Rechipped Point

[Ron Kelley]

No we would never do this with an ancient artifact but it's okay to do this to a modern point. I took my hammered point and pressure flaked it. The point is still the same length but thinner and narrower. I believe this pressure flaked point would be more effective as either a knife or spear point.

[Jon E. Busch]

Excellence Ron!

[Ron Kelley]

Thanks Jon

[Bushman B]

Great job Ron, you got some nice flake travel and direction on your pressure flaking there. Looks like you knocked off the high points. Also, that’s a very unusual flake scar from the right side of the blade under that small finger nail flake, it looks like the flake traveled long and then deeper before it terminated. Was there maybe an inclusion or something there that caused that?

[Ron Kelley]

Thanks Bushman, I am showing the opposite face here. That was a divot in the percussion flaked point.

[Bushman B]

Ahh that makes a lot more sense, thanks for clarifying

[JEBMs]

That makes a nice comparison. The percussion flaked point is a nice useable blade as is but when it is pressure flaked it gets kicked on up the ladder. The streamlined version has a far more finished look.

[Ron Kelley]

Thanks Jeb, If the pressure flaked point was used on a hand held spear it would have much better penetration.

[Ron Kelley]

Hey guys I ran out of daylight but here is the other face of the pressure flaked point:

[Jon E. Busch]

You're definitely good at your Knapping Skills Ron! I like that side better...

[Ron Kelley]

Thanks Jon, You're right the second picture is actually the better side.

[beatup1354]

well done Ron

[Ron Kelley]

Thanks Bret

[Tam]

Another beauty

[Ron Kelley]

Thanks Tamara

[SDhunter]

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