kay county

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

no work again today

so back into my little shop of horrors i went

used direct percussion to reduce this piece of kay county
then pressure flaked to finish it off

a plainview blade (cause i hate notching lol)

i did finish the edge work on this one,and yes it is sharp



thank for looking

[Kentucky point]

I am 100% with you on notch hating. Just a pain in the butt. That is a very good blade. The color looks great too. I could just imagine that thing sitting on the edge of a spear, about to be thrust in panic as a Smilodon lunges toward the mammoth hunter...

[Kentucky point]

To show flake pattern, go outside and hold it up to the sun to create shadows from the flakes on the piece. Then take the photo without flash. Flash kills a lot of detail.

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

its winter here in Mn,we wont see the sun until about late March lol

[Kentucky point]

I have to take some pics of the sun here, because since early November it has been raining, snowing, and has just been plain cloudy. I can easily see myself moving to the Carolina's or Georgia when I get older. Sand, Sun and Gators! Nothing better!

[willjo]

Right nice point good work

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

thanks Johnny

[JoshinMO]

That is really nice.

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

thanks Josh

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Tim, That's a beautiful knife blade. You going to put a handle on that one?

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

thanks Ron
no im not going to haft it
its going into my keeper case as is

[Lindenmeier-Man]

Great Knapping . There are guys here in Tx that Knapp their own points, make their own long bow, and shafts..They do well taking deer too...... JJ

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

thank you

i do make my own self bows and arrows,but sadly i cant hunt with stone tips here in mn
law is very clear about it.it states "all broad head must have at least two metal cutting edges and be of barbless design"

i have made some hunting arrows and used mass produces metal heads on them.

i have lots of friends in Tn,Ky,Ga,Tx etc that take lots of game with all home made primitive gear.

[redrocks]

Hey sneak that's a fine looking knap job man superbly made..

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

thank you

[2ndoldman]

That is beautiful work Tim. I totally agree with putting it in your keeper display Tim.
It would be a shame to cover up the symmetry by hafting it.

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

thanks Bruce. i dont usually keep a lot of my own work.
but this one turned out really nice. im my own worst critic,but even i am having a hard time finding a flaw in this one lol.

[Tam]

Just beautiful Tim . I love your shop name .
its hard to keep up with you men and how fast you knap .

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

thanks Tam. i call it that because of all the blood that gets shed in it lol

after a few years of experience knapping a point does become some what quick
but on average a point or blade still takes me about an hour to make something that looks good
i can make a crude but useful point in about 15 minutes

i knew a gut(he passed away a few years back) by the name of Phil Churchill who could knock out a danish dagger in just over an hour
most folks spend a couple of days to make those,but Phil had made so many it was second nature to him
he even sold and shipped a lot of them to Denmark,they were that dang authentic looking the folks over there just had to have them

[Tam]

It’s a gift .