Found a cool tri-flow(I think) chunk of obsidian and cut a few slabs to play with. Was doing some final sharpening and the tip broke… 😑 If you zoom in on the top third, you can see the fracture line.
This is my first time participating in the monthly point challenge! Had a great time learning more about the Graham Cave points in preparation for the challenge.
Made with obsidian that I sourced from a quarry in Utah. This obsidian is more coarse and less opaque than other material I’ve used. It may even be dacite that I’ve mistakenly called obsidian for years. Really enjoyed making a few GC’s to get one I liked! A little thicker near the base than I prefer due to a step fracture I wasn’t skilled/brave enough to remove. Looking forward to next month’s challenge!
Long time lurker, first time poster! I started messing around with knapping when my 6th grade teacher included a hands on lesson while teaching about the American West. I’ve been hooked ever since. My skills have always been really basic until the last year or so when I decided to go find some obsidian beds and bring enough material home to actually practice on some big stuff. This forum has provided so many ideas and tips as I’ve spent time cutting myself and breaking more arrowheads than I care to remember. Mr. Rieff, thank you for sharing your passion with a classroom of impressionable kids. And thank you to all the incredible people on this forum who post regularly and take the time to share their knowledge with others!
This piece is just a rough shape for now. Trying to decide if I just leave it as is or refine further. I don’t have much mahogany obsidian and I found myself saying, “please don’t break” with every strike. I used a combination of copper and natural tools.