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I tried to lighten one but it pixilated.  The other is darker but clearer.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="196c8590.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="89" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1982c980.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="152" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Below is the photo of a Langtry point on display at the Witte museum showing the point hafted definitely using pitch only.  The stem of a Langtry point would lend itself to this type hafting where let's say  a Pedernales point, because of its basal structure would probably have to have been tied with sinew  and glued with pitch also.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1992c900.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="400" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="19b2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Below is a hafted Covington blade from the Witte museum.  It was found in Pecos river cave still intact showing how a lot of the stone tools we find might have been hafted.  The binding appears to be from the fiber of the Lechuguilla plant.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="19d2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>   <a href="http://counter.mycomputer.com/"><img alt="Counter" src="http://counter.mycomputer.com/c.count?u=txcache&c=24" border=0></a>   </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>