Part 1 Hammerstone demo on Tony's rock

[reddmen2003]

no one cares about your rock where is tony rock

[MrSchpankme]

Marty, were going to need more cow bell.

[MrSchpankme]

Hope all is well; looking forward to more videos.

[biggrex]

Part 2?!

[PhantomAspect]

it looks like nodular ft payne. much akin to hornstone. nearly all points near me are from this material but the nodules are usually small as are the artifacts i find. thanks for the vid. tops as always.

[jamieknaps]

great work marty. liked watching you remove the wavy edge. that is where i make myself really consider each strike with the hammerstone. if i dont i end up with a round edge and end up backtracking and losing material from having to restitch the edge again.

[Flintknappingtips]

@jamieknaps Thanks Jamie. your hammerstone work has gotten very good. Keep up the great work. marty

[MrSchpankme]

I'm a copper bopper addict, is there any hope for me?

[Flintknappingtips]

@MrSchpankme If you went camping on the right gravel bar with the right flint and hammerstones you'd never use copper for bifacing again. It definitely is a different strike that takes some getting used to, but once it's down it's plum efficient, and not that tricky.

[theolithic71]

I like your freehand technique. The does the large hammerstone size vs biface size offer any advantage?

[Flintknappingtips]

@theolithic71 Large hammerstones are great early thinners when they're soft. bid advantage to conserving width with them because you can keep the blows fairly slow and steady. The faster you swing a hammerstone, especially harder ones, the more the flakes will undulate, and flakes are prone to shatter. Once my thicknesss is almost there then I like to downsize to the smaller hammerstones for more control.

[TheTribeOfBenjamin]

thanks for posting... I enjoy your work...

[alloverHiscreation]

its great to see your work again...i would all so love to learn that..but,i have trouble find a good hammer stone or what is a good one..and since i live out in oregon with obsidian i would be afraid of those flakes coming of and cutting the crud out of me..but,if i dont try i wont know..john

[Flintknappingtips]

@alloverHiscreation John, I have some other videos on my website working obsidian with hammerstones that you might find helpful. my website is flintknappingtips(dot)com If you can find a gritty sandstone hammerstone you will like it. Keep an eye out every time you're on the road, look in the gravel at fast food restaurants, anywhere. you will eventually find some softer stone that will work well.

[wcomalley]

You're back!

[dmlekson]

Glad to see you back in the mix!

[jeemy425]

I want to learn how to do that so bad lol



[AwakenedBuddhist]

Its black Ft Payne chert Im guessing,Its black with spots of brown,very waxy feeling.

[Flintknappingtips]

@AwakenedBuddhist It is nice and waxy, and makes old looking stuff too.