the good thing about flint knapping is that if the peices that dont work out for what your crafting them into they can always be used for flint and steel and ive also used flint blades on my fero rod before and it works perfect
On yer pressure flaker: is it sambar stag? how long is the wood backing it is lashed to? Just cotton cord? Sure would like a short how-to on making one......i'm sure others would be interested in it too. Thank you!
@MontanaBarNone I have several of these flakers now. Whitetail deer antler seems best. I have one with sambar stag horn and it is harder stuff than the whitetail. I like the sambar for notching and narrower flaking. The whitetail seems to grab better when removing the longer side flakes. ShinBone5000 has a video on making one titled "Making a Primitive Antler & Bone Pressure Flaker Pt 1". I cheated and used nylon to secure the antler to the wood handle. ....thanks....jim
I Have a point i found thats is 6.3 inches long 1/4 inche thick 1.2 inches t the widest and has very largest percusion flaking that meet in a center ridge sorta like danish dagger handle its reallyo col dont know what type it is though
Have you made a videoshowing how to make pressure flakers? If you have, What is the title of the video? Thank you. I love watching your videos and I'm learning a lot. : )
@pup9et The pressure flaker is a replica of one found in a cave. The handle is wood and the tip is a section of deer antler split from the side of the antler and bound onto the wood handle.
the good thing about flint knapping is that if the peices that dont work out for what your crafting them into they can always be used for flint and steel and ive also used flint blades on my fero rod before and it works perfect
xMrjamjam 2 weeks ago
Thanks so much for these videos they have helped me a ton with my own journey into flint knapping!
28blay 6 months ago
@28blay I am glad to see more knappers trying the abo approach, theses tools are every bit as effective as modern tools, enjoy....jim
paleomanjim 6 months ago
You must have one hell of a debitage pile.
AwakenedBuddhist 9 months ago
@AwakenedBuddhist Yeah, ask my wife about that!
paleomanjim 9 months ago
On yer pressure flaker: is it sambar stag? how long is the wood backing it is lashed to? Just cotton cord? Sure would like a short how-to on making one......i'm sure others would be interested in it too. Thank you!
MontanaBarNone 11 months ago
@MontanaBarNone I have several of these flakers now. Whitetail deer antler seems best. I have one with sambar stag horn and it is harder stuff than the whitetail. I like the sambar for notching and narrower flaking. The whitetail seems to grab better when removing the longer side flakes. ShinBone5000 has a video on making one titled "Making a Primitive Antler & Bone Pressure Flaker Pt 1". I cheated and used nylon to secure the antler to the wood handle. ....thanks....jim
paleomanjim 11 months ago
@paleomanjim Thank you for the reply! I'll checkout ShinBone5000 and go from there.....looks like it works really well and "looks original"......
MontanaBarNone 11 months ago
I Have a point i found thats is 6.3 inches long 1/4 inche thick 1.2 inches t the widest and has very largest percusion flaking that meet in a center ridge sorta like danish dagger handle its reallyo col dont know what type it is though
stevensarchery 11 months ago
Have you made a videoshowing how to make pressure flakers? If you have, What is the title of the video? Thank you. I love watching your videos and I'm learning a lot. : )
4SCARECROWS 11 months ago
What kind of flakers is that your using . the one that looks like its 2 pieces
pup9et 11 months ago
@pup9et The pressure flaker is a replica of one found in a cave. The handle is wood and the tip is a section of deer antler split from the side of the antler and bound onto the wood handle.
paleomanjim 11 months ago
Is that heat treated ? seems like its working alot easier then i can remember pet. flint working.
pup9et 11 months ago
@pup9et No, it is raw Pedernales flint.
paleomanjim 11 months ago
Great Video Brother! Always like to watch you work.
Thanks, Rich
RichTheRidgeHunter 11 months ago
No fair your lawn is green alrady ....
Preying0Hawk 11 months ago
good stuff
mooseyou2 11 months ago