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Good day Jack.Learnt a lot from you .Over the last 10 days I knapped 1 point per day.Some took nearly 2 hours but others only took 45 minutes.Your techniques have saved quite a few possible broken points .I come from a country with a small knapping community but it's growing.Thanks.0ld school Richie.
I've been practicing every sense I've seen you. At least I don't cut myself as much anymore 🤣. And yeah I need more practice. Luckily I have a good supply of flint stone.
The beer bottles I use are always from domestic beers, mostly Budweiser. I also try to use the larger size bottles (22 oz or 24 oz) instead of the 12 ounce but sometimes the 12 oz works fine. You just have to break a lot of bottles to find the thickest and flattest ones. There is a lot of variation. The imported beers have very curved and thin bottoms, so I never use them.
Hey Jack, cant thank you enough for the trouble you go to filming your videos. They are well shot and explained in a clear and patient manner. You have made a huge difference to my knapping skills. From a very appreciative newbie downunder, Thanks mate.
I've never seen this kind of indirect percussion knapping before. You've got some serious skill, man. Especially to move that quickly and precisely. Awesome video. I've been free-hand knapping for about two years now, but this method looks pretty interesting. I've got a bad habit of reaching across the face of a preform when I'm in the final stages and snapping it. I might try this and see if it fixes that habit.
+David McAliley Cool! I gotta warn you, though. This type of indirect percussion is like carving wood with a chainsaw. There's a lot of force in every strike and you need to be careful. :-)
Very nice looking point again, I know where an old dump ground is from the early 1900s that has alot of old and thick bottle bottoms of different colors, I will see what I can scrounge up for ya when the weather gets cooler to many snakes out there now.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills! You've been a huge influence on my skill level improving as a knapper. You keep mentioning, "making a quality video." Keep on doing it the way your doing it! All of those moments where Murphy's Law pops up, makes the whole session more realistic. I honestly prefer it that way, because those same things happen to me all the time. Thanks again for sharing!!!!
That point turned out very nice. Working glass can be tricky. It has a tendency to break when you least expect it. Obsidian too. On the plus side, bottle glass is cheap and easy to acquire!
Very nice skills there I was grinding my teeth thinking it was going to snap during the process but glad it didn't I'm going to try this sooner or later thanks for sharing your skills!
That's just pretty amazing, I didn't think you'd be able to clear off all the sides like that ... lol you're really fun to watch ... I kept betting against you and losing !!! ;p
This is the video that got me started on Indirect Percussion. Here I am today years later looking at it again. What a great teaching video. Setting up those edge platforms just right as you thinned the point. Would you knapp this in the same way today?
Today, I've got my domed hand pad and steel tools. So I would use those instead of the limestone slab and the copper. On the indirect percussion, I would abrade a little more but everything elde is pretty much the same. I might use a little more pressure flaking to prepare striking areas as well.
In my experience, I can't get large flakes like that with pressure. I'm not saying it can't be done, though. Personally, I can't get flakes like that with any other method than indirect percussion or "punch work".
Hey jack do you make ur own tools for indirect percussion, ive got a bunch of old tube tv glass id like to get some practice on . But the tools are alil pricey online .
Hey jack, just a quetion but i cant get long flakes, or any good flakes, any tips? I try to push in and snap down but right now im finding that pulling doen works. Any suggestions? Also where do you get those abrading stones?
You have to make sure the path of the flake is convex. If there are any dips, it will stop. Also, a flat surface is also weak. The best path is a convex ridge, but any convex area is good. Also, make sure that the platform does not crush. And I get the abrading stones from the hardware store: they are pieces from grinding wheels ( for bench grinders). I break the grinding wheels with a hammer.
What bottle do you recommend for use or does it not matter? Love the video and I now avidly try to make arrowheads, even though they be a little warped, practice makes for better.
Not all bottles are the same. In my opinion, the best (and cheapest) bottles are the 25 oz. Perrier water bottles. They are around $2 each and you can make 2 hunting-sized arrowheads from each bottom of a bottle. In any case, try not to use the small beer bottles. The larger ones work much better. I use a small beer bottle bottom in the video but I had to break a lot of bottles to find a good one.
Hello Around 17 minutes on the video when you were flattening the piece out you took extremely large flakes off Is that able to be done with pressure flaking or can that only be done with percussion or indirect percussion James
Thanks... one other things I've been knapping for about 1 and half, on beer bottles and have made about 6 good points but I am having trouble with change the angle of the edge aswell as moving it up and down Any chance you could do a video on problems that knappers come across and how to solve them I.e square edge, stack.... Your videos along with paleomanjim have been so so so so much help Thank you !!!!!!!! James
Would like to know the grade of copper you use? Just came across your technique very precise and fast and efficient. I have never tried knapping always wanted to.
