George, I`ve been told in the past that a thicher point will do the same job as a paper thin piece, & also have the advantage of being a little tougher to break if you should happen to hit a bone on penetration... There are really only 3 "gotta`s" to an abo point... gotta have a sharp point to initiate the cut, gotta have sharp edges to complete the cut, & gotta be thin enough in the hafting area to be mounted, whether an arrowhead, spear point, or knife blade. Pretty is an option, not a nessessity, unless you`re making jewlery that is. (Pretty sells faster than thick clunky points after all). Don`t go crazy trying to get off that little hinge or stack away from the edge, it`ll make ya goofy & you`ll break more points going for perfection than it`s worth, & it doesn`t make any real difference in the usability of the piece as long as the "problem area" isn`t right on the cutting edge.
Thin enough to read a newspaper thru , purty flake scars, museum grade G10 fanfreakintastic points don`t seem to have been a major priority with the Old Ones back in the day. I know there were exceptions, but if you look at the "normal" points found in the field, you`ll see what I mean. Get the 3 gottas covered & go make ya some meat with those points. Nice work by the way.
