Flintknapping - Beginners Part 3

[jefferson1232757]

Great tutorial vids for beginners jim, with that help i start myself in the flint knapping thanks

sorry if my english is bad

[mojototal]

4:51 If you look at the uh...wohshsowhoshohwoshwohsowh­sohwosss!

[paleomanjim]

@mojototal Wind!

[Goldbrand47]

Yeesh, when you knocked flakes off of that big, black piece of rock, it sounded like glass shattering.

[XeroJaeger]

Jim - beginner question on your beginner series - whenever I start knapping a biface/preform that has a steep, thick ridge, I always end up striking the edge off and basically steepening the edge without removing any mass. Is this a common error that's fixable?

[nwood1311]

I always take naps with the fan on as well.

[asafer0]

can i use a normel hammer ? plz answer thenk you

[paleomanjim]

@asafer0 A steel hammer is too hard and will shatter the rock. Most any creek bed will have stones you can use for percussion. Look for smooth oval or rounded shaped ones with a gritty texture. ...jim

[OCoptimusconvoy]

lol i made my first arrowhead today out of a concrete shard my friend found :)

[flabluby]

I have a baseball size peice of milk quartz, its very nice and pure but i'm having a big problem on trying to shape it down, i can't get it to flake or anything. I've used a hammer, other rocks and other quartz i cant get it to peice off or even flake, im hitting it hard too, could you give any ideas?

[paleomanjim]

@flabluby Milk quartz can be very tough stone to work. You need to srrike it near the edge to remove a flake, preferably a sharp edge. If you remove a flake and the scar surface is rough and irregular the stone may not be knappable. ...

[joelypozole]

This is the best instructional video on knapping that I've found YET ! ! Thank you

[Teckfall15]

Don't want to waste a good beer now do we.

[mrbluenun]

I was working on a house faced with flint and got two tiny bits in one eye. Never realised at the time but, it became impossible to open my eye by about 22:00.

Went to the A&E and they found two small bits which had scratched my eye-lid. It took over a week to recover.

That said, your advice on safety spectacles is very good and, anyone who ignores it deserves what they may get!

mrbluenun

[MrVoiceofreason123]

Haha, first I've gotta drink this beer!

[fluteking100]

will snowflake obsidian work

[paleomanjim]

@fluteking100 Yes but t it can sometimes be tough to work through the flakes, especially for pressure flaking....

[fishsauceman]

is knapping outside enough to prevent silicaosis or do you really need a fan.

[paleomanjim]

@fishsauceman It depends. If you are doing heavy percussion with copper and using course grained abraders I would reccomend a fan. If your are using antler percussors and light abrading, or if you are pressure flaking with antler I believe a slight breeze is good enough. Better safe than sorry though.....

[MrPaluegoestarde]

I can not wait the moment to start.

Thank you very much compadre for teaching us...!!!

Saludos desde Monterrey México, plenty of my friends are goin to love all your videos...Muchas gracias Jim.

[paleomanjim]

@MrPaluegoestarde Great, get ready for an exciting journey!

[ThePaleoMan1]

do you attend the flint rigde festival in ohio?



[YTGinger1111]

How small can your starting stone be?

[paleomanjim]

@YTGinger1111

Flakes as small as 1" or less can make useful arrowheads. The Calapuya indians from the Willamette valley of Oregon specialized in small points usually 1/2" in size, often called bird points. Often times the availability of stone from an area determined the size of the points made.....jim

[slashrocks000]

where can you find that kind of stones or simular, can I find them in woods?

[paleomanjim]

@slashrocks000

Knappable stone availability varies around the country Some areas have an abundance, other areas have none. Some states have rock hound books that can show maps of areas that have agate, jasper, etc......

[slashrocks000]

what kind of stone is that?

[jacksoncole79]

Hi im new to knapping and while i was on vacation i collected about 98 pounds of flint. but i heated it all on the campfire the wrong way. is all the flint ruined for good?like it didnt all get that chrystaly stuff in it. THank you!

[paleomanjim]

Hello, once flint or chert is overheated it is runed. It happens to all knappers at some point!....jim

[sdjlyt]

Absolutely excellent, thank you. I learn more from these videos (as well as practice of course) than any books! Nice to know that it will probably take a while to get the percussion techniques down.

[greennova1]

Thanks Jim!

[s26674666]

Thanks for posting all these great videos. I've learned a lot from you over the past few years! Keep'em coming...

[jprEd1973]

Excellent tutorial. This helps me in addition to reading about this subject. Thank you.

[Detsteve]

Fantastic info. Thanks very much. This is a great series and I'm looking forward to more of them. It is starting to make more sense now.

[TRSchmidt06]

This is a great series! Can't wait to see the next one.

[Tillered]

Nice going on the video! Loved the last one. Taught me a better way of making my boppers. Thanks again Jim!

[meforgodforall]

Kudos. Still waiting on ya to get back with me on tips/leads for finding some decent chunks of flint. You said east/south of Austin... but my truck guzzles gas and I don't have a whole lot of cash. Any help is appreciated! And thx for all your time and effort!

[SpawnofHastur]

I hope you enjoyed that beer...to me, that's a well earned reward for being such a good teacher!

[hackneysaregreat]

I am totally fascinated by your high quality video's.

Thanks for doing this.