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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: 1442 on December 30, 2016, 03:39:23 am

Title: gravel clovis
Post by: 1442 on December 30, 2016, 03:39:23 am

This thing gave me fits fluting it
The second side flute went abou 3/8" and I wound up flaking that whole side off to try again.
Started out as a piece of gravel that I skint and cooked the biface.

Title: Re: gravel clovis
Post by: nclonghunter on December 30, 2016, 09:13:33 am

Looks good!  I have lost inches after several times trying to reset and flute. Some rock just refuses to go long.

Title: Re: gravel clovis
Post by: 1442 on December 30, 2016, 12:38:33 pm

Thanks, I gotta put the blame on the fluter. The rock was just killer and flaked really good.
I have a few process pics I'll post later when I have more time

Title: Re: gravel clovis
Post by: 1442 on December 31, 2016, 01:26:39 am

here's some process pics

Title: Re: gravel clovis
Post by: 1442 on December 31, 2016, 01:29:47 am

second side flute

Title: Re: gravel clovis
Post by: 1442 on December 31, 2016, 01:34:39 am

that flute failed so I reflaked the whole side, reset the nipple and drew the outline where I predicted the flute to go.
It followed the lines pretty good which wasn't much but this thing is super thin at this point and I feel lucky to get this much flute on it.

Title: Re: gravel clovis
Post by: 1442 on December 31, 2016, 01:36:46 am

here's the other side after all the flute repairs and the finished point again

Title: Re: gravel clovis
Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on January 04, 2017, 12:08:00 pm

Very nice

Title: Re: gravel clovis
Post by: vinemaplebows on January 04, 2017, 01:23:18 pm

Nice gravel!

Title: Re: gravel clovis
Post by: selfbow joe on January 04, 2017, 07:30:24 pm

Very nice!

Title: Re: gravel clovis
Post by: 1442 on January 04, 2017, 07:52:05 pm

thanks

Title: Re: gravel clovis
Post by: IdahoMatt on January 15, 2017, 10:07:26 pm

 :)

Title: Re: gravel clovis
Post by: Chippintuff on January 16, 2017, 06:17:36 pm

Nice work.

WA

Title: Re: gravel clovis
Post by: 1442 on January 17, 2017, 03:02:58 am

thanks
That's one of my favorite pieces of gravel I ever worked.