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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: 1442 on March 31, 2019, 09:54:56 pm

Title: tile blade
Post by: 1442 on March 31, 2019, 09:54:56 pm
Here's some process pics of working a piece of ceramic floor tile
preform and start of bifaceing
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Post by: 1442 on March 31, 2019, 09:56:28 pm
bifaceing progress
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Post by: 1442 on March 31, 2019, 09:58:06 pm
percussion biface and pressure flaked to finish
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Post by: Hawkdancer on March 31, 2019, 10:22:03 pm
Neat!  Very nice blade!
Hawkdancer
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Post by: Stoner on April 01, 2019, 04:43:53 am
Tiling my home right now, so lots of scrap. I may have to try some. Does it work like thunder chert? Looks like a lot of percussion, something I really need to work on. John
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Post by: JEB on April 01, 2019, 05:07:50 am
very nice work on some crap material. I play around with tile and thunder chert once in awhile.  I keep on snapping it for some reason.
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Post by: GlisGlis on April 02, 2019, 01:11:12 am
I hate you  ;)
You make knapping looks soooooo easy.... and it is not
very nice blade!!
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Post by: Pat B on April 02, 2019, 05:37:51 am
At the Tenn. Classic they do the Thunder Chert Challenge. I think there is a 30 minute time limit and some incredible points and blades are made.
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Post by: Deerhunter21 on April 02, 2019, 08:56:58 am
if you look up the tennessee classic with clay hayes name on it you will see the knapping in the video.
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Post by: bjrogg on April 02, 2019, 09:17:19 am
My brother tried some tile once. It didn't look anything like that when he was done. Steps everywhere. You sure do make it look easy 1442. I might have to give some a try.
Bjrogg
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Post by: 1442 on April 04, 2019, 11:25:32 pm
thanks
It does snap easy
I'll look up the video and check it out

I like how you have to just go for it and get the surfaces skint. and ya only get one chance at it for the most part.