jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Mar 2, 2021 7:54:44 GMT -5
Rick was found in his crib shortly after birth knapping spearheads. DNA testing found him to be conceived of frozen ice age sperm. His diet requires some percent wooly mammoth meat. By age 5 he could spear a deer between the eyes from 40 paces. Let me guess, heat treated coral from the Withlacochee River ? waxy sheen tells it's been cooked Guessing again, heat treated Flint River chert, again waxy sheen says heat treated Dr. Zuess glass from some mad scientist also from the deep south Another fine point knapped from synthetic fluorite he he
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Post by RickB on Mar 2, 2021 8:45:35 GMT -5
Thanks for posting those jamesp , your photos turned out better than the ones I took so I'll be saving yours. We are camping at Santee State Park SC at the same campsite that I knapped those points for you at. It's been months since I've done any knapping and I plan on getting back at it here this week. I have people ask if I have Native American heritage and I have to say no. I do tell them that my ancestors made stone tools and so did theirs, as yours did also. At age five dad gave me my first shotgun with a sawed-off stock and a rubber boot to soften the kick on my shoulder. People still talk to one of my brothers that lives in the old neighborhood. They have stories about the two bad-ass kids that lived in their neighborhood who had guns/bows and hunted in the woods behind the neighborhood. My younger brother always has a chuckle and says "those are my older brothers". James, perfect id on the rocks and the heat treatment. That last glass point was the toughest for me to work. The colors were beautiful but the bubbles in that piece of glass will work against a knapper.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Mar 2, 2021 15:57:26 GMT -5
I very much appreciate these points. Especially the Flint River and coral points. Did you cook them ? Funny, people not familiar with heat treatment don't realize how much it alters the material. Color, chip-ability and surface shine. When breaking up coral for tumbling heat treated material sure makes it easier break.
The workmanship is incredible and I am proud to have these. It actually takes a lot of work to find a coral head without fractures to make a point so large.
So you were one of the neighborhood savages with an excellent reputation. Probably best to leave it back there lol. Go back far enough and so true all of our ancestors used stone tools. Many knappers carry a point they actually used to kill a deer. Even with a replica osage straight bow. Those bows are engineering marvels in that they adapted fiber technology into their construction.
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 2, 2021 16:55:28 GMT -5
RickB those are beautiful. I especially like the second one. The subtle curves are gorgeous.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Mar 2, 2021 17:23:34 GMT -5
RickB those are beautiful. I especially like the second one. The subtle curves are gorgeous. That might be a St. Charles Tela. A fine design. RickB ?
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Post by jamesp on Mar 2, 2021 17:35:13 GMT -5
Sorry I was so late getting around to posting those RickB. And sorry if I was supposed to ask permission first. Figured you wouldn't mind.
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fishnpinball
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Post by fishnpinball on Mar 2, 2021 17:48:59 GMT -5
awesome points
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Post by RickB on Mar 2, 2021 18:10:23 GMT -5
RickB those are beautiful. I especially like the second one. The subtle curves are gorgeous. That might be a St. Charles Tela. A fine design. RickB ? Tela, Was trying for a dovetail and used a little artistic leeway for those curves. They add a little character. James the coral and the Flint River chert came already heat treated. I heat treat my own rock but bought some heat treated rock in Cartersville GA a few years ago. I try to high-grade the material when I can find it. A nice glossy and translucent caramel colored Flint River is my favorite to work. This one isn't quite caramel but it's pretty and great material to work.
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 2, 2021 18:17:27 GMT -5
RickB - These are just flat out amazing! I really like the Flint River Chert one. I think young boys who mess around with guns and bows at a young age - who may or may not have caused concerns throughout the "neighborhood" can turn out just fine! LOL Thanks for posting these James!
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 2, 2021 18:43:17 GMT -5
Wow those are fantastic! Make my pitiful attempts look.....well pitiful *L*.
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Post by RickB on Mar 4, 2021 18:17:43 GMT -5
jamesp Here are two colorful heat treated agatized Florida coral points that I knapped today. Spent about four hours on the two. Fresh air, 70 degrees, sunshine and pine tree pollen kind of day.
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Post by Peruano on Mar 5, 2021 7:42:18 GMT -5
Nice! and no bandaids on the hands.
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Post by RickB on Mar 5, 2021 8:33:20 GMT -5
Nice! and no bandaids on the hands. Bandaid finger is taking the photo.
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mjflinty
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Post by mjflinty on Mar 5, 2021 18:56:46 GMT -5
Nice work as always! Good to see you chipping!
All the best, Michael
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 18, 2021 13:56:51 GMT -5
Beauties, one and all.....
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Post by jamesp on Mar 18, 2021 15:28:27 GMT -5
jamesp Here are two colorful heat treated agatized Florida coral points that I knapped today. Spent about four hours on the two. Fresh air, 70 degrees, sunshine and pine tree pollen kind of day. The one in the first picture has the 'spray' of micto-dots that is so impressive. It seems like so many knappers like coral for a subject. The say it is easy to work. it is a very hard rock before heat treating, it shapes so slow in the tumbler but is always the first to polish. All characteristic of a high Mohs hardness.
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Post by RickB on Mar 18, 2021 15:56:39 GMT -5
Thanks all for the positive comments. jamesp here's another photo I took of the first point. I was a little concerned when I started to work around the area of that point that has the "spray" of micro-dots. Sometimes areas like that can cause issues when chipping a rock. If the point was to break somewhere while I was working on it, that is the place I would expect it to happen. Have some heat treated coral slabs out back. Will post some photos of them here soon. One has so many polyps showing I almost want to cab it rather than knap it.
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Post by RickB on Mar 20, 2021 14:47:52 GMT -5
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Post by Tommy on Mar 21, 2021 13:34:53 GMT -5
I know who I'm going to come hang out with when the zombie apocalypse happens Anyone who can make beautiful and lethal weapons out rocks or a piece of glass is OK in my book
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 3, 2021 14:23:10 GMT -5
Rick, you sure are awesome at making points and etc... Holy Moly! I might hire ya' out on a few products, if you do custom work... I have a small collection of points made by other knappers, would like to ad yours to it also...
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