Some specimens can have extended barbs which angle back to the base or out to the sides. The stem is usually straight but may be slightly contracted . The bifurcations of the stem base edge range from pointed to round. The basal edges are typically not ground . The basal edge is concave, usually deeply so, and is thinned by the removal of large flakes and may appear near beveled on some specimens.
Early examples can have thinning flutes on either one or both faces of the stem area.
The distal end is usually acute and often times the tip is needle-like. The Pedernales resembles the Montell point in general outline however, the Pedernales is strongly bifurcated. The Pedernales has a rounded to pointed effect at the basal corners while the Montell has a definite squared look at the basal corners. The Pedernales is primarily a Central Texas point with occurrences less frequent in adjacent areas of Texas. The point has many outline variants, the better known being the type with the bifurcated stem.