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Offline Outbackbob48

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Hornstone point
« on: March 19, 2018, 01:04:47 pm »
Knocked a spall off from a nodule an ended up with this one, broke off one of the ears so had to alter point style alittle. You can see white spot on point and where it came from in the nodule, Thanks for lookin. Bob :KN

Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Hornstone point
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2018, 01:28:00 pm »
Looks mighty nice!  I like it!
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Re: Hornstone point
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2018, 03:22:48 pm »
I would say so too.

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Re: Hornstone point
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2018, 05:36:10 pm »
Good save, Bob.
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Offline BrewerMo

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Re: Hornstone point
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2018, 06:17:33 pm »
That's a beautiful Hornstone point. 2 nice looking cobbles too.

Offline Parnell

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Re: Hornstone point
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2018, 06:38:46 pm »
I like the different look of it, looks very sharp, also.

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Re: Hornstone point
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2018, 07:15:21 pm »
I agree with Parnell about the nice style of it. When I was a new knapper, I was a lot more creative, and I made one from  almost everything that could give me some kind of point. Now I have gotten into a rut of making a more limited number of types, so my styles can get a little boring.

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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Hornstone point
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2018, 07:47:05 pm »
Nice one Bob.

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Re: Hornstone point
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2018, 08:24:19 pm »
very nice points!
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Hornstone point
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2018, 11:13:34 pm »
Nice points!  Don't think I've seen horn stone before.
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Re: Hornstone point
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2018, 06:12:55 am »
Very nice Outback. Did you split it using bipolar method? I think that's what they call it. Very nice however you did it.
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Re: Hornstone point
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2018, 06:33:42 am »
I agree with Parnell about the nice style of it. When I was a new knapper, I was a lot more creative, and I made one from  almost everything that could give me some kind of point. Now I have gotten into a rut of making a more limited number of types, so my styles can get a little boring.

WA

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Offline Bone pile

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Re: Hornstone point
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2018, 07:16:03 am »
good one Bob, now lets see a big ol' turkey tail out of the rest of it ;)
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Offline Outbackbob48

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Re: Hornstone point
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2018, 07:38:06 am »
BJ, I had a spot where the cortex was rubbed off and had a slight angle. I used about a baseball sized hammerstone and gave it a good lick. I have used bi polar sometimes to open up the hard round nodules, Watched James Parker give a demo on bipolar reduction, as usual he made it look so simple. Some of the hornstone type nodules can be real tuff to get into. I believe the really thick cortex absorb your blows like a sponge.
 The point of the month was a big influence on my knapping, I couldn't hardly wait for the new style to come out every month, I truly tried hard to help keep it going  by always entering something and participating, I learned so much in my earlier yrs from the knappers  and their style of replicating points. I really miss POM. Traveling to lots of knapping has also helped in learning different point styles and methods.  Bob :KN
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Offline Sasquatch

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Re: Hornstone point
« Reply #14 on: March 20, 2018, 08:37:34 am »
Man that is Great!  cool colored Hornstone.  Great work and cool point.