Flintknapping - Blade Cores - ground platforms - part 3

[nhnifong]

Is that Vegas?

[wulfdogcat]

Those cores would make good orange/lemon juicers. LOL beautiful work.

[fishsauceman]

what do you think of a super hero made of obsidian...... that can flint knapp.....himself!!! Pretty darn AWESOME.

[MrClemenst]

Hola Jim. Al romperse el núcleo fue por usar la muleta con un angulo demasiado inclinado. Se puede llamar a esto plunging blade? Saludos!

[paleomanjim]

Sí, una hoja que hunde quita el fin próximo del centro. Es considerado un error. Reduce el número de hojas útiles que pueden ser quitadas del centro. Futuras eliminaciones de la hoja serán más cortas. ...jim

[paleomanjim]

The notch length in the block is just a couple inches to allow the blade to detach freely without contacting anything. The blade core is leaning against the notch so the lower or distal portions of the core have plenty of clearance....thanks

[primitiveshoot]

Jim

How long is the knotch in the log - "Holding Device" in the front that you are pushing the flake off into - I am assuming it isn't as deep as the hole the core is in - can't see it exactly from the video. It looks like 2-3 inches but I can't see.

Thanks for the info and also from the most informative videos out there. Great work - keep it up.

[Flintknappingtips]

Superb work Jim. Love the grinding, pecking and antler crutches. You are making some really nice big blades. Thanks for uploading these. marty

[paleomanjim]

Thanks Marty

[mrjamesw]

Man, I really need to make a trip back to Davis Creek...

[paleomanjim]

Yeah, I need to make another trip to re-stock my obsidian supply too, thee cores hit my pile hard!

[mrjamesw]

In the spring when the snow melts maybe we can plan a trip. I know there is a knap-in held at davis creek in June. I've never attended it though.

[paleomanjim]

Yes, I believe it is around mid june and I hope to make it up there then. Might make a run up to Oregon too. The needles pit has a lot of large needles that are poor for bifacing, but just right for cores!

[paleomanjim]

Interesting idea! The Mayans used a tool called an itzcolotli that was made of wood and had a piece attached to it that could have been used like that. No one knows for sure. I'd like to see other knappers experiment with new techniques....jim

[ianccc86]

Do you could put a foot step on that crutch and use your leg to push down? Sort of like when you dig with a shovel. Could you possibly generate more force with such a configuration? (and keep from possibly slipping and cutting your hands up)