thanks for taping this jim. ive been planning on doing a similar video of my punch method and now i can delay it even more. i'll just tell everybody to watch this one =)
I nticed you used rhyolite in one of your bifaces I live in NC and thats thas the only rock i can get theres like 10+ diff types of it in all colors but i find it rather hard to knapp compared to other types of rock
@stevensarchery We have a good supply of ryolite in the California desert and I picked up a couple milk crates of the stuff last year. Kinda tough stuff, but works OK with the punch and I like the looks of it, even fresh made points look old!.
it seems you were having more problem than normal with having flakes end in step fractures on this one. If that is true, my guess would be more with the use of the punch or the cortex of the rock being the problem rather than the sandwich stone. Am I off base with this? It didnt look like the problem was with the sandwich stone. I like the idea of the sandwich stone. Dan
You have hummingbirds.. We still dont have very many yet. Gotta love springtime!
@gotrocksinhead I was shooting for overshots on the early flakes and mis-judged the toughness of the stone, my fault really. I should have backed off on the angle! A few of the Hummingbirds stay here all year long, they are cool!...thanks
@kyletango I was trying to add mass to the biface and figured a stone on top might help. I have since learned that Mike Dothager uses a chunck of red ocher in a similar way. Perhaps others out there have done this as well?
Good insight on the sandwich, will definitely give it a try. Maybe it'll even help me keep from snapping pieces in two, as I tend to do that more often than not...there's obviously something about supporting a piece that I've missed along the way. lol Thanks for postin' up Jim, great vid as always.
thanks for taping this jim. ive been planning on doing a similar video of my punch method and now i can delay it even more. i'll just tell everybody to watch this one =)
jamieknaps 10 months ago
@jamieknaps I look forward to seeing your video, there are many possible ways to punch so we can all learn from each other, thanks...
paleomanjim 10 months ago
I nticed you used rhyolite in one of your bifaces I live in NC and thats thas the only rock i can get theres like 10+ diff types of it in all colors but i find it rather hard to knapp compared to other types of rock
stevensarchery 10 months ago
@stevensarchery We have a good supply of ryolite in the California desert and I picked up a couple milk crates of the stuff last year. Kinda tough stuff, but works OK with the punch and I like the looks of it, even fresh made points look old!.
paleomanjim 10 months ago
it seems you were having more problem than normal with having flakes end in step fractures on this one. If that is true, my guess would be more with the use of the punch or the cortex of the rock being the problem rather than the sandwich stone. Am I off base with this? It didnt look like the problem was with the sandwich stone. I like the idea of the sandwich stone. Dan
You have hummingbirds.. We still dont have very many yet. Gotta love springtime!
gotrocksinhead 10 months ago
@gotrocksinhead I was shooting for overshots on the early flakes and mis-judged the toughness of the stone, my fault really. I should have backed off on the angle! A few of the Hummingbirds stay here all year long, they are cool!...thanks
paleomanjim 10 months ago
Nice Good video im glad i subscribed !!!
daretohaveorangehair 10 months ago
I am curious as to where you came up with this technique. Looks like a good idea. Thanks for sharing.
kyletango 10 months ago
@kyletango I was trying to add mass to the biface and figured a stone on top might help. I have since learned that Mike Dothager uses a chunck of red ocher in a similar way. Perhaps others out there have done this as well?
paleomanjim 10 months ago
good video
thanks
-boyce
mooseyou2 10 months ago
I have hard time getting long flakes off that stuff too. ive been heating a bunch hoping that will help .. awesome vid thanks jim.
pup9et 10 months ago
Awesome tip,thanks for sharing..... Rich
richardrichricky 10 months ago
Very interesting again, thanks.
hackneysaregreat 10 months ago
Good insight on the sandwich, will definitely give it a try. Maybe it'll even help me keep from snapping pieces in two, as I tend to do that more often than not...there's obviously something about supporting a piece that I've missed along the way. lol Thanks for postin' up Jim, great vid as always.
touchnova 10 months ago
you need to make them like the primitive people used to on the fly out in the field
rotensnatchmuffdiver 10 months ago