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Title: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: pintail_drake2004 on September 25, 2011, 01:12:00 AM
Well, this weekend a friend of ours is coming down from MN to visit. We havent seen them in a while, and though it would be nice to give them a point before they leave. Both are some sort of green obsidian.


#1
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/pintail_drake2004/P9232596.jpg)

#2
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/pintail_drake2004/P9232600.jpg)

the pair
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/pintail_drake2004/P9232603.jpg)
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: JSMOFFITT03 on September 25, 2011, 01:38:00 AM
They look great!  How long does it take to make each head?
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: pintail_drake2004 on September 25, 2011, 01:56:00 AM
I spend roughly 1 hr per each, somedays are better than others. Only been doing it for about 5 years, so I have a ways to go. But I've seen a large improvement from last year to this year in my skills. In another 5 years they may be good enough to sell.
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: Thumper Dunker on September 25, 2011, 04:06:00 AM
Real nice.
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: on September 25, 2011, 06:02:00 AM
those look good.
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: JoeM on September 25, 2011, 08:15:00 AM
Beautiful!!!
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: JAG on September 25, 2011, 12:21:00 PM
:bigsmyl:    :goldtooth:
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: bryan r on September 25, 2011, 12:26:00 PM
Very nice! You should think about posting photos of one from start to finish. I've always admired those with the ability to shape stone into such a precise tool.
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: straitera on September 25, 2011, 01:44:00 PM
If I could do that it's all I'd shoot.
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: TxAg on September 25, 2011, 02:46:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by straitera:
If I could do that it's all I'd shoot.
x2
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on September 25, 2011, 03:04:00 PM
I'd be happy to knap that good, Looks Great!
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: americanhunter7 on September 25, 2011, 05:14:00 PM
Great looking heads...  :thumbsup:  Hoping to learn how to do that someday as well.

John  :campfire:
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: pintail_drake2004 on September 26, 2011, 06:23:00 PM
Thanks for the kind words gents. Its not hard to learn how to knap, you can learn it all in about 4 hours. It is perfecting your technique that takes about a ton of rock (literally) to get right.
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: brock donald on September 26, 2011, 09:32:00 PM
from so il too, job well done, where do you get your rocks
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: Frank V on September 26, 2011, 09:37:00 PM
They look nice to me!   :thumbsup:  
Thanks for sharing.
Frank
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: pintail_drake2004 on September 27, 2011, 09:06:00 PM
Thanks for the kind words yall.

Brock, we quarry our rock from OK, we buy/trade some, and once in a while we stumble across a few pieces here. The gentleman who tought us how to knap has over 10ton at his place that we have access too...flint, obsidian, and glass
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: D. Key on September 29, 2011, 08:37:00 AM
Great work.  Can I be your friend????
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: Margly on September 29, 2011, 09:10:00 AM
Wow nice  :)
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: Winterhawk1960 on September 29, 2011, 03:09:00 PM
They look pretty good to me !!!

Winterhawk1960
Title: Re: OT: 2 obsidian points for a friend
Post by: mikebiz on September 29, 2011, 05:33:00 PM
Gorgeous work.  You have a lot of talent.