Success and Failure

[ToddsPoint]

I don’t knap much anymore. Too much pain. After 20+ yrs of knapping my shoulder, elbow and wrist are shot. I tried to chip a point out of Harrison Co IN flint the other day. I pushed it a little too hard notching and broke it.

Here’s one I made back when I was at my best. This is made from ball flint I found near Eddyville KY.

 

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[pickaway]

Still good workmanship, interesting the break we all find so many "snapped base" artifacts this could be one of the ways they were broke during the making of the notch.

 

[robertk]

Those are awesome. That's something I've always wanted to learn but never have.