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How To Flute Your "CLOVIS" Stone Spear Point From Preform To Finish

How To Flute Your "CLOVIS" Stone Spear Point From Preform To Finish

Crawford, F. Scott

Paperback

Crafts GeneralGeneral Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN10: 1799228959
ISBN13: 9781799228950
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 9 2019
Pages: 58
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.15 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Every flint knapper in the Americas, and probably around the world, is intrigued and challenged by the Ice Age spear point which we know as the CLOVIS point. From the first time we ever saw one of these uniquely made hunting weapons, with their signature flute at the base of the blade, we have wanted to try our hand at making our own Clovis stone spear point. This publication presents a photographic study and step-by-step analysis of the direct percussion base-thinning process used in re-creating hundreds of fluted spear points. The example shown is made from heat-treated Keokuk chert from Oklahoma. Folks often ask How long does it take to make a 'Clovis' point? It took 30 minutes or so to prepare the preform from a spall of Keokuk chert. The finished preform blade was photographed at 11:31 a.m. Digital photographs record the time at each step. The base-thinning flutes for each face and the pressure flaking to clean up the base and finish the blade edge work were complete and photographed at 12:08 p.m. Time from Preform to Clovis? With brief photography stops: 37 minutes. How To Flute Your CLOVIS Stone Spear Point From Preform To Finish 57 pages, full color throughout.

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