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  1. I decided, since glass is everywhere, I would...

    I decided, since glass is everywhere, I would start learning the tricks of flintknapping with just that - glass. Here's the first bottle bottom I started with:
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  2. Great idea for a thread, I will be moving the...

    Great idea for a thread, I will be moving the more information dense posts from mine into this one via copy/paste, and of course condense them appropriately to avoid spamming everything....
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    Thanks for the support for the thread. I made it...

    Thanks for the support for the thread. I made it for two reasons: The first is that I can look back to find out what I was doing differently before, in case I start to slip up or form bad habits in...
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    What you actually see is the annoying habit glass...

    What you actually see is the annoying habit glass has to not hinge, but flake (however strange this sound) underneath itself, leaving two separated layers of glass. I can't explain how in heck this...
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    Progress

    Well it's back to good ol' practice. After procuring some more bottle bottoms, and unfortunately loosing the largest (40oz bottle) bottom to the uninformed parents (I'm 19, in case you're wondering),...
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    Wow, I guess I underestimated the population of...

    Wow, I guess I underestimated the population of people my age on these forums. I'm 19, I figured there had to be at least a dozen people active on these forums under the age of 25. Oh well.
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    On a further note... still no blood shed for me...

    On a further note... still no blood shed for me except for the idiotic slip of the knife while crafting my billets. I have a few times felt embarrassed to feel a piece of glass fly up and hit me in...
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    I can't tell how big it is, but it looks very...

    I can't tell how big it is, but it looks very cool. Maybe a picture with it in your hand, or compared to a pen?

    Why do I ask? Because I can't get my damned flakes to make their way across the flat...
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    Further Explained

    I can't disagree that it seems like a bunch of "Bear Grylls" running around, but the sport itself isn't worth the cyberspace if it isn't taken to the extreme, so the videos and images found online...
  10. Thread: Intro

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    Intro? With the exception of the parkour...

    Intro?

    With the exception of the parkour fitness and paleo diet, I'm trying to be on the receiving end of advice. I am a beginner with specific survival skills, even making fire. I know how, but I...
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    Intro? With the exception of the parkour...

    Intro?

    With the exception of the parkour fitness and paleo diet, I'm trying to be on the receiving end of advice. I am a beginner with specific survival skills, even making fire. I know how, but I...
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    Survival Fitness + Diet

    This isn't an overview about the dynamics of fitness and how they pertain to the wilderness. I am neither a dietitian nor a fitness trainer. Instead this is my 2 cents to this community about...
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    Thanks for your insight. I am noticing the...

    Thanks for your insight. I am noticing the difference between harder materials and softer ones now that I have my billets. The larger one has so many layers of electrical tape that there's a small...
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    Yeah, I am knapping a bit more... nothing with...

    Yeah, I am knapping a bit more... nothing with any long term vision, though. I decided to practice some shaping and turn that blade into a rough draft of an arrow point. As I said before, I'm not in...
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    The tools I have: ...

    The tools I have:

    http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad24/DeadlyTao/tools.jpg

    The billets are short pieces of dowel and copper pipe caps. I didn't know what size to get, but using my method for...
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    I have pricked myself in the knuckles with tiny...

    I have pricked myself in the knuckles with tiny shards of glass a few times now, because I get lazy and forget to brush off the dust and flakes after every successful couple of strikes. I am wearing...
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    I managed to make it more rectangular in an...

    I managed to make it more rectangular in an attempt to remove the curve from the piece... this is where I make one key mistake... I didn't bother looking up some information to confirm if my idea was...
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    At this point in time I am confident that the...

    At this point in time I am confident that the edges are sharp enough to use this piece of glass as a survival tool. Being glass, and having rather crude edges and a round shape, it would probably...
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    Once the walls were removed, I started to uniform...

    Once the walls were removed, I started to uniform the edges by making a bevel that removes those bumps from the bottom of the bottle's original shape. I figure that they will screw up everything if I...
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    First Flintknapping Experiences

    I have begun learning the process of flintknapping hands-on. I have done a good amount of research, and am familiar with a handful of concepts and terms within the skill, and have decided that...
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    In an effort to keep the title consistent with...

    In an effort to keep the title consistent with the subject of the thread, I am making a new one titled "First Flintknapping Experiences"... I'll leave this one up, though. Check out the other thread...
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    Working on another piece right now. Got a picture...

    Working on another piece right now. Got a picture with my webcam, I am currently reducing the remainder of the walls of the bottle from the bottom. It's going alright so far. On the right is where I...
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    YCC, thanks for the tip with the stainless. I...

    YCC, thanks for the tip with the stainless. I can't think of anywhere to get free copper from lying around for a billet, but I might go get a copper pipe cap from ace hardware and put it on a...
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    Hahaha! I came back to the forum to check the...

    Hahaha! I came back to the forum to check the thread after finishing that video, so you linked me right back to that video. Thanks, though, it was very helpful.
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    Today I decided to walk down the street to a...

    Today I decided to walk down the street to a little swampy area which is covered in cattails. I figured I would dedicate some time to making cordage and I did. My first ever piece made entirely from...
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