Hand made points

[pratt]

Here are a few glass and chert points a friend of mine knapped over our long winter up north here.

 

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[levis_dad]

Those are very nice! I knap myself, but not nearly as good as your friend. Here is an arrow that I made.

 

[pratt]

levis-dad:
Here are a few blades made of obsidian.

 

[Idig4beer]

Those are beautiful!! I've never "knapped", in laymen terms, how do you do that I have alot of "obsiedien here and would like to try that in my spare time-----which is all the time Idig

 

[Cynangyl]

love the obsidian blades...all the points are beautiful too! Very talented people!

 

[mamabear]

Wow, what talent!

 

[Eu_citzen]

Very cool! Love the blue point! The blades sure are unique.

 

[Cynangyl]

Those are beautiful!! I've never "knapped", in laymen terms, how do you do that I have alot of "obsiedien here and would like to try that in my spare time-----which is all the time Idig

We had a guy demonstrate at a treasure club meeting...was really cool to watch. I looked and found some videos on how do flint knapping that might give you some ideas where to start. Have fun and bring your points to the outting in June!

 

[pratt]

Just passing some info on:
Flintknapping is done by percussion flaking and pressure flaking. You can use antler tools or copper tools also.
YouTube has a lot of videos under flintknapping. That is a good way to get started. There is also a nice site on paleo planet for flintknapping from beginner to expert. Thanks for looking at the pics.

 

[Cynangyl]

gracious Idig....thought I put a link to the youtube videos I found but I obviously did not! Sorry about that! Here is the list of the ones I found http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=knapping&search_type=

 

[River Rat]

Absolutely stunning...I love the blue one too.

RR

 

[Cynangyl]

truly gorgeous! more! more!

 

[levis_dad]

Dang, I thought I was pretty good at it....now I feel so inadequate.

 

[Cynangyl]

I thought yours was great!