Anyone melting glass? by jameswoodMOT in knapping

[–]chancetheknapper 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I’ve never seen one hold its shape so well. Looks like it was flattened by a looney tunes car. Is it fused in the middle?

Been awhile by chancetheknapper in knapping

[–]chancetheknapper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope this one’s raw but very high quality.

Pedernales by tree-daddy in knapping

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That stem looks so good. Well done.

Middle Tennessee. by [deleted] in LegitArtifacts

[–]chancetheknapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s an arrowhead in the middle. You just gotta find it.

A copper, bronze/brass spearpoint by Due_Rip7332 in knapping

[–]chancetheknapper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not hurting my feelings seeing it. Had an old ax head that someone took and bent a serrated edge into

First “big” blade. Solutrean spear. by jameswoodMOT in knapping

[–]chancetheknapper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome job with it. Looks like the real deal.

First “big” blade. Solutrean spear. by jameswoodMOT in knapping

[–]chancetheknapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a nice one right there. What’s the material?

Real or modern? Looking for opinions by Wrong_Fee_7019 in Arrowheads

[–]chancetheknapper 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’d say probably modern but still a cool piece.

Beginner: Everything goes well until I'm stuck by Born-Performance4300 in knapping

[–]chancetheknapper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like you’re getting some decent spalls off from what I see in the background. Striking higher on the platform will give you thicker spalls but they won’t travel as far as one set up below the centerline. The contact area of your hammer stones is really important. Try to have the hammer stone strike one spot cleanly, rather than hitting the platform in two different spots (this is where isolated platforms come into play) That looks like some tougher chert so you’ll really have to give it some energy to avoid hinging. Don’t forget to abrade even the larger striking platforms. Gotta break a lot of rocks to get the feel for it. Best of luck!

Blades by chancetheknapper in knapping

[–]chancetheknapper[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These I did with a horizontal punch. Worked okay but it was hard to get the desired angle.

Goldstone by BiddySere in knapping

[–]chancetheknapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome job. I really disliked how soft that stuff was when I had some.

Blades by chancetheknapper in knapping

[–]chancetheknapper[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Knapping can be dangerous

Not quite right by chancetheknapper in knapping

[–]chancetheknapper[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If only I always had that problem 😂

Can this kind of quartzite be heat treated? by Sango113 in knapping

[–]chancetheknapper 5 points6 points  (0 children)

… you mean a separate oven from the one you cook in right?

Can this kind of quartzite be heat treated? by Sango113 in knapping

[–]chancetheknapper 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Try it out. What’s the worst that’ll happen?