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05-02-2009, 04:49 PM #1Natty Boh
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Pics of my obsidian blabe
Climberslacker's thread about an obsidian straight razor promted me to post pics of my obsidian blade . I bought it at a knapping show a few years ago . Although it is somewhat sharp , it's impossible to shave with it (I tried) , and IMO is a novelty item , only .
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05-02-2009, 10:30 PM #2Senior Member
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Nice piece! And you can carry it through a metal detector.
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05-03-2009, 12:40 AM #3Senior Member
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Hmm... Looks like something to be used for microtome-type work.
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05-03-2009, 01:31 AM #4Natty Boh
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That's the natural shape of the blade after it has been struck from an obsidian core , that has been knapped into a shape that mutiple blades can be struck from . The ends have been knapped and ground , and the spine has been ground . Less than 5 minutes work for a skilled knapper .
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05-03-2009, 01:54 AM #5Senior Member
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Something that I'm obviously not. Originally Posted by dave5225
Thanks for the bit of explanation. I guess I always think of the triangular chunks that can occur from knapping (from my limited observations), and forget that other shards fracture in more linear shapes.
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