Cutting antler and flaking an Arrowpoint part 1

[willwildmanrankin]

hey there

i just started knapping.......i got a good couple chunks of obsidian at a geode convention and brought it home and started to knapp it.........well i learned the hard way by damn neart cutting 2 fingers off............very sharp........i did get the hang of it though

i am now working on pressure flaking

BUT your videos have helped me TONS

[farkinmunkeepoop]

i would looove to have all those flakes

[RedneckSurvivalist]

thats a small rack?

[Jack70903]

heat the section of the antler that you need to brake all around with a stick that has an embered end (like you did with scoring) and then it will be loads easyer to brake

[Flintknappingtips]

@Jack70903 Thanks for the tip!

[1BattleRattle]

Really admire your approach to this. Staying as archeologically true as possible to the art. Question is, as a beginner who has never attempted flintknapping, which is the best to start with? This video (Cutting antler and flaking an arrowhead)? Or would you recommend another project to start? What would you consider a good progression? I would like to just be able to make large simple knives and simple arrowheads for starters.  Maybe as I progress try something more intricate.

[Flintknappingtips]

@1BattleRattle Large, simple knives can be made with hammerstones and little else. If you are less interested in pressureflaking than percussion you can make very usable tools with hammerstones. I would begin here and develop your percussion skills. You can save flakes from your efforts to flake arrow points with later (or at any time) You will need softer, grittier hammerstones than the smooth, hard landscaping cobbles you find. Something that grabs your jeans is good. Harder than brick

[teenmod12]

oh god. my father loved hunting and he would, when he first started hunting when i was really young if not even born, bring the skulls of the dear home (Well, he always brought the whole body home and butchered it behind the garden shed) take as much meat off, boil it untill it was clean, then bleach it and save them. my mom has three on display in my houses atrium. it was really weird

[1hunterdale]

lolololollolo

[fly2000jtb]

I think the whole idea was to show all out here how indians may have use to do it.

[nedsogap]

Have seen hot firebrand held against shaft for while then snaps off. Untidy break but works.

[jailbreaker12334332]

use a hacksaw

[Flintknappingtips]

I know. I wasted 3 minutes of my life. Wait... I can buy arrowheads! lol or bullets.

[FlintknapperJimmy]

I really enjoy your videos. I picked up my dusty old antler tools the other day and started doing abo again. I find it more rewarding. Thanks for the inspiration Marty.

[happywolf10]

when your breg anything use something to be the base stablizing the strike so its more effective ,,good video ,,i make many different bone art pieces myself

[Flintknappingtips]

good idea. I would need to stabilize it more for larger antler for sure. Thanks happywolf.

[happywolf10]

wow now ive watched all you videos,,i think im gonna make some too ,,people need to understand the ancient ways ,,so if they ever need it ,its there

[pogopuppetproduction]

awesome video man

[hopperquartz]

Since they didnt have porches lol

[eedee2speedy]

cool

[eedee2speedy]

what are all those shards on the ground?

[Flintknappingtips]

Those shards are flakes that were removed by percussion (hitting the rock) The result of making larger points. I make a lot of flakes every time I make a point. The pressure flakes I make while shaping and thinning the small arrow point in this video are just tiny versions of those same larger flakes on the ground. It will make more sense if you watch another video.

[batosai808]

your videos are so COOL.....do you know how to make traps / snares?

[Flintknappingtips]

I wish I did. Unfortunately my only special knowledge is knapping related. I'm looking forward to learning more skills though.

[otowise]

you can use heat to help break antler not as

accurate as the way you have shown but maybe you could try mixing the 2

[scalpcreek]

Mary your instruction on flint knapping is great. thank you for sharing pard.

scalp creek

[nightripper2010]

Hey, scalpcreek, why did you call this guy Mary?

[scalpcreek]

okay I meant to type marty, and I guess my fingers didn't hit a key. ...i think he knows he isn't mary.