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Challenge to knappers
Apr 5^th, 2009 at 9:03pm

Here's something to spend some of your free time.

This drawing is my interpretation of what an arrowhead should look like. If you are a knapper, make an arrowhead that's as close to the drawing as possible. Post your finished work and then, make your own drawing of what YOU think an arrow head should look like, and so on.

If you are a beginner, give it your best shot, I know I will.
If you are an expert, give tips and advice for the more inexperienced.
Keep designs simple for the convenience of us amateurs.

I'm wating for your designs.

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xxkid123 Past Moderator Offline Hallo, ich heiße kartoffel Posts: 4807 new to california Gender:	Re: Challenge to knappers Reply #1 - Apr 5^th, 2009 at 10:06pm I HATE YOU!!!!! this is ALL your fault for making my curiosity get the better of me, therefor forcing me to make one while a 2 day only game release takes place!!!!!
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Rockman Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 1267 Lima, Peru Gender:	Re: Challenge to knappers Reply #2 - Apr 5^th, 2009 at 10:19pm Hey, no sweat. It's not like I expect people to rush into this. Take your time.
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xxkid123 Past Moderator Offline Hallo, ich heiße kartoffel Posts: 4807 new to california Gender:	Re: Challenge to knappers Reply #3 - Apr 6^th, 2009 at 11:30am your right, smart and do you mind if i use rock? the glass i have is WAY to thick, even a screwdriver didn't cut it
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Rockman Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 1267 Lima, Peru Gender:	Re: Challenge to knappers Reply #4 - Apr 6^th, 2009 at 12:43pm Any material is acceptable, as well as the tools you use. When you are done, don't forget to put your own drawing so I can reproduce it.
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castanon93 Descens Offline IN BELLU PRIMUM Posts: 208	Re: Challenge to knappers Reply #5 - Apr 8^th, 2009 at 7:57pm this is the arrowhead ive made that resembles more your design, rockman, ive had no time to do more arrowheads, ive a lot of homework for this vacations ( to think i missed springbreak... Sniff) that math teacher sucks
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castanon93 Descens Offline IN BELLU PRIMUM Posts: 208	Re: Challenge to knappers Reply #6 - Apr 8^th, 2009 at 8:01pm now, heres what i think a BASIC arrowhead should look like
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castanon93 Descens Offline IN BELLU PRIMUM Posts: 208	Re: Challenge to knappers Reply #7 - Apr 8^th, 2009 at 8:04pm lol just kidding, my design is very similar to yours, rockman, just that i prefer a narrower point
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xxkid123 Past Moderator Offline Hallo, ich heiße kartoffel Posts: 4807 new to california Gender:	Re: Challenge to knappers Reply #8 - Apr 9^th, 2009 at 11:57am this is my type of arrow, the fins are to stabalize-the front end is sharp while the back end is some sorta cloth. the body is round if my picture isn't formatted right, can a moderator PLEASE format it? i have no idea how sadly, this type of ammo can only be made out of metal
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xxkid123 Past Moderator Offline Hallo, ich heiße kartoffel Posts: 4807 new to california Gender:	Re: Challenge to knappers Reply #9 - Apr 9^th, 2009 at 12:02pm o yea, for your design, I CAN'T DO IT my fingers hurt from trying to knap, i can't manage to flake my stone. it seems to thick, but you guys are knapping glass. so well, anyone who's experienced willing to help?
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castanon93 Descens Offline IN BELLU PRIMUM Posts: 208	Re: Challenge to knappers Reply #10 - Apr 9^th, 2009 at 12:06pm A Bi-pointed arrowhead... interesting it looks cool but i think you could loose the arrow if the broadhead got stuck in a bone, you know like a rib, and that every point ended in a different side of it, i think from my theorical hunting experience that would cause a very painful and slow death to the animal.
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Re: Challenge to knappers
Reply #11 - Apr 9^th, 2009 at 12:10pm

castanon93 wrote on Apr 9^th, 2009 at 12:06pm:

A Bi-pointed arrowhead... interesting it looks cool but i think you could loose the arrow if the broadhead got stuck in a bone, you know like a rib, and that every point ended in a different side of it,
i think from my theorical hunting experience that would cause a very painful and slow death to the animal.

well, i actually got this from a blowgun dart head design i was going to do, exept with out the barbs

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Re: Challenge to knappers
Reply #12 - Apr 9^th, 2009 at 12:13pm

xxkid123 wrote on Apr 9^th, 2009 at 12:02pm:

o yea, for your design, I CAN'T DO IT my fingers hurt from trying to knap, i can't manage to flake my stone. it seems to thick, but you guys are knapping glass. so well, anyone who's experienced willing to help?

i do Not consider myself a experienced knapper, but if your fingers hurt when knapping you could use thick leather/working gloves, when starting this is neccesary to protect you from the flakes.

to knap thick glass you should start concusion flaking (hitting the rock with a rounded object carefully and in the right angles) that makes the glass thinner, and easier to pressure flake. you should also search things in youtube, particularly this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2UPpwzVLB0 (thanks rockman) he has like 7 videos of 8-9 minutes long, no part of the process was cut, so you can see very detailedly and with instruction how it is done.
remember obsidian is natural, higher priced glass.

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xxkid123 Past Moderator Offline Hallo, ich heiße kartoffel Posts: 4807 new to california Gender:	Re: Challenge to knappers Reply #13 - Apr 10^th, 2009 at 12:25pm really? all i do is try to pry off pieces with a screw driver/nail. didn't get really far i wonder why now
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Rockman Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 1267 Lima, Peru Gender:	Re: Challenge to knappers Reply #14 - Apr 10^th, 2009 at 3:47pm Castanon, I'll get started on your arrowhead as soon as I can. Kid, your design is daunting, but I'll still give it a shot.
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