My Most Recent Production

[luckyinkentucky]

Here is a piece I finished on Thursday. It is made from Hamilton Co. Texas Flint, and was pressure flaked from a slab. It is one of my better "Gray Ghosts"

It measures roughly 6 3/4" long x 1 1/2" wide x 1/8" thick. I modeled it after a Graham Cave.

What do you all think? How does she look? This would be the second that I have made from this type of flint. It takes to a pressure flaker very well, and oblique flaking is easy with this material. The basal area and notches are ground.

Also, I left the loose hinges on the piece purposely. I also diamond scribe and initial all of my work so that it will never be passed as an authentic artifact. I hope to finish a couple of Sonora Lost Lakes this week. Wish me luck.

 

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[GL]

Well said and I never thought of it like that.

What if you get something authenticated that is fake? Can these experts possibly be perfect enough to never make a mistake? Aren't opinions like something holes? If one guy says fake and it isn't you will have destroyed a real artifact.

I enjoy it as a hobby and it helps me relax. Just looking at my collection is great but actually getting a cut from knapping really connects me with them in a way you just can't get from staring at a point in a frame. When you have the satisfaction and relief of a completed point you really do feel like you have done something awesome. It's humbling to actually experience the procedure and labor involved in making a decent, functional projectile point. Taking a rough rock and working it into a sharp thing worthy of taking game is an accomplishment.

Plus mine are so easily NOT ancient. Mine are glass because glass is everywhere, it's free, it is easy to work and it looks cool.

 

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[ohioaxeman]

this is what makes it so interesting! 24" long from a 300 lb rock! there are 7 videos from start to finish. awesome!!!!

 

[archaeon]

i think it's great when knappers use glass...then there is no doubt about its origin

 

[romeo-1]

i am a member of the "ballpeen hammer brigade" 8)

Good for you.

 

[archaeon]

i am a member of the "ballpeen hammer brigade" 8)

Good for you.

thank you! it is a large brigade with many many members. :P