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PeteDavis

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Waste Flake Follies
« on: August 17, 2008, 10:07:54 pm »
had to salvage this thing from a waste flake....honing the pressure skills, thanks james....slightly excurvate, is that legit for the Cahokia thing???? Anyway this makes the second point from the same spalll....PD

Offline Zach Roberts

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Re: Waste Flake Follies
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2008, 11:28:23 pm »
very nice.....what is the small bottom notch for?
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Offline D. Tiller

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Re: Waste Flake Follies
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2008, 02:32:56 am »
There has been a lot of speculation on that bottom notch. Personaly I think they hafted it to a pointed tip on a fore shaft then lightly sinewed it in place. They then used it in warfare and when a person was hit with it and it penetrated it would fall away from the shaft and lodge in the body. When the shaft was removed the point would stay behind! OUCH!
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jamie

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Re: Waste Flake Follies
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2008, 08:04:21 am »
if you use stone tools to make your arrows it is easier to cut edges rather than flat surfaces. the notch for the head will have a small peak. that notch fits over the peak and helps center the head on the arrow. the most important thing when mounting the head is to make sure it seats very securely in the notch. if there is pitch behind it the pitch will crumble on impact and the head will loosen and slow penetration . very nice point. peace

Offline cowboy

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Re: Waste Flake Follies
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2008, 12:13:50 pm »
Another nice point! Good use of your debitage.
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Offline Otoe Bow

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Re: Waste Flake Follies
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2008, 05:57:03 pm »
Looks like the perfect size for putting on an arrow.  Great job.

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