Originally Posted by kaywoodie
Mathsr,

I think thats how they found Ishi. He was rummaging thru a garbage heap looking for Milk of Magnesia bottles wasnt he? The blue color supposedly meant something to him. He was using the bottoms for points. You've probably heard that story!


I have read about Ishi! It would be great learning to knapp from someone that did it for a living...or to live. I have a friend that is a Cherokee (a real one, not like Warren who just thinks she is a Cherokee) I talk with from time to time about knapping. He is very good at knapping and enjoys showing people how to get started. Still, it is getting your hands on some stone that is the best teacher.

Glass is relatively easy to find and easy to knapp as it is very consistent. Sky Vodka bottles make a great blue point, but they are kind of limited in size because of the size of the bottle bottom. This is one of the red points that is destined to hang around the neck of the daughter of a friend.
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Harry