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Thread: Pics of my obsidian blabe
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05-02-2009, 04:49 PM #1
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 .
Greetings , from Dundalk , Maryland . The place where normal people , fear to go .
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05-02-2009, 10:30 PM #2
Nice piece! And you can carry it through a metal detector.
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05-03-2009, 12:40 AM #3
Hmm... Looks like something to be used for microtome-type work.
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05-03-2009, 01:31 AM #4
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 .
Greetings , from Dundalk , Maryland . The place where normal people , fear to go .
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05-03-2009, 01:54 AM #5