CAREY WEBER'S TOOL KIT
FOR REPLICATING ANDICE/BELL POINTS
PHOTO COPYRIGHT--CAREY WEBER
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   This is the tool kit that Carey Weber uses to make 

Andice points. The long handled tool at the bottom

is his pressure flaking "Ishi stick." The long handle

gives the knapper additional leverage for pushing

off biface shaping and thinning flakes. The "Ishi stick"

was named after Ishi, the famous Yahi Indian who

wandered out of the California wilderness in 1911

and who used the same type of tool to make his

arrow points.
   The larger board in this picture is a "lab board"

which serves as a platform from which to work off

of. The smaller board at the top is used as a hammer

to strike any one of a variety of punches during the

notching process. The piece of leather is used for

protection from sharp flakes and positioning the

artifact during the notching process. Also pictured

are both round and flat punches that are used in the

notching process. The finished Andice/Bell point was

made by Carey Weber.

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