Well after being bitten by the traditional bug i decided i would try my hand at knapping too. I alread built the bow...but what a bow without any arrows? This is my first attempt at flint knapping-besides some terrible john-stone. I started with a 20# block of upper mercer flint i traded a beaver hide for. But when i started to spall it, it was so full of cracks i couldnt make anything from it....just crumbled. So a buddy gave me a few pieces of mill creek chert.


and i took my time and chipped away. after breaking 1 really nice point i got this.
 

a little more refinement. and its starting to look good.
 

but it broke. So thats just the way the cookie crumbles, no?


but it wasnt all bad. i was able to manage a decent point. OAL 2" and 1.25" wide


still gotta notch it out. but this one will definately be on an arrow this fall.

thanks for looking
Pintail

Cool head pin, looks great to me!

Verrry nice Pintail!

May have to resize your photos, I'm afraid they will be pulling them.

As nice a head as I've seen . Great job.