flintknapping clovis chapter 1

[FAOCustomKnives]

Would you please suggest a DVD for a beginner. You amaze me using the tools you us!! Thank you for Posting!!

[jwoldsr1]

Greetings,

Thks for the vid. I admire yr use of natural tools. As a begnr I want make accurate reprods.

Im in OR & only hv access to obsidian & dacite. I have yet to try chert, flint, or any other knappable material so its very informative to see what you do. I have also seen, your video on ind perc.

I am planning a trip over to Glass Buttes, OR to quarry some material to try out your methods on obsidian and dacite.

Thanks again, friend.

John

[MrCrunchybizzle]

what type of stone are you knapping? it almost looks like quartzite. i've been looking for videos of quartzite and greenstone polished tools.

[14lp96]

just ordered materials

this vid gave me much help, i have watched many videos and books and this has given me best instruction

i believe my rock is texas chert

you are very good at this and i hope this video helps many more people

[CandelarioGaIvan]

I have been reading a lot of prehistoric fiction. Actually seeing this done helps alot with the story

thanks

[calibur212]

Awesome who know searching up my name would bring such a cool video.

[paleodreamer]

your the best knapper i ever seen I know a few to but they all use copper and saw the flint and they also use steel to punch the notchs in there looks fake you do it like early man

[82f150]

when you stike the platforms for the major thinning flakes do you strike straite down or in towards to rock at a slight angle. i have a hard time geting the realy big flakes to release with out henging. thanks for the great video

[farkinmunkeepoop]

what part of arkansas are you from

[luvu2luvme]

where did you get your hammer stones and from and what type of stone are they,i'd like to try but need some advice,thanks

[Flintknappingtips]

The large white one is colorado sandstone and the others are various sandstones from arkansas. I picked them up in creeks. The stone varies in shape and hardness greatly. I like them to have some grit or bite so that they grab the edge and are soft, but harder than brick. very smooth hard hammerstones don't usually work well.

[paleodreamer]

kinda chalky on the outside then very hard inside

your such a great knapper do you sell your art I have learned so much watching you thank you

[5tonyvvvv]

@Flintknappingtips can u knapp without antler or bone or copper?..just with other stones?

[horsehockey122]

you the best knapper I have ever seen I like how you dont have to use modern tools thanks for posting your work

[Flintknappingtips]

Thank you for the compliment horsehockey. I will make more flintknapping demonstrations in the future.

[Reanimator44]

ha! thanks man I'll look into it : )

[Reanimator44]

Could anyone recommend me a good book about flintknapping for beginners?

thank you

[Flintknappingtips]

dc waldorf "art of flintknapping" is a good one for starters but I strongly suggest you ignore all information about notching points with steel though,. bob patten also has one that;'s good and covers more technical info.

[SnowdogChain114]

OH... I was flint knapping first time with a chert stone (atleast i think its a chert stone, it is finely grained) and I broke it :(

On the bright side I found a rock that is very hard and shaped to fit into my hand for gammering away at things like stones.

[OoryanoO42]

I've tried to make a lot of things. But I keep smashing my fingers and getting ticked off lol. So I gave up =P.

[Flintknappingtips]

give it a break for a while, then come back to it later.  Like a lot of things it's hard to appreciate progress when it seems so slow. good luck to you

[SnowdogChain114]

What is that rock that you are hitting? I just look for stones to flint knap, Im a begginer making an axe head...

[Flintknappingtips]

that's burlington chert from Missouri.

[Sandhillcowboy1]

Best videos on u-tube or anywhere else for that matter. Where ya been keepin' yourself?

Missed you at BC! Got some good hammerstone overshots to show you.

Rick

[Flintknappingtips]

I'll call you rick. everythings good here.

[lookbehindyou93]

hey man alsome video i wanted to make a arrow head but i live in florida and i don't know many places to get the rocks for making it so i was wondering how do u know what to look for and where do u look for it would u be able to tell me where i can get a nice stone in florida or even send me a message telling me what the name or the rock that u use is so i can contact other people to find out thank you and hopfully ull reply thanks again and nice video

[farkinmunkeepoop]

dude i love your videos they have taught me so much i started knapping when i was 15 and now i am 18 im still not that good but your videos have really helped keep up the good work

[evaandjim2002]

Your short vid is the best i have seen yet.

[GoldenRatio]

This video is very informative. Great stuff. I can't belive how knowledgeable you are on the subject.

[paklack]

Awesome video Marty, where did you learn to flintknapp?

[Flintknappingtips]

Thanks, I was initially self taught, then learned from watching Toby Morrow and Tim Dillard while at a summer camp fieldschool at the Center for American Archaeology in Kampsville,IL. I then started my own experimentation after that as well as watching and speaking with many other knappers after that as well as looking at archy. material.

[pogopuppetproduction]

Great video

[Flintknappingtips]

thanks!

[adminNDFilms]

Hi. I just started to take an interest in flintknapping. In your comments it sounded like you guys have meetings? is there any group around me in denton texas?

