't seen any whole ones around in awhile. If I do though, I'll load up a bucket...
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cool points. :) i have thought about throwing stars but didnt know if it was possible
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David ....if I can get off a Day....and get back to my Deer Lease....right down the Road from Me is a Hedge Row....and it was full of Horse Apples still....they didn't look so good....but you want them for is seed anyways....so if you don't hear back from me in two weeks or so....that means they weren't worth a Crap.... if they are still good.....do you want me to send you some.....let me know OK??
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Dang your good. That paper weight is very nice! Thanks for sharing. :)
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You rock brother....... No pun intended... ;D great looging stuff .. the flakes are long and tight .. VERY NICE ! Mike A/ho
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Thanks Dingleberry/ Hawk! Guess it's obvious who has lots of free time on their hands ::).
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Cowboy, where do you get all the flint ? is it growing wild down there or do you go someplace to get it ? we don't have much around here... from the looks of things you don't need much free time to knap out a point bro... you seem to have it down to a art... you done the ancients proud ;D Hawk...a/ho
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Mike: I get most of my flint just SW of San Antonio, it actually is kinda wild :). It's farmland and just looks like a feild of plowed up potatoes - dissapears over the horizon (depending on far down the hill you are :D).
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Mike, you would be even more impressed if you tried to knapp some of the stuff that Paul works on. Hardest, toughest, nastiest most awnery rock I have ever had the misfortune to cross yet! Of course I have not heat treated it yet! Sledge hammers are suggested for the small stuff, in my humble opinion! ;D
Paul, did mention it works better with a little heat! >:D
David T