Knapping - My First Point(s)

[Cannonman17]

Tocobaga, I was like that too, could never thin stuff the way I wanted. What you have to really focus on is making sure your platforms are well prepared and well below the centerline, if you do that I guarantee your pieces will start getting thinner.

[Leaverite]

Mud Hawk,

You are doing very well !
Just getting the entire surface off these modern bottle bottoms and still having something to show for it can be a challenge.
You've done that.
With some better material to practice on, I'm sure the notching will come easy for you.

TV and computer glass ? (careful with the dust on it. It's toxic and needs to be rinsed before using)
Glass shop ? - amazing what they have in their trash, sometimes.
(broken commercial glass can have some thickness and tints to it)
Goblet bottoms ?
"Dollar Store" plates ?
Stained glass is so thin, it can be discouraging. (makes nice little earrings though)
Flat liquor bottles ? (Bombay Sapphire is a nice color)

You've definitely got it.
That crescent shaped up well, for you.
You're a natural ! Nice going.

[Tdog]

Man you've done a killer job there. Congratulations.

[Mud Hawk]

Thanks guys, will be more actively knapping when it gets warmer. It was like 30 degrees outside on those first ones I made.

Kind of want to stick with glass for knapping and leave the chert ones for the hunt...

[Middle Mountain]

They do look very good for first points so keep it up! Maybe try some percussion knapping on larger stuff and just maybe you wont break everything like myself. Congrats on the Talent.

[neralich]

Originally Posted by Leaverite

Stained glass is so thin, it can be discouraging.

It can be discouraging,,,but some wicked and wild colors!

For me it's pretty easy working with the thinness; the problem I have with stained glass is that it has a glue type residue on both sides of the glass that makes flaking difficult and irritating! I like to take a glass cutter and cut the glass into small triangles. The residue makes using a glass cutter difficult also...

Does anybody know if you can remove the residue by some kind of acetone bath or something? OR, If you can buy stained glass without the residue on it???

[knife river]

Neralich, I don't know any answers to your questions, but will say that I avoid stained glass. The lead content makes the glass "soft" -- as a result, it's easy to over-abrade or crush a platform. I much prefer something a little stiffer.