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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: penderbender on April 13, 2018, 11:14:40 pm

Title: Percussion bifaces
Post by: penderbender on April 13, 2018, 11:14:40 pm

Been practicing direct percussion with a lightweight bopper. It's just a piece of ocean spray with a copper cap no weight. I am used to hammerstones of varying sizes, but I am really liking this I seem to be able to take the thinking flakes I want. Some glass, toilet tank, (I don't have many big pieces of rock) and the longest piece of dacite I have been able to keep together. Thanks goat!     
Cheers- Brendan

Title: Re: Percussion bifaces
Post by: neuse on April 14, 2018, 08:01:13 am

Yes sir, that looks good.
I like working Dacite.

Title: Re: Percussion bifaces
Post by: Zuma on April 14, 2018, 07:17:38 pm

Yep, if you don't try you will never know what you have been missing.
Good to see progress in any form. Thanks for the views. :KN :KN
Zuma

Title: Re: Percussion bifaces
Post by: bjrogg on April 15, 2018, 12:54:02 pm

Looks like your getting the hang of it penderbender.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Percussion bifaces
Post by: Sparrow on April 20, 2018, 10:29:16 am

Love Dacite  !

Title: Re: Percussion bifaces
Post by: penderbender on April 20, 2018, 11:29:01 pm

Thanks guys. I really enjoy working dacite as well. Hopefully I can get my hands on some more! Cheers- Brendan

Title: Re: Percussion bifaces
Post by: Tracker0721 on April 21, 2018, 12:29:06 pm

1” copper cap over a ball peen hammer and beat it to round shape with a hard rubber, plastic, wood, etc. hammer. Remove cap and put some fishing weights in it and fire it up with the torch to melt em to the bottom. Pop that on to a 10” handle with some epoxy and you’ve got a great bopper!

Those look great bud!