Venezuela Uniface Blade
Just wanted to share some pictures of this unifacial blade, kinda unusual. It was sent to me by an archeologist friend from Venezuela for study purposes. I will try replicating it soon. Over 9" long...
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A curve like that and that size makes a good dry scraper for streched and staked hides. Gives a two hand approach with pressure. The unflaked smooth side allows easy grease and skin wipe off.
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Okay so it is obvious now if it wasn't obvious before that uniface tools can be used in more ways than one. The first picture posted by Jim in this thread leads to no indication of its use...
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Goose, I discovered the same thing when I was younger about my draw-knives. If you turn it upside down and place the bevel against the wood there is much more control and gouges and the knife digging...
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I know nothing about unifacial knapping. Looking at the photos above, I don't see any indication that the flat face was chipped at all in platform preparations. Is that observation correct? If they...
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I know only from making one so far with hammer stone. I abraded the striking edge proportional to the Flake being removed. This leaves a sharp edge. It sounds like your thinking pressure flaking?...
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A hooked flake platform would be for pressure flaking, but I am asking about whatever method(s) they used.
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Jim said ." I start out in one direction and often stumble onto something else" I would think that was the path of all human tool making. Jim said. ". I start out in one direction and often stumble...
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sorry about glitch in above post. My satellite antenna is out of line and cuts out just as I was posting. jack
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goose wrote: Now Jim has shown that a uniface tool can be used as a drawknife on green wood. Unfortunately, the method he showed applies forces on the tool in the wrong direction and if the forces...
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I hesitate to jump in on this and certainly do not want to offend anyone so let me say that upfront. I began working with antique tools long before I became a flint knapper and have both used and...
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it does help. teh angles of the angle are the same either way if you hold the thing lower or higher to get the angle the same either way, so the "heel" of the bevel is the only thing about the cutting...
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There's no "wrong" way to use a draw knife. Given familiarity with the tool in the first place (Someone who's never used one can screw things up in a hurry.), whatever happens to work best for any...
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Okay.....we're learning now! I have completed 31 bows myself and tillered #32 but never finished it. Quoted from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawknife () When operated conventionally, that...
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I have made a few bows and lost count around 65 and used drawknives for a wide array of wood working projects including log cabins. I will say that in bow making if I get some chatter I will sometimes...
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goose wrote:Jim said: "I have tried using the uniface knife with the smooth side up. It scrapes when used like that, it does not peel. Peeling is preffered as it greatly speeds up the proccess."...
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If you can't produce the discard then you are doing it wrong. It doesn't matter how many times I say it, so I won't say it anymore.....or anything else either! I'd like to, but it's just not worth it!
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goose wrote:If you can't produce the discard then you are doing it wrong. It doesn't matter how many times I say it, so I won't say it anymore.....or anything else either! I'd like to, but it's just...
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WOW PERU! U lucky duck! Jim not sure where abouts your going but have a good trip! Its a goal of mine to visit some of the ancient dwellings. I bet theres a ton of stone tools chert obsidian quartzite...
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Thanks Russ. We're in Lima today, Cusco tomorrow. Then off to the Galapagos, Ecuador and the Amazon. Longest vacation I have ever had!....jim
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