I'm gettin better!
Hi folks,I'm improving. Here's a pic of a preform I chipped out of onondaga last night. Took me only about 30 minutes! I'm getting to this point pretty consistantly now. My goal this winter is to get...
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Looks good. don't know where you were before to compare it too, but that right there looks good. Keep up the percussion as long as you can and you'll continue to this as you reduce and shape further....
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Well Done!! Onondaga is challenging rock to work. That looks like quality stuff you've got, does it smell like fuel oil when you take a good flake?Rodger
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That is a nice looking biface, and I've heard that ogondonga aen't the easy one neither.
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Thanks for the props, I know I can always get some encouragement here.As far as the rock goes, ya, its great rock, very fine grain and easy to knap. That I guess is relative. I've only worked really...
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Very good work Mazurc- how long have you been knapping? You have the right idea about putting things down and picking them up later.... it definitely pays to do that sometimes, I know I've broken...
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I forgot to mention to someone here who asked about the smell, ya it smells like crude oil infact, I think there is oil in the rock as I get a thin coat of black goo on my my striking hand! I should...
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It looks good and having a stack of performs to tinker with over the winter is a good idea. I live in Illinois and I try to do the same thing, it get so cold here in the winter. CR2
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