Sinew would difinitely work. Nettles may work.
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Sinew would difinitely work. Nettles may work.
These are some rocks I found yesterday. I'm gonna see if I can't make a couple points out of them.
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Actually, I cahnged my mind: I'm gonna leave them in a bucket of water for a few days and...
I beg your pardon, Rick. Please excuse my inability to see that a screw is not a screw :)
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Need I say more?
I can't get pressure flaking down. I've gotten pretty good a percussion flaking, though. The only advice I can give is to not knap where people walk, to wear eye...
Okay, today is the first day I actually worked hard on this. Here are my tools (allen wrench for percussion, finishing nail for pressure, and nail for getting out bottle bottoms770177027703
I've changed to a copper nail for pressure flaking, and have been using percussion flaking to remove the sides of the bottle. I got most of the sides off, next I'll need to abrade to prepare for...
How should I start? Should I abrade, or just bop the side off with a rock?
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My next attempt: a bottle bottom. I watched a couple videos on this. I've been using a flathead screwdriver as a pressure flaker, but what ever I use, I can't get any flakes. Any advice?
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I'm gonna see if I can salvage a piece to make a point. A bit of advice, though: go easy when percussion flaking!
Thanks alot! This really helps.
Another question, how do I make a piece thinner?
I just started my first ever knapping project today. I'm trying to make an arrowhead from the bottom of a Jarritos bottle I got today at the jambaree. Most I've learned about knapping I learned from...
If I had to guess, I'd say no. Both Hickory and Ash are used for baseball bats, and up above it says ash is okay to use. But I'm not sure.
Thank you all for your advice, I'll check it out.
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