I just wanted to state for the record that I am a regular visitor to Lithic Casting Lab as it is a wonderful resource for the flint knapper. Most notable in my opinion are the casts they make of authentic stone age artifacts that have been collected the world over. When you are trying to replicate a particular point, nothing beats holding the actual piece in your hands to study and appreciate. And if you can’t obtain that point for examination, the next best thing is to get your hands on an exact replica that has been cast from the genuine article. And that is one thing that Pete Bostrom of Lithic Casting Lab specializes in and does better than anybody else. So, I must confess that I felt a little sleezy after realizing that my domain name closely resembles theirs. In all honesty, I’ve always referred to LCL (in my mind and in conversation) in an abbreviated fashion as Lithic Casting. I had completely forgotten that the Lab-portion of their name had always been included at the end. So, when I was trying to come up with a name to express what my blog would be about (the learning and application of stone-age / primitive technology), the name Lithic Labs felt good and seemed to meet that criteria nicey; Lithic Casting Lab never even entered my mind. Well, I still feel a little weird about it, but it was an honest mistake and what is done, is done. I don’t know Pete personally, but I hope he won’t harbor any ill feelings toward Lithic Labs or myself for using a name that is so similar to theirs. Mea Culpa!

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