Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: 1442 on June 14, 2019, 11:38:42 pm
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This started out as a six inch slab. Large cracks on both ends caused me to work it down to about 3-1/4" before the first flute took a half inch off the tip. The second flute terminated perfectly to a paper thin point so I am really happy about that.
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Awesome 1442. Can you show pictures looking down base towards point? I'm thinking those have to be so thin. :)
Bjrogg
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Plus 2 on BJ's comment
Hawkdancer
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heres a base end shot and the second pic is a point end shot
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Great job on that allibates.
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thanks Jeb
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Thanks 1442.
Bjrogg
Awesome
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Beautiful point
Would you happen to have a close up pic of the nipple before it’s fluted?
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Thanks Tower
I didn't get pics of this one but heres some pics of a couple others.
first point shows some good views and second point shows some good different views.
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second flute of first point
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point#2 this shows the nipple face and the relief flakes on back side of nipple a little better
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point#2 flute#2
The flute traveled well but it lost a ear
I drew up a diagram to help explain
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Thank you very helpful & great illustration
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1442, You certainly have fluting down pretty good with beautiful work! Thank you also for the jig illustration!
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Have you ever tried fluting using axial compression ?
I’ve seen it done a Wolfe was times & have experimented with it a lil. I want to try it more. I just don’t like snapping points in half.
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Thanks Bogman,
Tower, I have not tried axial pressure flutes, I think about it a lot and really need to try it. Speshly on the shorter folsum types.
Snapping points is my speshLT. I'm pretty good at it. :o
Snapped points can be reworked to look like unsnapped points usually.
What I hate is to get a full length flute on one side and a 1/3rd length flute on the other side.