Post by arappaho on Sept 22, 2010 22:12:27 GMT -5
Pics by Lee and Joe.
It was a great gathering and a good time. The weather was perfect.
We were getting a little excited with the red sky at sunrise Friday
morning, actually hoping for a little rain,
but within minutes our hopes were burnt away and we'd have to
settle for just another beautiful, but dry, sunny day.
Fire was a real concern for us all, being set up in the middle of a
dry hay field, we could not allow any campfires or charcoal grills,
and had to cook on gas grills only. But what Mother Nature did not
want to provide the local fire department was willing to help with
what they could.
Not being able to have campfires didn't dampen our spirits. We
were there to knap! (I wish I had a pic of someone taking a nap to
insert about here.)
The group was a very enjoyable size. Besides for the knappers we
had friends set up selling slabs.
And Joe the potter. Here he is giving some instruction to Rickbs'
wife, Charlene. She was very interested in the whole process and
is planning on trying to make a pot or two of her own.
and some of his pots,
Speaking of Rickb, here he is the center of attention.
and here's some of the obsidian points he has made.
Here's a better shot of Rick posing with Lee's wife Karen.
The Fly-Over didn't go as good as wanted. Next time I'm going to
get them to fly closer and maybe a tighter formation.
And some awfully good knappers showed up, like Tom here. He has
been knapping all of about two years.
Some of Toms' handiwork,
Now that's a regular 11" sheet of paper under that slab of rhyolite
those two obsidian blades are sitting on. Here's another shot of
the larger one just trying to get some light behind it.
And here are a couple of Toms' homemade pressure flaking tools.
So I was still wowed by Toms work and the fact that he's only been
knapping for a couple of years when this Father and Son team
shows up with some of their work.
And here's some of the rest of the Gang. There are some dang
good knappers sitting in that circle.
Ofcourse, with a crowd like that, something's bound to happen.
Just kidding. This officer stopped in to see what was going on and
ended up hanging out for over an hour.
Ofcourse, not being known for my photography skills,
, there
are quite a few folks and things being left out here. But I want to
end this report with my favorite piece of the weekend. This was
made out of some of the Chatham county rhyolite I've found and
brought to the knap-in to be busted up into smaller pieces. The
maker of this point gifted it me, and I am a very happy camper!
Thanks to all the MAGMA folks who came out and shared some of a
really enjoyable weekend with us. I hope more of you will give it
a try in the future.
Joe
It was a great gathering and a good time. The weather was perfect.
We were getting a little excited with the red sky at sunrise Friday
morning, actually hoping for a little rain,
but within minutes our hopes were burnt away and we'd have to
settle for just another beautiful, but dry, sunny day.
Fire was a real concern for us all, being set up in the middle of a
dry hay field, we could not allow any campfires or charcoal grills,
and had to cook on gas grills only. But what Mother Nature did not
want to provide the local fire department was willing to help with
what they could.
Not being able to have campfires didn't dampen our spirits. We
were there to knap! (I wish I had a pic of someone taking a nap to
insert about here.)
The group was a very enjoyable size. Besides for the knappers we
had friends set up selling slabs.
And Joe the potter. Here he is giving some instruction to Rickbs'
wife, Charlene. She was very interested in the whole process and
is planning on trying to make a pot or two of her own.
and some of his pots,
Speaking of Rickb, here he is the center of attention.
and here's some of the obsidian points he has made.
Here's a better shot of Rick posing with Lee's wife Karen.
The Fly-Over didn't go as good as wanted. Next time I'm going to
get them to fly closer and maybe a tighter formation.
And some awfully good knappers showed up, like Tom here. He has
been knapping all of about two years.
Some of Toms' handiwork,
Now that's a regular 11" sheet of paper under that slab of rhyolite
those two obsidian blades are sitting on. Here's another shot of
the larger one just trying to get some light behind it.
And here are a couple of Toms' homemade pressure flaking tools.
So I was still wowed by Toms work and the fact that he's only been
knapping for a couple of years when this Father and Son team
shows up with some of their work.
And here's some of the rest of the Gang. There are some dang
good knappers sitting in that circle.
Ofcourse, with a crowd like that, something's bound to happen.
Just kidding. This officer stopped in to see what was going on and
ended up hanging out for over an hour.
Ofcourse, not being known for my photography skills,
, thereare quite a few folks and things being left out here. But I want to
end this report with my favorite piece of the weekend. This was
made out of some of the Chatham county rhyolite I've found and
brought to the knap-in to be busted up into smaller pieces. The
maker of this point gifted it me, and I am a very happy camper!
Thanks to all the MAGMA folks who came out and shared some of a
really enjoyable weekend with us. I hope more of you will give it
a try in the future.
Joe
