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Collum showed us how to detatch the bottom of a beer bottle at Traditional Classic! it was very cool. I vagely remember him mentioning using it to make an arrowhead, but I was much too mesmerized by the idea of blowing out the bottom of a beer bottle with a penny!<BR>
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Please tell us how it turns out!<BR>
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reyne<BR><BR><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive" color=#ff0000>A true friend is someone who knows all your faults and habits, and loves you anyway.</FONT><BR><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive" color=#339966 size=4>Per chevron purpure and vert, two sheaves of arrows and a griffin argent</FONT></STRONG><BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR>> From: cogworks@triad.rr.com<BR>> To: ggg9y@virginia.edu; Archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org<BR>> Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:36:01 -0400<BR>> Subject: Re: [Archers] Tips was: Re: Safety advice on atal-atals andcrossbows<BR>> <BR>> Yes, I know. I've been scouring the flint knapping web sites for some<BR>> time. The hardest part was getting really good material to flint knap.<BR>> Now, as it turns out, my family is from Kahlifornia (Ahrnold way of<BR>> saying it) and own a cabin in Mammoth Mountain which is on the Eastern<BR>> side of the Siera Nevadas. Mammoth Mountain is in fact an extinct<BR>> volcano and the place is loaded with obsideon. That's where Devils Post<BR>> Pile is, if you've ever heard of that. So my siter, who lives in Los<BR>> Angeles, has been sniping obsideon pieces for years and just happen to<BR>> have several suitable pieces in her rock goarden when we visited last<BR>> Christmas. Guess where those pieces are now? Yipper, NC. Now I just<BR>> need to give it a try.<BR>> <BR>> But along those lines, You Tube has a great video on how to flint knap<BR>> glass. They start with how to remove the thick bottom of a bottle which<BR>> is what you use to flint knap. That sounds very doable. If the point<BR>> breaks now I have a reason to drink another beer! "But honey, I'm just<BR>> repairing my atlatl darts." Think she'll go for it?<BR>> <BR>> cog<BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org<BR>> [mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Garth G.<BR>> Groff<BR>> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 1:01 PM<BR>> To: Archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [Archers] Tips was: Re: Safety advice on atal-atals<BR>> andcrossbows<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Lord Christophe and friends,<BR>> <BR>> 3Rivers has some books, videos and other stuff on flint knapping.<BR>> <BR>> Kind regards,<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Mungo<BR>> <BR>> John Atkins wrote:<BR>> > Just when you thought this whole atlatl dart topic had ended, check <BR>> > out these references with respect to the relationship between dart and<BR>> <BR>> > point weight. From these articles it sounds as though the darts most <BR>> > of us are currently using are NOT delivering maximum performance from <BR>> > our "atlatl systems".<BR>> ><BR>> > Anyone up for learning flint knapping?<BR>> ><BR>> > Cog<BR>> ><BR>> > http://www.onagocag.com/atlatl1.html<BR>> ><BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Archers mailing list<BR>> Archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org<BR>> http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/archers-atlantia.sca.org<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Archers mailing list<BR>> Archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org<BR>> http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/archers-atlantia.sca.org<BR> <br /><hr />The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail. <a href='http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccount&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4' target='_new'>Get busy.</a></body>
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