351 - Knapping Floor Tile JUN 2015 ROCK CHALLENGE 1/3 

Thanks! Glad to hear it!

Don't give up!! Keep at it. Gotta have fun with it. The learning process is fun I think. I'm enjoying it. Just having fun with it.

Thank you!

Thank you.

Sweet!

How'd that work out? Have you made points from tile yet?

@@punkinhaidmartin made a few blades but they don't last very long. Couldn't really make a point they kept shattering when I tried to make narrow peices

Cool. Thanks!

Thank you Huntsman. Sorry I missed this comment.

Nothing in Maryland, true.

boggycreekbeast Thanks! It's not that difficult if you can knap. That's the catch. :-)

You're welcome.

Good to know

Thank you. Yes, go ahead and recommend my channel if you wish. Glad you like it.

Awesome.👍

😁👍

Cool. :-)

If you have the freedom to do it, why not? 😁

True in most cases. Sometimes it doesn't matter. Sometimes it actually helps make the flake travel further if there's a little support pressure.

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JackCrafty. Thats. Kickass

He is holding the chipper in his knee then striking it with a mallet

Jack Mehoff Yeah, that's a good catch. I probably had my fingertip pressed against the surface. But all my holding pressure is VERY light at this stage... so it could have been a strike that was angled too deep... or both.

Try and try again, as they say.😁

Thanks.

Very very hard .

@@dalewilliams3834 I agree. Quartzite does not like to be thin. You really have to attack it with lots of force.

Not really. It can hold a decent edge for cutting meat but not wood.

Yes. But it will look a little funny.

@@KnapperJackCrafty But, if thats what you have, and you need it to hunt, then its better to maybe look a little funny, if it doesn’t interfere with arrow flight. Otherwise, just try to knapp off longer flakes or leave it as is. Options, I guess.

John Ratko If you haven't tried this, it will definitely be a challenge but it works. And tile is everywhere!

Allergic Hobbit It looks more difficult than glass, which I have problems with. One of these days it should all gel.

Thank you. :-)

Thank you

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Yeah, go ahead and use iron or steel. Just make sure its soft steel, like a nail, because hard steel will be too difficult to use. "Mild Steel" is the term used to indicate soft steel. It's not much different from copper.

@@KnapperJackCrafty so I could use a cement rod. Thank you. really. Your video are amazing! (and they make my isolation more bearable :D ).

@@TitusGalliusMontanus sure. Try the cement rod (rebar). It should work as long as it's not too heavy. If it's too heavy, you will have to hit it really hard with the mallet to get a flake removed.

​@@KnapperJackCrafty oh, no problem with that. I can easily smithing it and make it thinner. Wow... for sure using a forging technique to obtain a neolithic arrowhead is paradoxical XD

john harris Thanks!

lobo en hs Nope, never tried it for sparking steel. I think it would be too soft, like you said. But you should try it anyway. :-)

Yup

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@@KnapperJackCrafty Thankkkkkk youuu Lord of the ston Jack.

@@Eren-wk2uw you're very welcome

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You must have high quality marble because the marble I tried knapped like a brick.😁

@@KnapperJackCrafty came from the dumpster of this custom counter place I could be wrong on material tho

Yes, beveling can give you a very good platform. Try it. The secret to getting rid of lumps is to be very agressive. It's very risky and you'll break a lot of points but eventually you'll learn the limits of the stone and stay under that limit.

@@KnapperJackCrafty thanks. I was volunteered today to supply a museum with arrowheads to be given away to the children that visit the museum. I am thinking of using some porcelain floor tile and window glass along with obsidian. I was told they don't have to be perfect as the museum was a fire house that was built in 1861. I guess someone thinks my points are good enough for this type of arena as I've only been doings this for 9 months now. I'll let you know what happens and if they are happy with them.

@@richardcummings7079 sounds like fun. Museums are one of my favorite places and this one sounds like a good one.

@@KnapperJackCrafty I never knew the museum even existed until yesterday.. I will have to take the wife up there after all the fires subside.. there are 2 burning in the area of the museum.

I've tried brass and it slips too much. Mild steel actually works better than brass. The steel has more malleability.

Nice to hear you've tried it. I am just starting out and I have a tone of brass in my shop but no copper. Was going to try it, but thought that as a beginner I should stick with what is known to work. :)

Haha... thanks.

😆👍

Thanks. Yeah, it's plenty strong enough for a tang.

@@KnapperJackCrafty great I look forward to seeing more of your videos Best Wishes

Hi Sam. Go back into my earlier videos, that are numbered, and watch #244 and #245.

Go back into my older vids an look at number 244 or 245. :-)

Al Diehl Yeah, toilet porcelain is a little more crumbly, though. Tile holds an edge better and is stronger.

Haha....If it's theraputic, that is strange. But I'm kidding. It's true. Knapping keeps me sane.

+JackCrafty haha cheers keep uploading!

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Wow. That's awesome John. Sometimes I find it difficult to find the time to review and watch them myself. I'm guilty of uploading some straight off the camera. :-)

+JackCrafty yeah. I'm trying to get into it. just don't have the tools to dive in it with lol. how long have you been doing it?

+john schrock I started I. 2007 but only been making recognizable points since 2009.

+JackCrafty nice. I gotta find a place to pick up some used tools.

I made my own but you can buy similar tools online.

