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Author Topic: Couple new knapping attempts  (Read 675 times)

Offline stringstretcher

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Couple new knapping attempts
« on: July 20, 2007, 10:39:00 AM »
Her are a couple of my knapping attempts after meeting Woody Blackwell and Mike Miller.  All I can do is get better right??????..,....lol

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The red point in the bottom photo was made by Mike Miller.  What an artist using only abo knapping
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Offline Gene Roberts

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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2007, 11:20:00 AM »
Cool,i'm trying to make some arrowheads.I've just started.Mabye mine will look as good as those.
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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2007, 12:49:00 PM »
Very nice Charles. Looks like you're hooked!!
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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2007, 01:06:00 PM »
Attempts? Look more like triumphs.Very nice!!!!
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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2007, 05:29:00 PM »
I am with herkimerhunter, those look like a heck of a lot more than attemtps!!!!  Nice work

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Offline Adam Mooney

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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2007, 05:32:00 PM »
HOLY SMOKES!! How the hell do you guys do that. It is amaizing!!!!! Nice work
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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2007, 05:52:00 PM »
Thats the one thing I'd love to learn. I can make selfbows, strings, rivercane arrows, but I would love to do the whole thing an knap a head and take a deer with it.


Very nice!!!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2007, 07:17:00 PM »
Lookin' gooo-ooood!
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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2007, 07:19:00 PM »
I'm sitting out here in Oregon where there are mountains of obsidian that the American Indians use to make heads out of...and I have never tried to do this! Is it hard to learn?
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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2007, 07:56:00 PM »
:notworthy:    :clapper:    :cool:
Pretty nice for self described attempts.
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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2007, 07:59:00 PM »
Im going deep into a cave not far from my house this weekend because I've been told there is a chunk of flint back in there the size of a refriderator.  I have some guys here at work that make napped heads but I want to make my own.  If you guys never hear from me again the lucky person that finds my carcas should also get a nice bag of flint. I can only hope to have some come out as nice as those.
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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2007, 08:24:00 PM »
Snag.  As close as you live to some good rock, all you have to do is start hitting on it.  And after you get Mt. St. Helens down to sea level, I would say you've got it......lol.  It really really helps to have someone to guide you through the process.  I would be no where without the help of some great new friends
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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2007, 04:59:00 AM »
Very nice looking points.Very impressive.  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:  

Snag, Get Craig Ratzat's video "Caught Knapping" he shows step by step.From obsidian mining to finished point. I've watched at least a dozen times.
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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2007, 09:55:00 AM »
Thanks Linc. Will do. Another adventure in bowhunting coming my way...love it!
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Offline Bow Nut

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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2007, 04:37:00 PM »
Those would be really nice if ya could just take a bench grinder and smooth out some of them rough edges. LOL
Seriously, they look really good. I've tried knapping a little and can appreciate what it takes ta turn a rock into what your pictures show. Ya got talent way beyond mine.
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Offline knife river

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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #15 on: July 21, 2007, 05:05:00 PM »
Charles, you're off and running.  Looks like you're already about one year ahead of the learning curve.  Very nicely done, buddy!    :wavey:
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Offline fish theotherone

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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #16 on: July 21, 2007, 06:38:00 PM »
pieces of art every one of them!do you sell?
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Re: Couple new knapping attempts
« Reply #17 on: July 21, 2007, 07:06:00 PM »
Thank all for the comments.  I had not one, but two great teachers.  I still have a lot of learning to do on my bifaces, but it is coming along.  Fish, no sorry I do not sell.  All the the things that I make will be used for hunting, and or eventually be given to my grandson hopefully.  My quality by no means fits the catagory of a "selling" rock as do so many great knappers on here.
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