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    I tried Plains Paleo flaking today, with so-so success. It looked better before, but then I noticed it was slightly crooked, and then you know how it goes. I lost most of it. I'll try again later.
    "The education of a man is never completed until he dies." Robert E. Lee

  • #2
    Try to get a video of the way Johnny's son does his flaking.
    Bruce
    In life there are losers and finders. Which one are you?

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    • #3
      Hey Ethan, That's a killer blade. Way to go with that beautiful flaking.
      Michigan Yooper
      If You Don’t Stand for Something, You’ll Fall for Anything

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      • Kentucky point
        Kentucky point commented
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        I almost got away with outre passe, but it got a lil' dicey towards the end. I'll try again soon.

    • #4
      Turned out fine to me.
      SE IA

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      • #5
        Outstanding piece KP
        Wyoming

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        • #6
          Looks great on my side
          NW Georgia,

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          • #7
            Looks like a nice Black Rock. You've got the thinness and 'flatness' from what I have seen from Nevada.

            In my opinion, true outrepasse flakes on those small pieces usually plunge and mess up the opposite edge. They are great early on in the reduction process, or on large pieces where you can spare some width, but I think they mess up the intricate flaking on small bifaces. (And you just don't see many small ancient paleo with overshots.)
            Hong Kong, but from Indiana/Florida

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            • Kentucky point
              Kentucky point commented
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              Precisely why I am going to try it on a much bigger piece. I was going for a BRC actually, glad I did it okay!

          • #8
            Looks good to me kp
            SW Connecticut

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            • #9
              Your photography makes it even better Ethan .

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              • #10
                Ethan, do you use a Ishi stick?

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                • Kentucky point
                  Kentucky point commented
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                  I used to, but not like the way most knappers do. I like the shorter flakers better.

              • #11
                You can always ease up on the power or change your angle for shorter flakes.

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                • Kentucky point
                  Kentucky point commented
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                  I was going to be making a youtube video of me knapping for the forum soon. You'll see how I do it. It's definitely not the right way, but it works.

              • #12
                How are you pulling off the outre passe flaking?
                Stagger Lee/ SE Missouri

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                • Kentucky point
                  Kentucky point commented
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                  By being reckless, and pushing really hard, before pushing down. Sometimes I have to let the fear of breaking something eat dirt, and just be bold.

                • Broken Arrow
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                  I guess im not abraiding enough to be able to push that hard. I do everything ancient style. All I use is a hammerstone and I have a single antler flaker...

                • Kentucky point
                  Kentucky point commented
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                  I abrade my stuff probably too much. It makes for good flaking, but the extra pressure is bad for keeping things in one piece, especially when it's really thin.
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