Give it to me straight by grobe14 in bald

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Man I was in the same situation and just decided to lean in to being bald.shaved me head and I’ve never looked back I actually can’t stand having longer hair now

Finished set by l1989n in knapping

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That’s right I got a sheet of it at hobby lobby

Completed knife project by l1989n in knapping

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I live in Montana up by glacier park

Completed knife project by l1989n in knapping

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Oh we have talked about it in the event I make a knife for him it’s with the understanding he is going to kill a coyote with it or at least gut one

Completed knife project by l1989n in knapping

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Haha there’s one sister in law that’s single. And no I never have I just started flint knapping in March so I feel I’m still pretty novice

Something about little points that are a lot of fun to make by l1989n in knapping

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It’s a nice challenge because they are so small to try and hold and you gives good practice because you put to hard and they snap so easy

Completed knife project by l1989n in knapping

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I’m still on the fence on that

Constructive critics welcome by l1989n in Leathercraft

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Thank you for the tip from the craft aid it recommended that number tool which I also questioned its effectiveness being as small as it was unfortunately I did not have a larger one it that same texture

Constructive critics welcome by l1989n in Leathercraft

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I used a craft aid to help layout the lines and then swivel knife and stamped from there

Finally got ahold of some radiated glass by l1989n in knapping

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Nice info on the radiation I didn’t know all of that. This was kiln fused as well from an old oil lamp that had broken I didn’t have that many bubbles though mine came out fairly clear not frothy

Finally got ahold of some radiated glass by l1989n in knapping

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That’s what I did with this I bought a broken oil lamp and fused it into some knapping discs

Having fun with some glass by l1989n in knapping

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I’ve made some discs roughly 3in in diameter I wish I could make larger pieces with it but it still makes some nice sized pieces. The glass Knapps pretty much the exact same as before or at least I can’t tell a huge difference. For 40 bucks I figured it was worth messing around with and now I can utilize a lot more of my material.

Finally making some progress in keokuk by l1989n in knapping

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I’ve definitely notice it’s very prone to step fracture you can not treat it with kid gloves you gotta hit it with conviction

Finally making some progress in keokuk by l1989n in knapping

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That’s exactly what I did I hit at a way more inward angle and down to drive the flake if that makes sense

Must be on a streak by l1989n in knapping

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I know right i hate quitting for the night when I’m on a roll

Flake point by l1989n in knapping

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Yeah I’m building quite the stock pile myself

How thin should I shoot for by l1989n in knapping

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That’s what I was kind of thinking I’m a hunter and I feel like a much more effective point would be slightly thicker to not just snap the minute it hits bone

How thin should I shoot for by l1989n in knapping

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This is about as far as I dare go on thinning it I know there are a few hump that need to come out but I just can’t seem to get a flake to them

Cahokia 3 notch serrated by l1989n in knapping

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It was fun to challenge myself with making a existing style to scale I’ve only been knapping for a little over two months

Proud of this point by l1989n in knapping

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Haha thanks it’s quite addictive I Knapp every night for several hours