Anvil stone
I've seen several abo anvil stones, but have never taken any pictures of them. Watching a youtube video of a collectin from Missouri this guy had a little stone he identified as a gaming stone that's...
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A drilled "pendant" would sure be a great way to help you keep track of a important piece of equipment, in a world without pockets. Craig
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Marty, what better way to carry an anvil stone than around your neck. Thanks for posting the pictures and link. My anvil stones are starting to wear like yours. The toughest thing I found when...
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Marty, seeing your videos using an anvil stone, I messed around with one a few days back. It took some getting used to - pressure flaking using one that is - but the flakes came off nice and I started...
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Steve, I put a straight edge on my anvil and there is a tiny air space in the middle. I've used it so long that I doubt it will change to being more concave. Perhaps if I worked smaller preforms that...
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Has anyone tried a stick, or piece of bone as an anvil for pressure flaking? I prefer a stone but other materials of organic or mineral origin may work as an anvil too. Input?
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ya, I've used bone before, Bone can get slick though. and I've used little pieces of wood when I couldn't find anything else. Works ok, jut not very durable. the right thickness tends to break pretty...
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greasy creek knapper,I used to use a flat slice of antler; it was ~3/16 in thick and ~1 1/4 in diameter and was cut from the end of an antler main beam. It worked pretty well for a pressure flaking...
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I use a chunk of moose antler, the piece between the palm and beam. It has a nice domed shape. I cover it with a piece of leather. And that moose tine is one of my favorite billets. It allows for some...
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I found a picture of some artifacts over in arrowheadology forum and one of them is an interesting little stone that resembles one of my stone punches. I'm not saying that is what it definitely is...
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A friend of mine gave me this artifact last weekend. I believe it to be and anvil stone. I tried it out today and it works great. The stone has been flattened on one side with edges rounded and...
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I think that's what it is. Great example! Hammersone/anvil combo. Thanks Ralph
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Here's some of my anvil stones.....These first four are some that show pitting/wear. Some have a little bit of a hump or are flat.This one is hard and was very slick when new. Even after some wear...
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I'd like to mention also that I haven't really seen many real ones so I don't know what to compare them with. I must be working more smaller preforms that have convexity to them since mine aren't so...
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Marty, Ralph, and Goose, thanks for posting those pictures and your thoughts on the subject. Pretty interesting. Rick
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When you use an anvil stone like the ones pictured, does the flake detach over the stone? Or do you detach the flake on either edge, so that the flake detaches over a gap between the top of the stone...
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Both....depending on the application. For example when I want the flake to come off clean I manipulate the stone so the flake comes off in air.....such as on Dalton's. And when I want to build a...
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Here's the gap picture. The stone is in the position it was from removing the flake just to the left of it. If I'm blocking the edge to keep the flakes shorter for marginal work I'll flake towards the...
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Thanks Marty and Goose. I have been working on Edens. I am having trouble not blowing past the median ridge. I'll often do pretty good getting a good pattern but then blow one past the median...
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