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Offline penderbender

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Percussion bifaces
« on: April 13, 2018, 11:14:40 pm »
Been practicing direct percussion with a lightweight bopper. It's just a piece of ocean spray with a copper cap no weight. I am used to hammerstones of varying sizes, but I am really liking this I seem to be able to take the thinking flakes I want. Some glass, toilet tank, (I don't have many big pieces of rock) and the longest piece of dacite I have been able to keep together. Thanks goat!     
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Offline neuse

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Re: Percussion bifaces
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2018, 08:01:13 am »
Yes sir, that looks good.
I like working Dacite.

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Re: Percussion bifaces
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2018, 07:17:38 pm »
Yep, if you don't try you will never know what you have been missing.
Good to see progress in any form. Thanks for the views. :KN :KN
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Re: Percussion bifaces
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2018, 12:54:02 pm »
Looks like your getting the hang of it penderbender.
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Re: Percussion bifaces
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2018, 10:29:16 am »
Love Dacite  !

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Offline penderbender

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Re: Percussion bifaces
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2018, 11:29:01 pm »
Thanks guys. I really enjoy working dacite as well. Hopefully I can get my hands on some more! Cheers- Brendan

Offline Tracker0721

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Re: Percussion bifaces
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2018, 12:29:06 pm »
1” copper cap over a ball peen hammer and beat it to round shape with a hard rubber, plastic, wood, etc. hammer. Remove cap and put some fishing weights in it and fire it up with the torch to melt em to the bottom. Pop that on to a 10” handle with some epoxy and you’ve got a great bopper!

Those look great bud!
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