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Title: AWESOME! I made something. Arrowheads!
Post by: LeeBishop on November 06, 2011, 11:56:00 PM
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)
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Post by: on November 07, 2011, 12:08:00 AM
Cool!

Bisch
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on November 07, 2011, 12:19:00 AM
Good job.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: rdoggsilva on November 07, 2011, 12:23:00 AM
They really look good
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Post by: JimL on November 07, 2011, 07:41:00 AM
Nice
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Post by: J.Williams on November 07, 2011, 07:45:00 AM
They look good and deadly.You're a natural!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Duker on November 07, 2011, 08:59:00 AM
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:
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Post by: straitera on November 07, 2011, 09:35:00 AM
Great job! Interested to know how you learned?
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Post by: JamesKerr on November 07, 2011, 12:07:00 PM
Nice work!
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Post by: LeeBishop on November 07, 2011, 12:08:00 PM
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.
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Post by: Lincoln Ribeiro on November 07, 2011, 02:36:00 PM
Beautiful! It'll fit very nice on tokin cane shafts. Congratulations.
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Post by: LeeBishop on November 07, 2011, 03:18:00 PM
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)
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on November 07, 2011, 04:02:00 PM
:thumbsup:  

That is cool!
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Post by: sleepyhollow on November 07, 2011, 04:13:00 PM
Also try dacite
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Post by: razorsharptokill on November 07, 2011, 04:18:00 PM
Keokuk is nice to work with. Dacite is like obsidian but not as brittle or as dangerous to knapp. Keep up the good work!