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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: 1442 on March 21, 2019, 11:47:33 pm

Title: Heavy hunting point
Post by: 1442 on March 21, 2019, 11:47:33 pm

I was shooting for a 150 grain hunting point with this piece of gravel. It had some cracks and concrete and I couldn't hit where I was aiming, so it turned out a little thicker than planned and weighs  175 grains.
It has a small bump like a mole on one side and some fingernail hinges here and there so it's loaded with features beyond what comes standard on a new hunting point.
Here's the rock and biface

Title: Re: Heavy gravel hunting point
Post by: 1442 on March 21, 2019, 11:51:55 pm

cleared for flight

Title: Re: Heavy hunting point
Post by: Wally44 on March 22, 2019, 06:13:00 am

Looks pretty good wish I could knap like that

Title: Re: Heavy hunting point
Post by: bjrogg on March 22, 2019, 09:22:52 pm

Still looks like a killer 1442. I usually make 125 grain points but I've been thinking next hunting season I'd like to tune some shorter arrows to my shorter bow. I'm thinking a 175 grain might be just what I need to get my spine right.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Heavy hunting point
Post by: 1442 on March 24, 2019, 10:40:58 pm

oughta work
I used to haft some really heavy ones on heavy cane shafts for stump shooting, They held up well

Title: Re: Heavy hunting point
Post by: JackCrafty on March 25, 2019, 11:48:44 am

Excellent use of a small nodule.  Is that landscape gravel?

Title: Re: Heavy hunting point
Post by: 1442 on March 26, 2019, 10:34:31 pm

thanks
it is from a landscape gravel pile, but this latest load delivered has Citronelle looking gravel mixed in. This piece is really similar to Citronelle gravel