A few years ago, I visited Lithic Casting Labs website. This company makes plastic castes of iconic stone artifacts. I wanted to study Clovis points up close. I spent hours looking at all the Clovis points. Included were broken points, some with the nipple on the base before fluting. I assume (big assumption) that the point snapped before the flute. The nipple is far more robust than the nipple modern flint knappers who “free hand” fluting a Clovis Point employ. A free hand flute of a Clovis needs convexity and a pronounced median ridge. Kind of a oval elipsoidal tip (the tip could conceivably flaked post fluting). Anyway, I can’t argue with the success of modern knappers, but I have to wonder if the robust platform seen on the plastic cast suggests a “punch” removal as used for removing “blades from cylindrical cores ?” Just a curiosity of mine, and not intended to stir up an argument.
Yeah I love that website! That is very interesting. I would think mabey a larger nipple for direct percussion. Mabey cause it was easier to be accurate? Thanks for watching!
Nice flute.
thanks Joe👍
Good job making the flute. Thanks for sharing. Great technique too.
Thank you Stephen
Like that banding in it. I've only found one made from Crab Orchard Banded Chert. Its my local hometown material.
Thanks! HornStone is one of my favorites 👍
@@Bradmoore1979 natures heat treated material.
A few years ago, I visited Lithic Casting Labs website. This company makes plastic castes of iconic stone artifacts. I wanted to study Clovis points up close. I spent
hours looking at all the Clovis points. Included were broken points, some with the nipple on the base before fluting. I assume (big assumption) that the point snapped before the flute.
The nipple is far more robust than the nipple modern flint knappers who “free hand” fluting a Clovis Point employ.
A free hand flute of a Clovis needs convexity and a pronounced median ridge. Kind of a oval elipsoidal tip (the tip could conceivably flaked post fluting).
Anyway, I can’t argue with the success of modern knappers, but I have to wonder if the robust platform seen on the plastic cast suggests a “punch” removal as used for removing “blades from cylindrical cores ?”
Just a curiosity of mine, and not intended to stir up an argument.
Yeah I love that website! That is very interesting. I would think mabey a larger nipple for direct percussion. Mabey cause it was easier to be accurate? Thanks for watching!
Now all ya need is me
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Could you do a Clovis using all organic tools? Bone, stone, antler, ivory, horn, tusk, wood etc.? That would be a real learning experience. Thank you.
I can try but I will probably be easing into the natural tools. Flint Knapping Tips is a good place to see a Clovis made with natural tools.
Knap it with their tools? 😁✌️ You want me to send you 2000 year old set.
I’d love a 2000 year old set of knapping tools. You need my address?😉
@@Bradmoore1979 I'm going to do it.
@@lapidaryland my email is bradsarrowheads@gmail.com
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This is my pile of knapping Artifacts
Sweet🏹😎
Thanks Michael 👍