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

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F Scott Crawford

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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 " 48 pages, full color throughout.

Release date Australia

March 9th, 2019

Author

F Scott Crawford

Audience

General (US: Trade)

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Dimensions

216x279x3

ISBN-13

9781799228950

Product ID

30252909

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