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Flintknapping the Type IV Danish Dagger by D.C. Waldorf

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This synopsis of D.C. Waldorf's Flintknapping the Type IV Danish Dagger introduces each of the techniques used to created this extraordinary stone tool. The full 2-hr video is available at moundbuilderbooks.com

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  • Awesome vid , but i still cant understand why he dosnt wear glasses , man i shot of flake and thats it, ive had a piece of obsidianin my eye , ive also hit a piece of chert and a small piece shot up and stuck in my cheek.

  • Many instructors give goggles to their students because of their concern for safe practice (and liability), but do not themselves regularly use goggles. The reason that they do not get flakes in their eyes is that they are flaking down and away. It is hard to imagine how a proper stroke could create a flake that comes back at you. [Of course, the knapper sitting next to you may really nail you!] If you pressureflake up as well as down, you are definately in danger. Ishi did that.

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  • @EatonCharles ya i seen that he had his face 10 inches away with that punch , hitting it towards himself , i dont know i guess personally i would wear thenm no matter what , like i said 1 wrong hit could shoot off a piece and hit you in the eye , and thats not a risk im willing to take lol

  • Wow!

  • Far Out. Respect!

  • dagger looks like fish

  • Wow awesome - I've never seen DC knap. What an interesting guy, and expert too. I own a couple of daggers made by Mike Stafford, who studied with DC. Incredible to behold.

  • where can i get stone like this? i'm all over knapping of any tool. i love the old crafts. i'm Cherokee and my motto is "remember the old ways." all i can get now is scrap glass. i really want to work with stone. where can i buy cheap stone in alabama? this video is awesome. i love the precision and the techniques being shown. very nice work. thx for posting it.

  • @14lp96 i wonder if he ever uses anything he makes

  • best knapper ever

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