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Offline DanaM

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Re: March Flintknapping Challenge: Arrow points, your choice!
« Reply #15 on: February 28, 2010, 05:11:17 pm »
I stayed with the Gunther theme this one is made from a chunk of god knows what that was in the bottom of the bucket.
Not sure if gunter's were this big but it looks cool 8)

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Offline brownhillboy

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Re: March Flintknapping Challenge: Arrow points, your choice!
« Reply #16 on: February 28, 2010, 07:33:13 pm »
I decided to post this pic just to encourage the people that stink at flintknapping like me to still post some pics! ::)  Billy said to post even if it's crude, and I would say mine qualifies for that!LOL  This point started off much larger, but when I was trying to notch it, I broke off about 2/3 of the bottom. >:(  So, I decided I might as well keep chipping away until I get something.  I guess you would call it a bird point, even though I saw in the magazine where Billy showed they could be effective on deer sized game as well.  Anyway, here it is and it weighs 26 grains.

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Offline jamie

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Re: March Flintknapping Challenge: Arrow points, your choice!
« Reply #17 on: February 28, 2010, 09:58:13 pm »
very nice work gentlemen. i gotta get some of that tallahatta and give it a shot.
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Offline sailordad

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Re: March Flintknapping Challenge: Arrow points, your choice!
« Reply #18 on: February 28, 2010, 11:04:56 pm »
ya i like the talahata myself ;D

you just gotta rememeber to swing hard
i place the piece on my left leg and swing untill i hit the inside of my right thigh ;)
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Offline Bone pile

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Re: March Flintknapping Challenge: Arrow points, your choice!
« Reply #19 on: March 01, 2010, 04:04:46 pm »
Well yesterday warmed up alittle out on the rockpile so I grabbed my pressure flacker and hit the chips

I forgot to put in a size referance,the small purple burlinton point will fit on a nickel
Chips ahoy
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Offline DanaM

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Re: March Flintknapping Challenge: Arrow points, your choice!
« Reply #20 on: March 01, 2010, 07:40:33 pm »
Nice stuff Roger :) So hows the turd herding going down der in florida going? Been rough in my plant lately breakdowns left and right :'(
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Offline jamie

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Re: March Flintknapping Challenge: Arrow points, your choice!
« Reply #21 on: March 02, 2010, 07:10:32 am »
wow roger those look great. i gotta start making small stuff again.
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Offline Bone pile

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Re: March Flintknapping Challenge: Arrow points, your choice!
« Reply #22 on: March 02, 2010, 10:07:30 am »
Yeah I haven't made any small ones in awhile,need to make some more and haft them up.Dana,thet have me working on a Pretreatment program now but I still work at the plants when a cheif takes a vacation etc. A Doctor of DoDo always ;D
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Re: March Flintknapping Challenge: Arrow points, your choice!
« Reply #23 on: March 02, 2010, 10:27:54 am »
roger those little points make my head spin. gotta walk away occassionally or i will get a head ache from staring at each little platform.  ;D its wierd but once i get used to working em it stops.
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Offline cowboy

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Re: March Flintknapping Challenge: Arrow points, your choice!
« Reply #24 on: March 02, 2010, 12:19:03 pm »
Good one's all. Here's an old picture..

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Re: March Flintknapping Challenge: Arrow points, your choice!
« Reply #25 on: March 02, 2010, 12:21:12 pm »
That's cheating I know ;D. In the office right now, not much time. I'll see if I can actually knap something out this week sometime..
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Re: March Flintknapping Challenge: Arrow points, your choice!
« Reply #26 on: March 02, 2010, 12:33:30 pm »
WWWWWWWOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: March Flintknapping Challenge: Arrow points, your choice!
« Reply #27 on: March 02, 2010, 07:54:47 pm »
 Holey Crap, Paul.
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Offline jthompson1995

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Re: March Flintknapping Challenge: Arrow points, your choice!
« Reply #28 on: March 02, 2010, 08:04:38 pm »
Very nice Paul. But if I can make one small suggestion, hide the broken ones farther down in the pile, don't put them right on top for everyone to see.  ;) ;D

I'm just yanking your chain of course, I've never knapped anything and you've got some serious talent there.
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Re: March Flintknapping Challenge: Arrow points, your choice!
« Reply #29 on: March 02, 2010, 08:42:16 pm »
Looks like one of the Cahokia mounds after excavating! :o