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  1. 17-07-2007, 23:13 #1
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    Arrow Now THATS a flint!

    Bushbaby and I count ourselves very privleged to have have the whole day with John Lord today. We both learned so much and John and Val are just the nicest people - they welcomed us into their home and made a really special day for us (Val bakes a greaqt scone too! ).

    I'll do a "mini review" at some point (trust me it'll just say "do it" in lots of words and pictures), but I thought I would give you a taster of real hardcore flint knapping!



    Now thats a flint!

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    Don't suppose he's got a spare bit for my traditional steel do you?!

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    Quote Originally Posted by British Red View Post



    Now thats a flint!

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    Blimey the bit to the top left above his head is impressive Red!!!!!!!

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    Wow, let me guess.......
    John heard about your Axe fetish and made you a stoneage double bit
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    How big was it before he knapped it?
    Its the bluntest and heaviest arrowhead I have ever seen!
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    Quote Originally Posted by seany boy View Post
    Wow, let me guess.......
    John heard about your Axe fetish and made you a stoneage double bit
    Just a single bit SB! I have it beside me - and lovely it is too!


    Oh Phil - its amazingly impressive - its a coracle above his head he made from a single ox hide!

    And Spam - I'll make you a few if you remind me next week

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    A spare bit for a traditional fire steel?

    LOL

    Anyone who knapps flint has LOTS of spare bits laying about everywhere.

    It's amazing how much "gravel" you make for each finished piece.

    I know of a guy who ends up with most of a dozen 5 gallon buckets of "gravel" every time he cleans up his work room in the basement. And he cleans it up several times a year!

    I've done just enough flint knapping to know that I prefer blacksmithing! Even in this heat wave!

    I've seen flint nodules that size before. And, until you bust them open, they just look like another big rock. A bit of training really helps you notice which rocks to look for.

    The wonder is still there when I watch someone turn a rock into a tool with a few well-placed blows of another rock. And doing it yourself is really satisfying.

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  8. 18-07-2007, 10:50 #8
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    Nice one mate. I'm spending a couple of days with John and Val in August.

    cant wait.
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