[Flintknappingtips]

there are several "knap-ins" in texas, but I'm not sure of any around denton. I think there's a calendar of events on the Paleoplanet discussion board that you can check. You might meet some knappers in your general area to meet up with to chip.

[BadKarma556]

Ever lose a piece of finger?

[Flintknappingtips]

fortunately, no. You? Seems like you appreciate explosives.

[BadKarma556]

I was with a SOC Battalion in the Marines and we did alot of things that went boom. Back to flintknapping...I like primitive crafts and weapons ie slings and atladdles. Do you ever field test them? Looks like a potential eye hazard too. Nice looking flint, what kind is it?

[BadKarma556]

I have gotten cut by obsidian. Does obsidian flake the same way?

[Flintknappingtips]

yes, but it's more brittle than this chert I'm working. More danger cutting off a finger chipping obsidean for sure. This is crescent chert from St. Louis that I'm working here. I use some of my tools but make so many of them that most I do not use.

[BadKarma556]

Anthropology? I like this early technology since they did it all from trial and error back when this was "cutting edge" tools.

[littwab]

Marty,

Awesome... looking forward to Beaver Creek... I have some stone for you... cotact me so we can chat... Bill B.

[Flintknappingtips]

Hi Bill, sent you a pm

[RoseEzellTV]

Wow! I love technology! Thanks for any advice you can offer in advance.

God bless,

Rose

[RoseEzellTV]

Seriously? Is that possible?  That would be so great!

What do I do exactly? Save target as?

Thanks so much, YOU ROCK!

Rose

[Flintknappingtips]

I haven't done it yet but I do know there's free software that will take it from youtube and save to your computer. I'll ask around for you if you can't figure it out. Thanks, and good luck.

[RoseEzellTV]

Dude, this is sooooo awesome! Do you have these on video for sell? My Nephew would love this for Christmas. Hook a Sistah up!

Bless you,

Rose

[Flintknappingtips]

Thanks. Sorry, no dvd or video for sale. I just did these for fun and to share info. w/ friends. Feel free to upload them from youtube and put them on a disc. for your nephew if you would like .

[Wimberlord7]

How do you maintain your hammer stone do you grind them to keep them from pitting what kind of stone is best

[Flintknappingtips]

I generally like sandstone for the finer work. I do grind the stone some if it is unusually pitted or gets too flat in a spot, but the the softer stones usually wear pretty well. A good finishing hammerstone is one that will break apart or crack if used for spalling. Bits of quartz or different size granules in the hammerstone cause failures. It's better if it's even fine grained and will scratch a bit w/ the fingernail for the softer ones.

[Wimberlord7]

Thanks!

[1fast72nova]

How do you heat treat the stone? I had some a friend gave me and made some nice points but all the flint I find on my own doesn't chip right. sounds different too.

_thanks, Great Vids!

[tanninguy]

excellent production. This is better than some of the productions I have purchased. It is a great deal of help. Please consider showing the groves in the antler punches on one of the videos. Are the ivory punches wart hog or hippo? Thank you for the time you invested.

[Flintknappingtips]

Thank you. You're right, I should have showed the notches and have had numerous requests about them. I'll make sure I show the ends in detail in the next video. I used a moose tine in the hammerstone clovis vid. and I used asian warthog, and american boar in the w. clovis vid.

[pitatapiu]

excelent!! Ive been waiting for someone to show knapping on here. i was considering doing a knapping video, but I 'm still perfecting my knapping craft. Check out my bow drill videos if you want.

My friend showed me the importance of abraiding last fall, I know what youre saying about its importance!

[Flintknappingtips]

I liked your bow drill videos. Very good job. You should do some knapping videos. It can be interesting w/ out getting really complicated. Maybe strike some blades w/ a hammerstone and make flake tools like scrapers, simple knives or pressureflake a small arrow point? I'll watch your channel.

[ridgerunner420]

thanks for the great info will you be @ water creek in yellville

[Flintknappingtips]

I hope I will be there. I will definitely try to make it.

[saholben]

VERY NICE thanks a lot

[Flintknappingtips]

my pleasure

[episaacs]

Excellent resource. I'll keep watching; thank you!

Ed

[Flintknappingtips]

your welcome Ed

[paleomoon]

Wow Marty,I feel like a kid on x-mas opening each video. I never knew you were such a good director.The lighting, sound,and knapping instuctions are second to none. You are always a magnet at knap-ins and I barely get close enough, or time to really watch and learn. This video will put my hammerstone work years ahead of the natural learning curve. Thanks for sharing your knowlegde. These video will enable me to accelerate my skills with lots of practice. Thanks again. Tony B. Missouri

[Flintknappingtips]

too kind Tony, but thanks! You coming to water creek in may? if not I'll see you at booneville.

[tokenguy]

marty what kind of chert are you using on this point?

thanks

scalp crk.

[Flintknappingtips]

Hey, thanks Jerry. I'm using raw burlington here. It's hard to see the real colors on this video. It's pretty glassy rock.

[tokenguy]

Thanks Marty for starting a good instruction tool for knappers! scalp creek jerry