using stone tools
this a little bit of a re-post...but I put in some pics this time........last time photobucket was down,!Unifacially serrated blades, flaked to the dorsal side only, keeping the ventral side smooth,...
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Excellent! I knew this forum would appeal to you Charlie! Thnks for posting the pics and info.I never thought of a unifacially flaked saw like that. I can see how it would work veyr well. I'm excited...
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The more I look at the unifacial blade, the more sense it makes. It reminds me of a crooked knife - which also cuts both left and right, and has a flat bottom on the blade, with a unifacial bevel....
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, my pleasure bro,!... I'll try and dig-up, or fix that pic so it has less white border showing...C
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This stuff is terrific. I love seeing this kind of insider information. More please.
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Very inspiring. My kid and I just made a stone tool trap an hour ago (See pics on trapping forum) and were cutting notches with a halfway decent large daysite blade but now I'm on my way to make some...
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Sotol handle, quick notched using grooves and punch, set in pitch, wrapped in dogbane, covered in pitch again. Blade- Riley daysite.
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Nice saw Doc.... but it still looks like it's bifacially flaked at the serrations,, the smooth side of the saw should have no flaking going toward it, from the other side..... it looks like that is...
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Hey Charlie,Thanks for your input. Unless I'm misunderstanding, I did it as you said. In the first picture it is hard to see but I flaked only on one side. In the first pic it shows the unflaked side....
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Wow,! my bad...John, I don't think I saw this pic of this side,!, that's a great flake, cause I don't see any kind of ridge so I thought I was looking at the ventral side... which is the side that...
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Hey Charlie, I realize I caused the confusion-In the first set of pics I thought I posted a pic of both sides but by the position of the knife I see I only posted pics of one side. Then the fact that...
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hey charlie,Your spindle looks like an atlatl,, do you think if you sawed another shaft like that it would cast a dart?Steven Saffold"Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been...
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Charlie, I tried the unifacial flake saw. It works like a dream! Easy to make too. I made three of them and am having a ball using them. Thanks!!!Tom
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Steven, you're 100% correct! That is basically an atlatl dart spur (integral...i.e, carved into the atlatl). I used my new stone saws (like the ones above) to carve a test one yesterday. I just have...
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Cool, Tom. I think Ill give it a try soon. I love all this stone tool working stuff.. Now we dont have an excuse for touching up flakes and making unifaced blades. Steven Saffold"Only when the last...
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I'm making one of those stone saws today. So far the blade is done and works nicely. Just have too put a handle on it. Thanks for the knowledge Stonefacescar.
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