Plevna Replication

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First Susquehanna Today I finished up a Susquehanna point that I had originally worked into a little biface a few days ago. The material is keokuk chert and probably wasn't historically used with...

Fire Log Here I go, playing with fire again! This is something I saw Ray Mears demonstrate in his Bushcraft video series. It is a neat concept that requires a dry and seasoned...

Plevna Replication This Plevna impostor measures about 3-3/4" long and 1-7/8" wide. It is made from Keokuk Burlington chert. I call it an impostor because, try as I might, I couldn't quite get...

Twisted Withy Stick Withys may not sound very exciting to most, but I've just had a breakthrough with them so I'm a little excited and thought I'd share what I've learned. First of all, I want...

Paddling the Oak Orchard I also forgot to mention that I enjoy paddling - a lot. I took the canoe out today and paddled the Oak Orchard River through a portion of the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge...

Posted on : 17-09-2009 | By : John | In : Stone Tools

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This Plevna impostor measures about 3-3/4″ long and 1-7/8″ wide. It is made from Keokuk Burlington chert. I call it an impostor because, try as I might, I couldn’t quite get it to turn out like the one illustrated on the “Story in Stone” poster by Val Waldorf. The edges were sharpened by removing flakes from one face which was characteristic of Plevna points. But I wasn’t satisfied with the notches and the overall shape isn’t as rounded as I wanted. Anyway, the crumbled stone in the background is an unknown material (I just couldn’t remember what kind of rock it was after I purchased it) representing today’s first attempt to produce a point. It was less than homogenous with numerous limestone inclusions. I have no doubts that an expert flint knapper could have made something from it, but as you can see, I couldn’t. Oh well, practice makes perfect.