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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Stoner on August 26, 2019, 09:10:12 pm

Title: My First Stone Axe
Post by: Stoner on August 26, 2019, 09:10:12 pm
First post with all you talented guys & gals. I've been lurking in  the shadows observing, so here it goes.

I found this stone on a bridge job I was working on here in OK. It called to me to make it into a tool. I pecked and ground dry & wet with a broken grind stone. Never did anything like this before, it takes patience. John
Title: Re: My First Stone Axe
Post by: Stoner on August 26, 2019, 09:12:55 pm
top view dry
Title: Re: My First Stone Axe
Post by: Stoner on August 26, 2019, 09:13:58 pm
wet
Title: Re: My First Stone Axe
Post by: Stoner on August 26, 2019, 09:14:56 pm
Other side
Title: Re: My First Stone Axe
Post by: Stoner on August 26, 2019, 09:16:40 pm
Top view wet.

I'll be out of town on another job in Arkansas this week. See you all in a few days. John
Title: Re: My First Stone Axe
Post by: bjrogg on August 26, 2019, 09:25:21 pm
Very cool John. Your plenty talented enough to share your stuff with us though. I've seen stuff you posted on LW and it's really nice.
Bjrogg
Title: Re: My First Stone Axe
Post by: 1442 on August 26, 2019, 11:46:33 pm
killer axe
Title: Re: My First Stone Axe
Post by: Parnell on August 27, 2019, 08:38:38 am
Great work great post!
Title: Re: My First Stone Axe
Post by: Tower on August 27, 2019, 07:12:31 pm
Well done
Title: Re: My First Stone Axe
Post by: Zuma on August 27, 2019, 08:24:10 pm
awesome
Title: Re: My First Stone Axe
Post by: Stoner on August 31, 2019, 03:21:09 pm
Thank you guys, Been knapping on and off for years after taking a day seminar at the Chippewa Nature Center back in Michigan. It wasn't till I moved out west and started studying other knapper's work, ancient and new. Took another class in AZ. with Jon Boyd at the Superstition Mtn. Museum. Now trying to refine the trade/skill. John
Title: Re: My First Stone Axe
Post by: bjrogg on September 01, 2019, 06:52:24 am
John I'd say you learned well. I've seen some really nice stuff you've done on Leather Wall. No reason not to share it here.
Bjrogg
PS don't forget to post your axe when you get it all done with a handle on.