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#1 Guest_BOHUNTER_*

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Posted 08 September 2010 - 06:10 AM

Some of you guys who made me come here already know Im a flintknapper. I make modern day projectile or utility type tools from stone. Ive been at this since March 2005. Ive broke about every kind of stone in the USA, exception to a few Ive not had a chance to work. I studied Deep South Point types, the material, the shape, thickness and over all typical pieces. I work glass, TV tubes is what I started on, nice thick 3/4" material and cheap~! Then I progressed to working glass tiles. These are 8x10x1" thick. When I work glass I try and make Art, I consider this to be expression material and therefore I call it Art work. I like making these points you will see below. Its called a Ross. Its modified a little to be more PRETTY / Elegant looking than the original pieces from the Hopewell Culture.

Below is one I made tonight. This is about the 10th one and they get better and better each time. Hope you enjoy the pictures. Its glass. Its final dimensions are in inches, 10.75 x 4.35 x .50. Its yellow in color. The Emerald one is one I made in March of 2010 for Stan Payne. He liked it!!

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There is over 3.5 hours of work involved in that rascal. Problem is you can break it anytime even now while sitting on the desk! LOL BTDT too! Its always a relief and an accomplishment to take a piece of glass and make it into something useful! Native Americans worked Raw tough rock for many thousands of years in American before figuring out heat altering. But the thing is, some of the finest pieces are paleos, raw and perfect. Just amazing what they could do with a hammerstome and antler. I use copper!

Thanks for looking , any questions I can definitely share info here, I am experienced in the concoidal fracture area! LOL

Steve Holloway

Edited by BOHUNTER, 08 September 2010 - 06:11 AM.

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Posted 08 September 2010 - 09:16 AM

one time i took all the flakes and such that i got from a knapper and made a tv out of them.


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Posted 08 September 2010 - 09:21 AM

Just beautiful - I haven't seen anything like this before! Would like to try it myself.
Thanks for sharing.
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Posted 08 September 2010 - 11:26 AM

Steve -
Thank you for showing us this - these are beautiful!:wub:
You have quite the talent there, Sir.
Thanks again for sharing.
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Posted 08 September 2010 - 12:00 PM

Bohunter..... They look beautiful illuminated..... and they are most certainly art...... Id be very interested to see more of your work including the tools you use to do this.... the step by step photos are great.... how do you get chips in the centre of the glass without shattering it?.... Great stuff....
Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member.... :o)

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Posted 08 September 2010 - 03:51 PM

beautiful knapping steve. do you give lessons? ive made a few small glass points in my day, but nothing like yours. id sure like to learn.

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Posted 08 September 2010 - 06:15 PM

Dang.. Sorry guys I thought I had thed right area. I never knew these were even down here till last night! LOL

OK Thanks for the compliments. Ive beat a lot of rock.

Lessons, I started a few years ago posting videos on Youtube. You can get all my secrets from them, but you have to put up with my dry humor and priceless sarcasim! You will see tips that actually occur, problem stones to work and how to fix problems, repairs for the Oh Craps, and what to do with broken pieces!

BOHUNTERS YOUTUBE VIDEOS

there is enough for you to spend countless hours while you should be doing something constructive! They are all user friendly, no cussing, clean at home videos making some killer pieces! I think Ida been a great Paleo Indian! LOL I would have had all the food! Protected like a king! OK well it was always a thought, but paleo man used a lot of raw material, and I like raw rock. If I make a Paleo its gonna be raw rock right off the ground.

Flintknapping is a dying art. I hope you all find it unique and worth the time to attempt it. Tools anmd material will dictate your final product.


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Posted 08 September 2010 - 06:34 PM

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Here is a conglomerant of some TV tube glass, Computer screens, and tiles. The Bolen blade bottom Left and right, the Clovis are from a 30" tv tube. The top two are computer screen and the rest are 1" thick glass tiles.

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Posted 08 September 2010 - 06:51 PM

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Posted 08 September 2010 - 09:03 PM

They are beautiful, Steve. I hope you etch them with you initials or logo to prevent future mistaken IDs or fraud. ;)
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Posted 09 September 2010 - 12:14 AM

Your other hobby is awesome.

Is it bad that I like the computer screen ones the most?

Before I take up this hobby, I want to see pictures of the scars on your hands.
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Posted 09 September 2010 - 12:26 AM

Impressive.

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Posted 09 September 2010 - 01:08 AM

When a piece leaves my hands it is diamond scribed, at the base, and then Sharpie Signatured. There are also more than the one scribes! Im not gonna tell where those are though! :o

I am the biggest fan of marking your work. If your good enough to really replicate the real deal then it is imperative that you do everything to stop it from happening. I mainly sell my To type pieces to people I know, but as you and I know people die off. Kids and family see them as true pieces and the sale at that time may be legit but the pieces would be modern. Its only a fake if you sell it as Authentic. I have a 5 gallon bucket of good points just sitting there. I just like to make them.

Yes they are DIAMOND SCRIBED in the lowest place on every point and the base.

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Posted 09 September 2010 - 01:50 AM

Hey BOHUNTER,

you certainly are an accomplished knapper. The man-made glass pieces are superb but the natural stone pieces are truly outstanding, especially that black piece and the Clovis(?). Great work! Let's see some more!!

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Posted 09 September 2010 - 01:52 AM

Fantastic, wow, superb, terrific, beautiful and OMG! Okay that pretty much describes it.
The blue and green ones make me drool. :bow: :bow: :bow:
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Posted 09 September 2010 - 02:44 AM

View PostBOHUNTER, on 09 September 2010 - 01:08 AM, said:

When a piece leaves my hands it is diamond scribed, at the base, and then Sharpie Signatured. There are also more than the one scribes! Im not gonna tell where those are though! :o

I am the biggest fan of marking your work. If your good enough to really replicate the real deal then it is imperative that you do everything to stop it from happening. I mainly sell my To type pieces to people I know, but as you and I know people die off. Kids and family see them as true pieces and the sale at that time may be legit but the pieces would be modern. Its only a fake if you sell it as Authentic. I have a 5 gallon bucket of good points just sitting there. I just like to make them.

Yes they are DIAMOND SCRIBED in the lowest place on every point and the base.


That's great to hear. It's too bad most knappers don't mark them.
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Posted 10 September 2010 - 06:54 AM

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Steve I really like your work :D :D :D expecially those made from natural stone ;)

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Posted 10 September 2010 - 03:42 PM

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I am in awe of your works of art!! Just breath taking!!

Do you acquire many cuts / scars with this hobby?

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Posted 11 September 2010 - 02:25 AM

Not really, some material will cut ya more than others and then again its just one of those gosh darnit I knew betters that get ya. Worst cuts are the ones that are Driven into the sides of the fingers near your nails... Those hurt and man they bleed. Its not bad though, this last one I spent 3 plus hours on it and not one cut! Usually the thin tiny ones get ya! <<Flakes that is.
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