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Tile, modeled after the dalton style

Made this today from some heat treated flint river. Haven't posted in a while thought this one was pretty decent. I tried to get some decent pictures but the lighting is pretty poor right now

Salvaged point broken no less than 4 times English flint American tears.

Used a nail

Practicing thinning and flake control. I figured drills are one of the hardest tools to make, so it should be a perfect learning opportunity. I’m pretty happy with the results.

Open to tips for improvement, always appreciate an opportunity to learn from those who know more than me!

Hello hello everyone! 👋

Just wanted to show off some commission points I made out of some lovely Lavic Jasper! This was my first time working it, and outside of a few quirky pieces, it went awesome! Stuff is super cooperative, and those colors are hard to beat! 😎

Super happy with how they ended up, and I've got a bit of it leftover and I REALLY badly want to make a bright red Clovis point out of this stuff... Fingers crossed I can manage... 👀

Feel free to ask questions or let me know which one of these is your favorite! Stay safe and happy knapping all! 😁

- u/SmolzillaTheLizza 🦎

Mixed materials mixed obsidian Alabama coastal tallahatta quartzite Tennessee rock little bit of tiger chert some Edward’s and pedernales little bit of Canadian rock too

Cutting good deals on it all needing to empty out space and reload the rock area shoot me a dm or comment if interested

1.75-2.75/lb

Delighted with how this one turned out! I adore working with midnight lace. This one has been set into some stunning African Padauk and tipped with Burl.

She needs a new home if anyone is interested?

Cheers

Lol, forgot to add the Pic

Thinning is what I'm struggling with 😔... these are a few months in making.

I really like the lines on this one.

Got some tallahatta quartzite if anyone is interested lmk 2.75$/lb

Been practicing this style with different materials.

Been busting out some stashed pieces and making preforms while waiting to go collect more material. Some very enjoyable colors on the local stuff here. Made with traditional techniques and tools

First time really fooling around with quartzite, waisted a lot of this little chunk figuring out how it works, very interesting stuff. But was able to make a decent little point. Quartzite is so brittle that you need to take deeper flakes to prevent hinging and leave the point pretty thick, heavily abrasion is also a must. Finished with very short pressure flakes just around the edges to prevent hinging.