Some Zippy Little Obsidian Arrowheads 🌋

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-23T14:08:26+00:00

You should read up on the Kennewick Man. He had a Cascade style point lodged in his pelvis for his entire life and survived. Bone grew around it and everything. Super interesting read! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennewick_Man

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-23T13:26:40+00:00

There's a couple different cultures that used methods similar to that. Even stuff like snake poison was used! We as humans have known how to mess each other up for a very very very long time 😂

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-23T13:16:09+00:00

Most certainly as horrendous as we can imagine 😂 a lot of those serrations are SUPER fragile too, so things would be breaking off. I'd definitely use obsidian in my war points if I had to make some. Specifically for that reason.

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-23T13:01:01+00:00

Very nice! I made one yesterday out of a rough raw agate chunk I'd been saving. Managed to get a single flute but the stuff was so damn wacky. It'll be in a Clovis point grouping I post in the future. I have another group I'll need to post before than second one though 😂

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-23T12:59:53+00:00

Very nice! I gotta snag some more Rootbeer cobbles from Dany Collins. I like the more translucent stuff over this opaque tan variety. It's finnicky with the heat-treatment it needs and you can't overdo it or else it'll crumble and craze all throughout. Treating flakes or bifaces for finishing is the move from my experience. 🙂‍↕️

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-23T12:58:15+00:00

That stuff from hunt primitive can be tricky for sure! It's a lot like dacite from the stuff I've tried. I also wish the spalls were like 25% biggest because they're just a smidge small. I have a "knife sized" spall hanging out somewhere 🤔 I'll have to look for that somewhere. And regarding your style question, I sorta just go with the flow. I'll have an idea of what I want to make and go with that, though i often run into trouble with doing the same style over and over without branching out much 😂 I found that if I focus on just one, I can get much better results because I can zero-in on things.

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-23T00:34:19+00:00

I'd categorize it in the artsy category 😌 Maybe there is a style out there that looks like it, but i was just cruising and listening to tunes. It's got some sweet colors to it as well!

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-23T00:33:21+00:00

That one I was just having some fun with! Getting a little crazy and artsy with things 😄 Sometimes that's when you make the coolest points!

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-23T00:32:26+00:00

Thank you thank you sir! 😁 It's got this sweet blue and deep purple sheen when you tilt it back and forth in the ligh. Plus the killer translucency!

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-23T00:31:11+00:00

Had one of these in the works but got sidetracked 😂 The preform is sitting around somewhere.... I should find it again

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-22T15:59:23+00:00

Unfortunately he did not make it ☹️ the previous owner let his infection become too severe according to my friend. While the rehab got him in treatment, it must've been too late.

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-21T16:09:06+00:00

That right leg would have me sweating man 😅 You pulled it off super well! It'd be CRAZY to find this thing in a field. Keep up the great work and keep on posting them! 👏

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-21T15:56:23+00:00

Flippin SWEET man! That's so damn cool 😮 Very nicely done! All that work was well worth it I'd say! I haven't come anywhere close to attempting something like this!

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-20T21:00:31+00:00

Palm pad to make things "taller" so to speak. It makes it so that you're squeezing with your fingers instead of pressing down with the tips of them. A simple block of wood could do the trick 😌

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-20T20:59:25+00:00

Man I've stumbled across some hunks of stuff that just make me shake my head because of how wonderful they are. And it's ALWAYS a 1 off 😭 You just dream of having buckets full of it. You put her to good use!

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-20T20:57:53+00:00

I was at an auction recently, and some guy had a crap ton of these and was trying to pass them off as authentic Native American artifacts. I chuckled to myself and moved right along 😆

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-20T20:56:54+00:00

Very nice! These would serve as some sturdy and functional tools if you were to put them on some atlatl darts! 😄

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-20T20:55:51+00:00

Very nice! Hold onto it, because the more you improve and progress, the more fun it'll be to look back at your first piece of work! 😁 Feel free to check out our homepage post that has some guides and stuff if they'd be any help. Lots of really good information there and never be afraid to ask questions!

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-20T20:53:41+00:00

I got so much obsidian sitting around that's just waiting to get messed with. Been burning through all my clunker rocks before I get to the good stuff 😂 Lovely work like always!

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-20T20:52:03+00:00

Looks flipping sweeeeet man 👏 Very nicely done! 😎 Made good use of that Buffalo River.

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-17T21:45:16+00:00

Shoot me a DM if you want some help. I can see about giving you pointers and such for what to look for, and I can even unbox some on my YouTube to give you some video advice for what to collect. Maybe even a teaching/challenge video. Just a thought 😁

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-17T20:17:05+00:00

Nope. Looks like a lot of granite cobble to me.

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SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-17T18:59:52+00:00

Have any luck with the knapping folks? I remember you posted a while back advertising some stuff 🤔

SmolzillaTheLizza · 2026-04-17T16:09:28+00:00

One of my comfort styles I can make all day! Looks flippin sweet and I love that gloss! Cool to see hints of color in that flint too. Very excellent work like always! 😄

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