1302 - How to Flintknap Landscape Stones (Levallois Technique) 

Do you have any flintknapping videos?

Buddy, flintknapping isn’t easy. He’s saying if you think it’s knapping nicely, you likely aren’t good enough at knapping to do what he’s doing.

True

I listen and learn, thank you for being a great teacher.

I love that sound. It means you hit it just right :)

Casually. 😆

Lmao

Yeah. I was goofing. 😁

Interesting experiment. But statisticians know that the odds of success are better in the direction of your bias. So if you think soaking will yield good results, you'll break the other (dry) one on purpose, usually unconsciously.

@@KnapperJackCrafty yeah, I can see that. But, consequently, a person equipped with that understanding should be able to produce a non biased result with proper use of that conscious awareness at their disposal. Awareness is the key to avoid conscious or even subconscious biases by implementing the propper and deliberate restraint. Of course, the individual must have well developed lobes to undertake such an act self regulation.😃🤷‍♂️

It depends on the stone. The safer bet is to heat treat the flakes, but whole stones can be heat treated as well. In general, if the stone is more than 1" thick, you're taking a big risk with the heat treat. Thin spalls and flakes have a much higher survival rate.

@KnapperJackCrafty this makes a lot of sense thank you

Sounds good. A turkey roaster or regular kitchen oven is easier but I'm sure you know that already.

Oh yeah. I just want to do it the firey way 😁

Yes. I'll do a hand axe with natural tools later today or tomorrow on this channel. I have another channel called "Allergic Hobbit" that shows only natural tool flintknapping if you want to look at that in the meantime.

Ah yes

Oh yes

Will do. 👍

Thanks

Cool. Glad you're here

Works for me. 😉

Can you show it on a video so I can see?

@@KnapperJackCrafty Don't know which 1 to pick. Paleo/Meso/Neo lithic. Maybe u can pick 1 on the net ( Prehistoric [ Stone Age ] rock figurines or idols ) Ur the pro. Good luck 🔨🗿

In this video, I made a "biface" or a "core" depending on whether it will be worked down further into an "arrowhead" or used only for removing more flakes from it.

@@KnapperJackCrafty wow ! Ok cool

@@KnapperJackCrafty got me wanting to smack some rocks

@@KnapperJackCrafty i’m going to Flint nap me a fully functional replica civil war cannon

@@aaron5632018 welcome to the dark side.

Buy them ALL.

Perfect. 😁

Alrighty

Yeah, not good. I recommend these guys: Rock Sellers Updated June 18, 2024 Robert Ratliff Apocalithics Texas Heat Treats, Various Stone and Art facebook.com/Apocalithics?mibextid=ZbWKwL Luke Hammack Obsidian, High Grade Dacite facebook.com/luke.hammack.37?mibextid=ZbWKwL Bar Mountain Lithics Eric Stuart facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550208176001&mibextid=ZbWKwL Neolithics Obsidian, Various stone neolithicskeokuk@gmail.com Craig Ratzat-Flintknapper 68731 East 70 Rd, Quapaw, OK 74363 918-542-4749 (between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. CST) facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083062760680&mibextid=ZbWKwL Danny Collins Lithics and Leather Various rocks, indirect sticks, pads Overstreet Price Guide 12th Edition 580-236-9304 flintknappingtraditions.com Chris' Rocks Chris Stricklett Various Stones and Obsidian facebook.com/chris.stricklett.5?mibextid=ZbWKwL Pearl Yoder Heat Treated Coral facebook.com/pearl.yoder?mibextid=ZbWKwL Brandon Blackmon Tallahata Quartzite facebook.com/brandon.blackmon.940?mibextid=ZbWKwL Jeff Head Georgia Chert and Jasper facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077372270590&mibextid=ZbWKwL Brad Moore Horse Creek, Hornstone, Buffalo River facebook.com/outpostaxidermy?mibextid=ZbWKwL Curtis Smith Texas chert, Various stone m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005984145744&groupid=294140764699326&eav=Afa5QGrjr_s_cRNXqNd49zqjAf33X2QPyVvZrcUtU4bEY4wyjqyPqEWbPCrUhldU9YM&ref=m_notif&notif_t=group_activity&paipv=0 Brian (Rock Wash) Texas chert www.etsy.com/shop/RockWash www.ebay.com/usr/centralt0

I don't know 😁

Glad you liked it. 👍

4 inches

Glad it was helpful!

There are people who sell big rocks at knap-ins.

Probably 6 gun flints, if you use a stone saw to cut the basic shape. (many cracked pieces)

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Thanks 😆

Awesome. 👍

COOL 😎

This is an old video. It gets worse. 😁

You too!

Awesome

Yes. I'm temporarily staying in Texas in a real house. 😁

Seriously?

@@KnapperJackCrafty ...yea what do you do with them?

@@bvictory5698 the bigger ones can be knapped into arrowheads. If they are less than 1" accross, I throw them out.

I'll try

That’s all any of us knappers could ask for someone trying and we beginners getting a free lesson at the process.. anything you knap is always a great lesson for me..

I'll add it to the list. 😉