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Flint blade #7286424 09/14/18 12:40 PM
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Was asked to make a Solutrean style blade for a local professor to be used in his classes. This was done with hammer stones and antler with very little touch up on the edges similar to the Solutrean style of knapping. Just a tad over six inches long.




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Re: Flint blade [Re: HWY_MAN] #7286445 09/14/18 01:07 PM
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Your are a man of many talents.

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Awesome flehan


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thats cool


Re: Flint blade [Re: HWY_MAN] #7286496 09/14/18 01:50 PM
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Neat.

Re: Flint blade [Re: Pope&Young] #7286654 09/14/18 04:19 PM
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Awesome flehan


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Very cool and a great skill set to have.




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Re: Flint blade [Re: HWY_MAN] #7286838 09/14/18 07:44 PM
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Is the blade used as we see it, or is it mounted in wood handle. Nice job on the knapping


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Beautiful piece of art work!

Re: Flint blade [Re: jeh7mmmag] #7286938 09/14/18 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted By: jeh7mmmag
Is the blade used as we see it, or is it mounted in wood handle. Nice job on the knapping


James these were actually used as spear points, the Solutreans predate the Clovis culture and were large game hunters. Spears were used as close in weapons/defensive weapons not as a throwing weapon as most like to think, they needed large heavy duty blades.


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Re: Flint blade [Re: HWY_MAN] #7286957 09/14/18 10:15 PM
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Thanks. At six inches I can see how it would be used as a defense weapon. Thanks for the picture and information. I will look into the Solutreans cheers

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tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2012/03/new-evidence-supports-solutrean.html

Apr 27, 2017 · The Solutrean hypothesis is a controversial proposal that peoples from Europe may have been among the earliest settlers in the Americas, as evidenced by similarities in stone tool technology of the Solutrean culture from prehistoric Europe to that of the later Clovis tool-making culture found in the …

http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2012/03/new-evidence-supports-solutrean.html


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Re: Flint blade [Re: jeh7mmmag] #7286980 09/14/18 10:47 PM
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Thanks. At six inches I can see how it would be used as a defense weapon. Thanks for the picture and information. I will look into the Solutreans cheers

Looks like their is some debating going on"
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New evidence supports/denies the "Solutrean hypothesis ...
tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2012/03/new-evidence-supports-solutrean.html

Apr 27, 2017 · The Solutrean hypothesis is a controversial proposal that peoples from Europe may have been among the earliest settlers in the Americas, as evidenced by similarities in stone tool technology of the Solutrean culture from prehistoric Europe to that of the later Clovis tool-making culture found in the …

http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2012/03/new-evidence-supports-solutrean.html



The Solutreans were an interesting bunch who left quite a lot of historical record, cave paintings dated at over 20,000 years not only show boats but also the use of bow and arrows. The debate will never end, just like the debate between Clovis and Folsom cultures.


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Beautiful piece of art work!


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Very impressive. Did you learn how to do that type work on your on, or did you have some instruction?

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Nice work!


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Very impressive. Did you learn how to do that type work on your on, or did you have some instruction?


Self taught.


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