All the copper smaller than 1/4" diameter is grounding wire you can buy at the hardware store. The 1/4" and larger rods I buy from ebay. In my newest videos, I've switched over completely to aluminum. 6061 alloy.
Nice point I've been working on glass points and I don't know wat I'm doing wrong the edges of my point just don't look right to me and my notching is awful is there any way I can send u some pics of my point and u give me some pointers
is there anyway you can show a detailed video on how you do your indirect percusion. I think i get it for the most part but I would like to know the positioning of everything. Please and thank you.
See my video 244: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-capGa8Mr-mU.html I basically hold the percussion flaker under my knee and strike it with a mallet. Another youtube knapper called "Freeze Cracked" recently posted his take on my indirect method in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y7WsNGerJuo.html He mentions Jason Newman. You can see Jason's version of indirect here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A2BRBx2e2_w.html Jason holds the indirect flaker between his belly and his leg. It's good to get different perspectives. :-)
J .C. Beautiful point. Is there any thing you can't work? While.watching your vids, I really get into it with you. Keepem coming. We are loving it. Best wishes from N.E. Texas. The overthehill knapper. Ha
Thanks David. If you can think of a new material for me to try, let me know. Floor tile was a big breakthrough for me but I still have people that can't find stuff to knap.
Thank you your video helped me alot. I have always shot long bows but now I am hopeful that I will harvest game with arrows I made my self. I have some arrow heads I have completed I wish I could send you a picture of them and get your oppinion.
1. As a beginner, do you think it would be best to start with the premium tile from Home Depot or the 25 oz. Perrier water bottle bottoms? 2. Or would you suggest another material - my idea is to start with a predictable material (tile, glass, etc) so I can refine flaking technique without the intervening variable of material difference every time... 3. I am studying up and experimenting on various creek stones, but I'm such a newbie that I think it would be better if I started out on standardized material, at least as far as that is possible. 4. Thank you so much for displaying & sharing your skills. L. Bland, Bella Vista, Arkansas.
Thank you, Sir. I watch & re-watch your videos. VERY helpful! I have made my own copper boppers & pressure flakers, etc --- now starting to use them; so far, so good. Your talking through the process has really helped me identify techniques & I continually find myself saying, "ahhh...that's what he was talking about..." I've made 2 arrowheads so far (tile/glass) & have been pleasantly surprised at what I am learning. Thank you!
I found something I do about as good as you. This was for a long the only thing I could find in quantity. Learned many things. Made a lot of points from class. Whisky bottles make bigger points.
I was also wondering, where could I possibly get one of those along with the plastic mallet along with it? I'm just starting to do this stuff and it looks like it is very effective in many of your videos.
Most guys make their own. I have a couple videos on how I make my tools. Do a search of my videos for "tools". there are a couple places that sell similar tools: try kentuckyflintworks.com
This may be a stupid question, but are these serviceable/strong/sharp enough to kill a deer with? obviously volcanic glass works, or there wouldn't likely be enough humans left to make this video, but how does beer bottle glass compare to that?
I think there is a lot of hype surrounding obsidian. Modern glass is just as good, in my opinion. Beer bottle glass is just as sharp and doesn't contain the natural defects of some volcanic glass. So, in some ways, it can be better. I'm not sure why obsidian scalpels are used instead of glass scalpels, for example. It's probably the perception that glass is very fragile and that obsidian is considered a type of stone. But a quick search of actual obsidian scalpels will reveal the warning of being very fragile as well. So, yes, glass can be used to kill deer. Native Americans used bottle glass when it was available before firearms became the principle hunting/killing weapon.
I really appreciate it. I made a point after watching your vids. (the first being a complete failure, the second turned out great), and I think its sharp enough that I may try to take a deer with it this yr using some river cane arrows. Your vids are inspiring. Thanks, man.
dkoriss1 Yes, do not eat the meat around the wound. However, most of the meat is in the lower body, not the upper body (where the heart and lungs are). The percentage of unused meat is very small.
+Eric Veach Yeah, gluing leather to a rock would work. I think a tennis ball would be way too flexible. It's all about not causing too much bending in the workpiece.
You can make your own. See my video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k0Hou3YkqpI.html You can see how I use it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-capGa8Mr-mU.html
Probably could get them very cheap on Amazon, or even at your local walmart or kmart. if you decide to use it i would love to see it in a film on how it actually would help you.
BTW great work with all your points. I myself is trying to get into it, also looking for arrowheads. Very awesome hobby to learn! keep up the good work.
