| Favorite Points |
| Master New York knapper Ken Wallace, of Castile, advocates that each knapper should establish a "Keeper Case" of his or her's best knapping work as most knappers end up selling their best pieces. I followed Ken's advice and offer you a look here at my "Keeper Case" points. While my points may not be on par with some of the great knappers, they do represent my current best abilities and will of course be replaced with better points as I improve. The below points are not for sale, but if you really can't live unless you own one of them, you may be able to talk me out of some of them for much more than their market value. Also be sure to check out pictures of some of the first ugly points I knapped in the first months and years of my knapping career. |
| Above is the finest Susquehanna point I've made. The flaking is as perfect as my skill can do in 2009. This preform sat in my knapping shop for a long time while I decided what to make out of it. Ultimately, it had to be a Susquehanna point. It's made from Georgetown Texas Flint, but is grey enough to pass as a glossy PA gray chert of some kind. At 4 3/4 inches long and 1 3/4 inches at it's widest part, it's no junior high point.. |
| Above are 3 of my best Crowfield points. These point appeared in a 2010 article I authored for Chips magazine. When I made these Crowfields, I wanted to give them an original look as if they could be artifacts. I believe I achieved that goal. The middle point is made from Onondaga Chert while the left and right ones are made from Upper Mercer chert. |
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| Above is the grand daddy of all Susquehanna points. At 6 1/4 inches long, it's the largest Susquehanna point I've ever made. It's made out of our native Esopus Chert from New York. |
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| Above is a fine replica of a Folsom point and is the best I've made to date. It's fluted on both sides to such an extreme that it is literally paper thin between the flutes. It's made out of Horse Creek Chert. |
| Last Updated 1/30/10 |
| Last Updated 1/30/10 |
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| On 10/31/09 a small private gathering happened at Letchworth Park. This piece of Flint Ricge was a Christmas gift from knapper Chris Miller due to him selling rock to us all at a discount. This piece ended up being flawless and thin. I'd always been too much of a chicken to try and E-Notch point, due to me thinking "Why ruin a good Thebes point?" . This is my first ever E-Notch point and I was thrilled with how it turned out. At 3 3/4 inches long it's a very nice flawless piece |
| Above is a Thebes point made from high quality Nethers Flint Ridge Chert. With the "blood" stained shoulder and the lightening bolt through the base, this is a super point. The blade was correctly beveled with and antler pressure flaker. |
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| Above is the most accurate Hardin Pont I've ever made. I knapped this piece while at the 2008 Letchworth Knap-in and everything just seemed to fall into place. I'd been practicing the Hardin's deceiving easy notches and the practice paid off with this 4 1/2 inch beauty made from Burlington Chert |
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| Above is a super nice Orient Fishtail Made from a type of Burlington Chert that looks so much PA Jasper that it could have fooled me. At 4 1/4 inches it's a large example of a famous Northeastern Woodland point type. Many originals were also made of PA Jasper. |
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| Above is a beautiful Hardin point made from some extra colorful creek pebble Burlington Chert. I made this for an on-line contest with the Knappers-R-Us forum. I think I came in second. It's a hair under 3 1/2 inches long. |
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| Above is a super nice Dovetail Corner Notch. Everything just seemed to fall into place with this one. There isn't much I can find wrong with it. At a hair under 4 inches it's a keeper for sure |
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| Above is a fine replica of a Northeastern Clovis point. It's the most authentic looking Clovis I've ever made. It's made from patinized Onondaga Chert and both flutes are about equal. It's 3 inches long. |