The thread by rxrooster showing his artifact Kerrville Knife inspired me to try my hand at knapping one. The knife is 5.5 inches long (That's how big the rock was). The rock I used is Edwards Plateau Chert. I thought that lithic would be right. I considered doing some pressure flaking on the edge but decided to leave it with just percussion work. The cortex covered base is very comfortable in the palm of my hand.
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Wow that’s way cool Ron !!!!!!!! Awesome !!!!! Was this any more of a challenge ??As for me and my house , we will serve the lord
Everett Williams ,
NW Arkansas
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Love it you do some awesome work Ron thanks for sharing.TN formerly CT Visit our store http://stores.arrowheads.com/store.p...m-Trading-Post
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nice work Ron
that edwards plateau looks like the rootbeer variety
according to the guy i buy my texas rock from,edwards plateau contains several varieties such as the root beer,even george town is a edwards variety
he says the difference in name is because of the location it is found or because of the color,but claims it all comes from the same layer in the lime stone
he knows his rock and geology(especially the texas stuff) so i believe him
they do seem to be some very useful tools for their size and weight
not only could one us it to down a tree,but also for skinning a critter and cutting it into pieces for eating
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Beautiful work on that one Ron, I agree looks like a very handy tool. Very resourceful way to make a usable tool without hafting and all that. Thanks for sharing!Josh (Ky/Tn collector)
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That’s really cool! You got some big flakes across it too, did you use a hammer stone or a copper bopper or an antler billet? It looks like it’s make a great experimental archeology piece to try on a big ole fish or remove a hind quarter of something. If you ever get the opportunity maybe try it out and take progress pics to share!call me Jay, i live in R.I.
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