So, I thought I'd try to make some stone arrowheads. I figured that I need to start practicing and make some now so that I can use them to hunt with next deer season after I make myself a bow.
Here are my first, second, third and fourth attempts at making heads from left to right.
The big one is around 2'' or so. It's fun. I made birdpoints from the small scrap flakes I had from breaking spalls(#1) and knapping the big arrowhead(#3 & #4).
I have found myself a new hobby :)
I figured that if a caveman could make them then I should be able to as well.
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e311/Blacktalons/Arroheads1-4Stampssmall-1.jpg)
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e311/Blacktalons/ArrowheadsSmall-1.jpg)
Cool!
Bisch
Good job. :thumbsup:
They really look good
Nice
They look good and deadly.You're a natural! :thumbsup:
AWESOME :thumbsup: Its been about 10 years since I've made some arrowheads so I know they take a lot of time and hard work :archer:
Great job! Interested to know how you learned?
Nice work!
QuoteOriginally posted by straitera:
Great job! Interested to know how you learned?
Well, I'm a bit of an autodidact. I didn't grow up with an outdoors kind of dad or one that was around the house much. So, I tend to teach myself how to do things and I read up on what interests me. I've taught myself how to fish, fly fish, tie flies, shoot guns, hunt, use bows, etc.
But with this I watched a YouTube video from Billy Berger with him working over a couple of pieces.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usNw3UWRTNg
I had a couple of small antlers lying around I was going to use for knife handles (so much for that) and I cut the tines off and fashioned tools to knap with.
I cut the main beam(between T2 & T3) to create a soft hammer to flake, I picked up a smooth river stone from our river for a hard hammer, I used two tines for general pressure flaking and another for cutting the tangs that I grinded down to a smaller tip, and I picked up a $6 bag of thick scrap leather from Hobby Lobby to use for a leg and hand pad.
From there it was just playing. I just envisioned the shape that I thought I could make out of the size of obsidian that I had and then I got to work trying to thin it down and shape it.
Beautiful! It'll fit very nice on tokin cane shafts. Congratulations.
I took a break from graphics creation and thought I'd try making a long birdpoint from a flake. I'm surprised I didn't break off the tip. Its about 1/4'' shorter than before because I had to redo the base since one of my pressure flakes took off too much material while cutting a notch.
I have to say that I don't really like this obsidian. It's FAR too brittle. I need to try and find some good chert or flint.
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e311/Blacktalons/LongBirdpoint.jpg)
:thumbsup:
That is cool!
Also try dacite
Keokuk is nice to work with. Dacite is like obsidian but not as brittle or as dangerous to knapp. Keep up the good work!