Part 1 shows the field spalling of a large 300# dacite boulder. Large spalls are removed with the intent to save the core to make a large blade from. This series contains 7 parts.
I watched all the videos in this series and thought it was great! One suggestion when you are outside again: Get a small piece of foam to wrap over the microphone which will help eliminate the wind noise and a larger piece of foam to stick in the camera mans mouth.
This is totally awesome!! I've been watching your other knapping videos and am completely fascinated. I have a few broken arrowheads that I've found, and suddenly these things have come to life now that I'm starting to understand Hertzian cones and pressure flakes! Shit, Jim... I think I've caught some sort of virus.
Yeah, the pit has grown a bit, but it is still producing in all directions. Digging deeper exposes tips of boulders that probably weigh over a ton! But they are locked in place...
Simply amazingly, brilliantly, marvelously awesome from front to finish. An amazing feat. Thank you so very much for a visual feast and my inspiration to learn how to knapp in the first place. I'm humbled by your skills. Thank you.
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It's like digging through interlocking boulders mortared together with concrete. My bother and I spent several hours there. We got several large bloks in 100+ range. One peice is 24 inches long. Most are 14" - 16".
I would love to know the exact location of that Dacite pit. I just can't take a hammerstone to good jasper, agate or even good, quality obsidian. My percussion stash is almost gone...
@zekeyo37 I just try to use the maximum dimension from the very start as the length. The goal on these is to study the piece carefully and remove useful spalls while preserving maximum length and as much width as possible....
when it was sitting straight up, was the width the tall part, or was it the length? Great video! 5th or 6th time watching this series, so much to learn from it!
Digging sticks made from hardwood or antler may have been used in the past, much slower of course, but doable. Most obsidian was simply collected from the surface, no digging needed.
I would love to know the exact location of that Dacite pit-I'm doing mostly Abo now, and just can't bring myself to take a hammerstone to good, quality jasper, agate or even exotic obsidian. My rock stash is gettin low...
Around the same amount as now. Native Americans mined this material for thousands of years and never put a dent in it. Very few modern knappers collect this stone, the resourse stretches for many miles and is dozens of feet thick. The greaater danger is that no one will be around in 7 generations to collect it!
