Predicting The Flakes! Flint Knapping - Flintknapping

Planning ahead for flake removal. Biface reduction
Using a moose antler and continuous platforms. Flint Knapping - Flintknapping

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• edbo
• Flintknapping
• arrowheads
• hunting
• bushcraft
• survival
• lithic
• parallel
• feuerstein
• israel
• primitive
• weapons
• biface
• reduction
• isolated

[oldknapper]

Great instructional video. How far up on the edge are you striking to get the Hertzian cone to develop. I've started late in the game, but now i'm addicted

[EDBO23]

@oldknapper Best I remember I was hitting directly on a (slightly) beveled edge.

[BUSHCRAFTGEAR]

is that chert?

[EDBO23]

I think it is kay county chert, probably heat treated. It is a wonderful awesome rock!

But actually I don't know for sure where it came from. Got it at a knap-in. Sorry...

[tanninguy]

I really have enjoyed your videos. Thank you. I have tried your methods and had only limited success. Is the continuous platform as effective as isolated ones with your methods/

[EDBO23]

Isolated platforms are needed more when the preform is relatively thin. The continuous platforms used in the video make the "Hertzian Cone" stand out so you can see it. I was trying to show the angle of the cone. The cone fracture changes to a "Planar Crack Split" and I tried to guess where the change over would occur also but I didn't talk about that part in the video. I drew a line where I thought the bulb of percussion would end. That's really ambitious also!

Thanks so much for watching!

[oldknapper]

Thanks. you make it look so easy. Keep making the videos

[knappingprodogy]

heat treated keokuk. Its like burlington.  Kay county has many fossils in it.

[knappingprodogy]

heat treated keokuk. Its like burlington

[eweart]

were do you get flint knapping stone



[flychamp]

I like all your videos...Thanks