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Post by grendel Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:20 pm

An interesting object, I was trying to find details and pictures of it but couldn't. If anyone knows where any are I'd be grateful.

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Post by mr.hertzian cone Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:44 am

Oooh arr... set up the platforms with some grinding, and you'll get that thin! mind you he wasn't that far off.
It's essentially a regular beaker dagger, a little less wide as it's not primo flint, also there are no notches (optional!) I'll see what I can find on the beast...
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Post by grendel Wed Dec 05, 2018 3:33 pm

It's been a while since I've managed to get around to doing some knapping for myself. Been so busy making stuff for other people. I posted this vid nearly 5 years ago have been meaning to have a crack since then, so this week I did.

Here's the result, it's a bit bigger than the original. it's 165 x 60 x 12 mm. Not sure how thin the original is to compare

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Post by mr.hertzian cone Sat Dec 08, 2018 4:41 pm

Good profile shot, got through the inclusions well and it's looking really good (I'm a sucker for a Beaker dagger). Is that handle still some of that White Poplar you got some years back?
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Post by grendel Sun Dec 16, 2018 4:57 pm

Yes, that wood's still going strong, though my piece for anything that thick. The inclusions knapped perfectly, looks like a difficult piece of flint but not so, better than most pure black I've knapped.
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