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Featured Flintknapper:
Cole Hurst is in E. Wenatchee WA. He has been flintknapping for almost 25 years.
Cole has a wide range of talents in flintknapping. His flintknapping works include the big mega blades, percussion flutes of blades up to 12 inches, beautiful parallel flaking, and the highest scoring modern piece to date using the Modern Flintknapping Grading system.
I would like to acknowledge and thank Cole for providing his knowledge of mega blades in the development of the Mega Blade Grading System which can be found on this website.
Ray Harwood has more information about Cole at http://monache.blogspot.com/2009/03/mega-balde-knapping-with-cole-hurst.html
To see more of Cole's talented work, visit his gallery at http://www.flintknappers.com/cole.htm
Below are pictures of his talented work and how some score in the grading systems.
Cole Hurst, WA.
Standard Score
1) 447.5
2) 452
3) 234
4) 730
Total--1863.5
Average W/T Score
1) 447.5
2) 452
3) 219
4) 1000
Total--2118.5
Percussion blade
Mahogany Obsidian
Length----------14.187 inches
Width------------3.187 inches
Diameter--------.41 inches
Ave Diameter--.355 inches
Ave Width-------2.60 inches
W/T----------------7.8/1
Ave W/T----------7.3/1
L/T------------------34.6/1
Ave L/T------------40/1
