Twisted Points Question
I would like to know whether Pandales, and maybe others, started out as twisted points. If so, what may have been the purpose of the twist? I know some have commented that the twist may have assisted...
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I'm no expert but here's what little I know.The twist was created by unifacial beveling. Maybe some of this was there from the get-go (ex. Daltons) but it became more pronounced over the life of the...
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My reason for asking is the twisted line of the edge. If it was the result of simple resharpening, would the edge not remain straight? W.A.
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In most twisted points, even Pandales, the edge is straight, or mostly so. On all antique Pandales that I've seen illustrations of (I've never met an antique in person), the base is beveled 1 way and...
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the thing is that folks in teh old days were always trying to control the natural world in kinda magical ways, since they didn't have the interwebz to look up what was goin' on and how to deal with...
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From the real ones I've seen and handled, it looks like some points started out with a twist in the blade. Some probably did not start that way but became twisted in the manner Bullet described.I...
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Have you ever tried reworking a point with it mounted on a shaft or a haft handle ? Try it think you will find that it is a new game when you can't turn the piece just at the right angle to pressure...
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Pandales were twisted from the very start. The twist was not due to resharpening as I have seen several Pandale preforms in various stages from West Texas. Some were broken and some were simply...
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