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Find a corner on the end of the tablet to strike the first flake from. Hold this at an angle with the selected corner down as shown and strike it with the billet. This will remove a short flake that can be used as a platform.

Turn the tablet over and use the flake scar as a platform to drive flakes off each side. Strike where the "X"s are in the illustration below while holding the tablet at the normal angle (not tilted down).

Now turn the tablet back over and use the last two flake scars as platforms to drive off two more flakes by striking where the "X"s are in the illustration below.

Turn the tablet over and repeat the last step. Keep turning it over and striking these flakes off until you have created an edge around the entire tablet. It’s now ready for removing the cortex (see percussion flaking).
 

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