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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: jamie on July 22, 2008, 06:20:06 pm

Title: been knappin
Post by: jamie on July 22, 2008, 06:20:06 pm

all kinds of stuff.

first pic is a bunch of points. most are texas chert and obsidian from justin. bottom row starts with 2 normanskill points and then two coral points .

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/cameracrap003.jpg)

next are blades of obsidian, milk glass , and one thundechert. also a mounted celt of mahogany obsidian i got from rick trojanowski

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/MeandDuliam145.jpg)

the last is stuff that didnt cut the mustard so i give them to my daughter so she can make necklaces

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/knapping/MeandDuliam150.jpg)

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: DanaM on July 22, 2008, 06:30:25 pm

Nice stuff jamie, glad to see ya back on on. Hows summer been treating ya :)

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: Justin Snyder on July 22, 2008, 07:07:19 pm

Sweet Jamie, that is what I do with my rejects also.  Only I have more rejects than good ones.  :'( Justin

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: huntertrapper on July 22, 2008, 08:05:42 pm

nice bra looks good... some good huntin points to make meat for ya

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: FlintWalker on July 22, 2008, 10:02:57 pm

I'd say you have been knapping!  As slow as I am, it would take me a year to turn out that many points and blades. They look nice.

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: cowboy on July 22, 2008, 10:08:13 pm

Long time no-see jamie. Wow, look at all the points - looks like you robbed a museum ;D.

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: DirtyDan on July 22, 2008, 10:17:41 pm

Wow, Jamie, I thought I had been busy.  Not as busy as you.  Beautiful stuff.

Dan

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: jamie on July 23, 2008, 09:49:05 am

thanks guys. knapping is my meditation ;)

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: Pappy on July 23, 2008, 12:49:47 pm

Good looking stuff jamie,glad to see you back,we missed ya.Looks like you ant been wasting you time. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: david w. on July 23, 2008, 01:18:45 pm

things havent been so good right now so i feel like banging some rocks and taking my anger out.  But then after looking at my pile of rubble i might even be more discouraged ;D

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: hawkbow on July 23, 2008, 04:08:56 pm

some nice points brother, and fine looking arrows too.... hawk a/ho

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: ricktrojanowski on July 24, 2008, 01:19:27 am

Jamie- Nice points.  I'm glad you did something nice with that mahog obsidian.  I would have only managed to make a pile of rubble out of it. ;D. 

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: mullet on July 24, 2008, 07:27:53 pm

  Nice, I'll get something to you if I ever get to go home. ;)

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: Otoe Bow on July 24, 2008, 11:45:10 pm

Good gosh man, you been busy.  Nice work.   :o

Mike

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on July 27, 2008, 02:50:22 pm

that is a whole lot of nice points. really great looking stuff.   looks like your "rejects" are better than my keepers..hehe- Ryan

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: Otoe Bow on July 27, 2008, 11:38:30 pm

Ryan, I've seen your points, you're good too.  Now a hack like me.....that's another story.

Mike

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: Woodland Roamer on July 28, 2008, 10:47:45 pm

That's a heck of a nice bunch of points Lamie, real nice work.

Alan

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: TRACY on July 29, 2008, 08:49:02 pm

Wow! That is too cool. Your rejects look like meat getters to me and my limited skills with breaking rock.

Tracy

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: Blacktail on July 30, 2008, 12:02:00 am

great work.NOW,are you going to do some killing with them this  year.john

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: brian melton on July 30, 2008, 12:19:50 am

 Great work ;D

Title: Re: been knappin
Post by: jamie on July 30, 2008, 10:25:35 am

thanks again guys. and yes i plan on killin with em ;)