Post by arappaho on Sept 21, 2009 19:49:15 GMT -5
Well everyone who came, had a great time!
The on and off drizzle all day Friday didn't dampen a thing and
the clouds Saturday just helped to keep the temperature down.
The turn-out was rather dismal, but that meant we all had plenty
of time to get to know each other and get some work done.
Site readiness began the week before with Jim and Dick mowing
the airfield, or promenade, (or whatever you want to call it), and
me on firewood detail.
All in all, about sixty knappers, demonstrators, and vendors
showed up. Upstate New York, West Virginia, coastal Virginia,
Tennessee, and ofcourse, North Carolina were represented.
Here are some of the activities that were going on.
A bowmaker, or Bowyer, from around Hickory, NC.
and one of his classes,
Brain-tanning hide demo,
Here's a pic of a real nice draw-knife bench. I've been wanting to
make one and put this pic in incase someone else has been
wanting to.
I don't know what the name for a flute-maker is, but this man
made some beautiful flutes. I forgot to get his card.
And we were very fortunate to get an expert in prehistoric pottery
to come out Saturday and give us a demonstration.
Some of his pots.
It was very interesting to see that the "warming" or "drying"
phase of the process took much longer than the actual firing of
the pot. These pots spent about four hours gradually being
moved closer to the fire.
Once the pots were ready to be fired, small twigs and sticks were
stuck inbetween and all over the pots, and then larger logs were
laid on top of that.
And I've got to say here that I wanted to take more pictures of
this whole process, but it didn't take nearly as long as I thought
it would. For instance, while the pots were being dried and moved
closer to the fire, the potter started to make a pot. I wanted to
get pictures of that but needed to run down to the other end of
things to talk to somebody and by the time I got back, no more
than a half hour, the pot was done! And he was using the coil
method with primitive type paddles.
Anyway, here's a pic of the pots about done being fired.
Also, I thought the pots had to stay in the fire for several hours
to be thoroughly fired, but they only really need to "reach" that
temperature, without cracking, to be completely "fired".
and done...
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Sunday morning.
What else was there? Oh yeah, ROCKS!
There was one man there selling rocks, (besides me). It has been
years since our paths have crossed and I was very glad to see
him again. Among other things, he had about four different types
of Catlinite. Some from Minnesota, of course, but the other three
came from Virginia, North Carolina, and Graves Mountain.
He also had some killer pieces of Texas Plume Agate that he
collected, cut, and framed.
And he had some of this glass that came off the front of a bank
that was being demolished.
It didn't take the knappers long to see what they could do with it.
How's this one....
But this one is out of obsidian.
And, oh yes, there was some knappin' goin' on....
A frame of Jim's handiwork,
Like I said, there wasn't much of a turnout, but we all had a great
time none the less. Hopefully we will try again next year.
Scott came up Saturday, so maybe he'll have some pics he can
add to these.
Thanks for looking. See y'all pyrite miners Saturday at Glendon! ;D
Joe
The on and off drizzle all day Friday didn't dampen a thing and
the clouds Saturday just helped to keep the temperature down.
The turn-out was rather dismal, but that meant we all had plenty
of time to get to know each other and get some work done.
Site readiness began the week before with Jim and Dick mowing
the airfield, or promenade, (or whatever you want to call it), and
me on firewood detail.
All in all, about sixty knappers, demonstrators, and vendors
showed up. Upstate New York, West Virginia, coastal Virginia,
Tennessee, and ofcourse, North Carolina were represented.
Here are some of the activities that were going on.
A bowmaker, or Bowyer, from around Hickory, NC.
and one of his classes,
Brain-tanning hide demo,
Here's a pic of a real nice draw-knife bench. I've been wanting to
make one and put this pic in incase someone else has been
wanting to.
I don't know what the name for a flute-maker is, but this man
made some beautiful flutes. I forgot to get his card.
And we were very fortunate to get an expert in prehistoric pottery
to come out Saturday and give us a demonstration.
Some of his pots.
It was very interesting to see that the "warming" or "drying"
phase of the process took much longer than the actual firing of
the pot. These pots spent about four hours gradually being
moved closer to the fire.
Once the pots were ready to be fired, small twigs and sticks were
stuck inbetween and all over the pots, and then larger logs were
laid on top of that.
And I've got to say here that I wanted to take more pictures of
this whole process, but it didn't take nearly as long as I thought
it would. For instance, while the pots were being dried and moved
closer to the fire, the potter started to make a pot. I wanted to
get pictures of that but needed to run down to the other end of
things to talk to somebody and by the time I got back, no more
than a half hour, the pot was done! And he was using the coil
method with primitive type paddles.
Anyway, here's a pic of the pots about done being fired.
Also, I thought the pots had to stay in the fire for several hours
to be thoroughly fired, but they only really need to "reach" that
temperature, without cracking, to be completely "fired".
and done...
Sunday morning.
What else was there? Oh yeah, ROCKS!
There was one man there selling rocks, (besides me). It has been
years since our paths have crossed and I was very glad to see
him again. Among other things, he had about four different types
of Catlinite. Some from Minnesota, of course, but the other three
came from Virginia, North Carolina, and Graves Mountain.
He also had some killer pieces of Texas Plume Agate that he
collected, cut, and framed.
And he had some of this glass that came off the front of a bank
that was being demolished.
It didn't take the knappers long to see what they could do with it.
How's this one....
But this one is out of obsidian.
And, oh yes, there was some knappin' goin' on....
A frame of Jim's handiwork,
Like I said, there wasn't much of a turnout, but we all had a great
time none the less. Hopefully we will try again next year.
Scott came up Saturday, so maybe he'll have some pics he can
add to these.
Thanks for looking. See y'all pyrite miners Saturday at Glendon! ;D
Joe
