chrisperez
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Post by chrisperez on Aug 12, 2011 16:43:49 GMT -5
I had them, so I figured I might as well wrap them  . Last time we went to Flint Ridge I bought a couple arrowheads at The Ridge museum and gift shop. It took me a while to figure out how I wanted to wrap them, I've never done an arrowhead. This is what I came up with. This first one was kind of a challenge. It is made from banded obsidian. The problem is, you can't see the bands unless light can get behind the stone. When it is sitting on a flat surface it is just black. See...  So I added little " stilts " on the back to lift it up just enough.  Here's a good view of the stilts...  ... and the back... sorry, bad pic. |
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Post by tanyafrench on Aug 12, 2011 17:44:41 GMT -5
Sweet Chris, I love the banded Obsidian and the wrap sets if off quite well!
Mom
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Post by rockrookie on Aug 12, 2011 17:51:25 GMT -5
NICE !!!!
Chris , you could wrap a piece of limestone gravel and it would look good .
--paul
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amyk
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Post by amyk on Aug 12, 2011 18:17:30 GMT -5
Thse stilts are ingenious. Nice wrap.
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StoneCrazy
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Post by StoneCrazy on Aug 12, 2011 19:20:37 GMT -5
Chris you are amazing.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Aug 12, 2011 19:23:26 GMT -5
I like that much better than the one the I did, very cool bud!!  |
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Aug 12, 2011 20:06:18 GMT -5
Very cool wraps!
look like they are time consuming
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Post by drocknut on Aug 12, 2011 20:50:10 GMT -5
Bet that took you a while to design and wrap. It looks cool.
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chrisperez
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Post by chrisperez on Aug 12, 2011 22:32:35 GMT -5
Hey, what happened to the other arrowhead? ( I guess I should have previewed before I posted ) Well, here's the other one... This one is a piece of flint ridge flint.   Sorry, I don't have a pic of the back yet... need batteries for the camera. Also, the stones in the background are Flint Ridge flint.... There you go, Chris |
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chrisperez
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Post by chrisperez on Aug 12, 2011 22:47:26 GMT -5
Thanks guys, I case you were wondering, I thought I was going to break the tops off of both of these. The obsidian one did chip and flake quite a bit. I had little black bit on my hands at one point. I'm glad they survived  . NICE !!!! Chris , you could wrap a piece of limestone gravel and it would look good . --paul LOL, thanks Paul... I just might do that someday, just for you... LOL Thse stilts are ingenious. Nice wrap. Oh... :blush: .. Thank you ladys ....It's nothing really. I like that much better than the one the I did, very cool bud!! Well, lets see it... Something tells me yours isn't to shabby . Very cool wraps! look like they are time consuming Bet that took you a while to design and wrap. It looks cool. A little, These took about four or five hours each....I do it while watching TV, and chatting with friends. So it's kind of hard to tell how much time I really put into it. |
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Post by tntmom on Aug 12, 2011 22:55:19 GMT -5
Darn it Chris! I just don't get how you do that!!!!!! Your work amazes me, always. Beautiful arrowhead wraps!!!
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Post by montanamuskrat on Aug 13, 2011 19:58:52 GMT -5
very interesting design, I like!!
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Post by christopherl1234 on Aug 13, 2011 23:14:05 GMT -5
I like that coil style you do. Nice work.
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Post by superioragates on Aug 14, 2011 9:12:58 GMT -5
They are both beautiful...but the 2nd one....wow!!
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AGATEGRRRL
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Post by AGATEGRRRL on Aug 20, 2011 10:51:10 GMT -5
Wow, those are really beautiful wraps! Really nice choice of material too.
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Post by Roller on Aug 20, 2011 11:27:34 GMT -5
your wraps always amaze me ...
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