Flintknapping - Beginners part 4

http://www.flintknappers.com/store.php?sid=Ng%3D%3D
This video series is available on DVD at the above link.
This segment shows how to remove the bottom of a beer bottle and knapp an arrowhead from it. I'll do one more segment possibly next week dealing more with platforms, support and fracture mechanics.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Flintknapping
• paleoplanet
• clovis
• arrowhead
• spear
• folsom
• lithics
• blades

[EACarr05]

Hi I'm in a Lithics class at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and our professor used this video to show us how to flint knapp a bottle bottom. It's now our homework assignment to break a bunch of bottles and knapp them into points. Thanks for making the video!! Really helpful!

[paleomanjim]

@EACarr05 Thanks, I'm glad this info is useful to students. Experimental archeology has a lot of potential to tell us more about the past....jim

[RCmaster4]

This video is great but is their another way to make the arrow head if you do not have the appropriate tools

[paleomanjim]

@RCmaster4 Hammerstones can usually be picked up at local creek beds and are a great way to learn percussion basics. Deer antler can be purchased on ebay and other sites usually very cheaply. You can also buy antlers at pet shops where they are sold as "dog chews". Copper for pressure flaking is available at Home depot or lowes as grounding wire. Evan a stick with a nail will work.....jim

[jm783574]

can you nap with a screw driver

[paleomanjim]

@jm783574 Copper will work much better as will any type of antler or bone....

[YoungHunter54]

ur amazing at this

[1damnnut]

i've been cheating, ive been using a die grinder with diemond grinding wheel and engraving tools lol love your videos

[drewbiedoo2]

You can also fill the bottle up with water and pound the opening with the palm of your hand while holding the neck firmly with your other hand. The bottom comes right off.

[MathewsBowHunter2011]

@paleomanjim hey you should make a video on all the tools you use and what u prefer

[MichiganArrowHeads]

@jm783574 thats what i do i use a flat head