JackCrafty .. can you point me in a direction we’re they might be bought ? Store? Link? Thanks !

Kentuckyflintworks.com

Thanks

Yes, tile is very difficult to work. A lot of practice is required. It took me two years of knapping stone before I could make a good looking arrowhead. It took me a month of knapping tile before I could make these videos.

lobo en hs Yes. Floor tile will work for knives, arrowheads, and other tools but the edges will become dull quickly.

Cool. I think you'll find glass much more cooperative.

+Joey Lujan Thanks. Look back into my older videos for a description of my tools. I thunk it's video 245 or 244. I would cut and paste the link but I'm on a tablet right now...

JackCrafty thank you! I will look back at it ... thank you .. i made 3 points today with beer bottle bottoms. . Came out ok .. but pressure flaking in a pain .. i like the way you do it!

Hi Karina, go to my home page and look at my playlists. There's a playlist for beginners. Also, if you look around at my other vids, there's a lot of "Rock Challenge" or "RC" videos that show me knapping many types of stones.

Alright thanks I find your videos very interesting and helpful

Im holding the bopper behind my knee. Do a sesrch for "jack crafty front view". And yes, you can use nails at the ends.

@@KnapperJackCrafty hello sir jack thank you very much for the answer and explanations, could i take a little more of your time and ask you the reason for using copper at the tips? today I made my first contact with glass knapping using a screwdriver and I found it very interesting I imagined that it used a lot of force to get good flakes but in fact it seemed 80% technical to me and the rest was the force, you could confirm this question? I want to be able to make my own arrowheads right away and you have helped me a lot in this. I also want to ask for forgiveness if I miss writing because I am Brazilian and I do not understand English very well and I use the translator for our conversations. respect and admiration Daniel toledo - Goiás

@@danieltoledo9295 I use copper because it seems to work best but it is possible to use steel or aluminum also.

Cool.

😁👍

Go back into my earlier videos and watch number 245. you can also see my technique in more recent videos. Look at the thumbnails... some videos will have a zoomed out front view.

No. Primitive clay is much weaker than today's ceramics.

Obviously.

Jack Mehoff Yeah, I've knapped 'em. I wouldn't say the work great but they certainly work. :-)

Allergic Hobbit Hmm maybe my tioilet lid was better lol high grade stuff haha

I'm now working with aluminum but haven't tried it on floor tile yet.

Thank you Darren.

Please send me an email to jackcrafty@yahoo.com and we can work out the details on the stone broadleaf. The main cost will be the shipping.

broadheads

Nope.

Watch some of my recent videos. Look for front views of me in the thumbnails... it will show the angles better.

I'm holding it behind my knee. Check out my video number 244. It's one of my older videos that I numbered.

see my video number 245 or 244.

my older videos have numbers in front of the titles. :-)

JackCrafty I found that comment in another post so I went there and watched it. Thank you.

JackCrafty That is a great idea to number those videos. It makes it easier for us to keep track of what we have seen or to reference those videos. You do beautiful work my friend.

+James Carmean Thank you James.

Hit harder. Hit the flaker so hard that either the flaker breaks or the tile breaks. If the flaker breaks, you're doing it wrong. :-)

Do you leave the arrowheads on the ground?

no, i leave them setting on top of the dumpsters i pick up, or in the open where they are seen easily..it should be obvious it was recently made becasue i leave the hammer stone, or smaller tools with it.

Thanks!

Do you know anyone who will also try to chip the tile? Maybe a sister or brother? If they try and are successful, maybe they can show you. It's hard for me to advise you if I can't see exactly what you are doing. :-)

Do you know anyone who will also try to chip the tile? Maybe a sister or brother? If they try and are successful, maybe they can show you. It's hard for me to advise you if I can't see exactly what you are doing. :-)

+JackCrafty , I know, of no one here in Central Arkansas, who is a Knapper. I am still not back, on the approved Driver's List. Or I would be off, to a few , of the KNAPP-INS. I have been, watching '351', the first strike, then try, to Mimic your moves. It may sound, errrr..Read a bit daft, but I am a very stubborn Old Lady. I am having thoughts of a supped-up Jig, just to hold the Tile Preform and take a Punch and Hammer, to the first corner. Thanks, that might work, Punch and Hammer! ! ! Yours, Olivea in Arkansas

+N Olivea Peterson By all means, use the punch and hammer. Use the hammer by itself if you have to. Once you get the first flake, you will begin to understand the forces involved. I hope to hear of y I ur success soon. :-)

patrick hartwell Yep, glass is dangerous. Knap at your own risk, as they say. I usually put tape on my fingers when I work with glass.

Do a youtube search using the words "jack crafty front view"

Noah Brizzi Yeah, I do sell some points but I'm kinda backed up right now. You can email me at jackcrafty@yahoo.com. Thanks for asking. :-)

Yes, and it works well.

I hold the tool under my knee. if you go back into my older videos you can see my technique in some of the vids.

I strike about 2 or 3 inches away from the tip. If it doesn't flake, I hit harder. If it still doesn't flake, I go crazy hitting it until it flakes or I break something. :-)

Probably not. The tile is too thin.

Video please.😁

very lucky

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Ebay.

Thx

Jonathan Vick I use 2 gauge copper wire. or 6 gauge for the smaller one. ask any electrishen.