Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Parnell on March 25, 2018, 03:14:43 pm
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Anybody want to play? I set a timer and started with a slab of Keokuk. Nocked off a nice flake and went with it. No real rules...just a fun thing. Whats your best effort? The challenge is on!
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I'm not home right now or I would play..
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No big rush. Could be whenever.
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Did a second bird point. 50 minutes, rushed the notching a bit much.
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I want to play. Are we going for the best point in the shortest amount of time? Or simple what’s the best we can do in 60 min?
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Steve, soon as I get a chance I,ll try one. Steve, if you ever get to Letchworth or Flint Ridge make sure and watch the ten speed, actually I think utube has video of it, way out of my league, but pretty amazing what can be done. Bob
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I want to play. Are we going for the best point in the shortest amount of time? Or simple what’s the best we can do in 60 min?
Start with 60 minutes and work our way down over time? Be fun to work down to a 10 minute point challenge!
Bob, Derik Gratz was telling me about that 10 minute challenge...I can't wait to make it to Flint Ridge. MAYBE, this fall.
My wife and I are actually starting to look at finding 10-20 acres of land around that area for the future.
Looking forward to it...
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All about 30 mins. >:D :KN :KN :KN :KN :-K LOL
I did these on the beach while fishin but before the thread.
No beauties but salvaged chert. :) :) )P(
Zuma
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pressure flaking or percussion? I can knock out a point out of a slab in about 30 minutes using pressure flaking. I just got home from Texas with some materials that I have to cook up and work on my percussion.
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Fun concept. Nice work guys.
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Yeah! sounds fun!
I'll do it first chance I get
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pressure flaking or percussion? I can knock out a point out of a slab in about 30 minutes using pressure flaking. I just got home from Texas with some materials that I have to cook up and work on my percussion.
However you choose, to start. We'll leave it open ended and see what people come up with in 60 minutes of time.
I think it would be cool to just take a starting picture and finish picture so people can understand the basic progression.
We'll see how it goes but I like the idea of perhaps tightening it up as we progress through a round, or so. We'll see!
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Here's one out of an under cooked piece of Burlington.
52 mins.
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Very nice bowmo.
I'm not sure how I'd do at this challenge. Usually I have to force myself to slow down.lol
Bjrogg
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Well done, Bowmo! That's a really cool progression of pictures, also. That first picture says a lot. Good post and mighty fine point in 52 minutes...not much debitage.
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Show off ;D.
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Nice one Bomo.
45 minuets worth.
Plus one more
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third
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Looking good! I like that first one.
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I finaly got a chance to do this challenge after getting some more rocks the other day.
I enjoyed doing it, but learnt that I aint as fast as I thought I could be and didn't get the notches deep as I wanted them and I didn't get to touch up the edges with pressure either. I set a timer for fifteen minutes and would stop to take pictures each time the timer ran out then I would do the next fifteen minutes, so all together with pics this is a little over an hours worth of work.
Here's the rock
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here's the end of the first quarter
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half time
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end of third quarter
didn't seem like I got much done in this 15 min period
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final 15 min.
I knew I was running out of time so I just took a couple base thinning flakes and went to notching aggressively as fast as I could and the timer ran out before I was ready.
This was the most fun I've had in a while and I want to do it again.
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You chippers are turning out some nice work for the time spent. In a few days, I'll give it a try. I have never tried to be fast and usually make slow progress. I do OK till I get it almost finished, and then spend that much more time on the final touches. I bet the ancient people did not do that.
WA
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I don't know how you guys do it. I start w a piece like 1442 started w and I MIGHT get one point the size of my thumb...the rest is sharp gravel.
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1442 - That is just awesome! Good for you. I still wouldn't be able to make a point like that in a week! Great contribution for this.
I'm glad it was so much fun for you.
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Geez 1442...way to make us look bad! haha
Zuma you sure are good with small pieces.