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Offline Zuma

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A Couple Knives
« on: May 01, 2018, 05:38:38 pm »
I posted the larger knife in Prim Skills minus the turquoise.
The smaller one I made today, Hafted with fish skin and
wrapped with hemp. )F( (R :KN :KN
both treated Mexican Green obsidian.
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Offline mullet

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Re: A Couple Knives
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2018, 05:44:28 pm »
Those look good, Don.
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Offline Parnell

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Re: A Couple Knives
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2018, 08:03:26 pm »
Nice work!
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: A Couple Knives
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2018, 08:25:50 pm »
Looking good Zuma
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: A Couple Knives
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2018, 10:45:16 pm »
Real nice!  Th at Mexican green is real purty!
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Offline paulc

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Re: A Couple Knives
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2018, 07:12:03 am »
What's treated obsidian?  Surely not heat treated...?  P
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Offline JEB

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Re: A Couple Knives
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2018, 07:26:49 am »
Very nice work Don.
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Offline bowmo

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Re: A Couple Knives
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2018, 07:58:06 pm »
Nice! Like the extra touches on the handles.
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Offline Zuma

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Re: A Couple Knives
« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2018, 02:48:16 pm »
thanks guys,
Yep to  it's treated to 500 deg.
I made a sheath too.
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Offline Ryan Jacob

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Re: A Couple Knives
« Reply #9 on: May 03, 2018, 09:32:53 pm »
Zuma
Wait, you could heat treat obsidian? I asked about dacite before but people told me that it wouldn’t do anything. I’d love to learn more.
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Offline Zuma

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Re: A Couple Knives
« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2018, 09:57:18 pm »
Mexican Green  is somewhat rare .  The 80 lb. spall I got was totally dehydrated.
It would splinter into a million needles just abrading the edge. I have had
some dried out dacite. A little heat helps. Most lava has seen 3,000 degrees
so how can 500 hurt?
Zuma
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Offline Ryan Jacob

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Re: A Couple Knives
« Reply #11 on: May 04, 2018, 11:09:42 pm »
So it helped make it less brittle? Ooooh, now I wonder if soaking flakes before knapping would make it more durable
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Offline Zuma

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« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2018, 09:32:31 am »
The theory behind soaking or licking flakes before
detachment is to fill in any tiny voids so the flake
force is uninterrupted. ??? Soaking is good. Some bury material.
 ???
Zuma
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: A Couple Knives
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2018, 07:41:03 pm »
Nice work Don.
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