@@KnapperJackCrafty your techniques r so what I was looking for. I live in Folsom, ca. Just looking for materials. Can I buy flakes etc. And if so how to?. Tools I am copying your uhmw percussion tools.Thx again.
@@michaelvincent526 you can find rock for sale on ebay or kentuckyflitworks.com Also, try to attend a knap-in. There's usually a lot of rock available there.
Nice Thanks The central Texas Indians did not heat treat the Edwards chert. I can get the preform completely bi faced but reducing the cross section as thin as the Indians did is difficult, especially with a white tail deer antler billet.
I really would have liked to see you take that all the way to a knife blade; especially with some of those troubled areas. Thanks for another good spalling video
Could probably take those super thin ones and model them after those medieval arrows shaped like half moons... super wide to clip birds on the wing... well that's what I'm planning to do with them once i figure out how to stop making pyramids hahahaha
@@KnapperJackCrafty 🤔 idk I got that information from a RU-vid video that was covering thumb release techniques of the Turkish bow... sounded like a good use for them so never really questioned it till now but then again I suppose both seem really plausible so maybe both are true 🤷♂️
My wife is asking me....."how can you sit and watch that pecking for hours?" ....It is mesmerizing to watch your skills....a skill that has transported humanity from a helpless inadequate creature on a brutal planet to where we are today. There is no doubt that without this skill....man would have long ago perished from the earth. We may again someday require these skills to drag humanity back on top.
Ha! More evidence that flintknapping is a "manly skill". (kidding - but maybe not)... I agree. Producing tools from rocks, by carefully chipping them, requires many advanced brain functions. And it's not like carving or other predictable skills. It is a game of chance. We must weigh the odds and then say "good enough".
Another great video! It looks like you got a decent biface out of some uncooperative rock. Also it was interesting to watch you work out the problems and it seemed like you could really tell the difference when you relaxed and just hit it versus overthinking the problem.
love your videos man. keep up the great work. Your pretty lucky to live in a state that has chert, i live maryland and my state sucks for knappable rock. so i have to buy all my rock. or use glass.
There's free chert (along roadsides) in Pennsylvania and New York, as far as know. Sometimes I drive 4 or 5 hours each way to pick up chert in Texas. I don't know the driving distances where you are but maybe you could find a knapping group and get chert from them or ask where they find theirs? I know some guys in CT and they attend the Letchworth knap-in in NY. You can find info here: gvknappers.tripod.com/events.html
Northwestern PA has chert outcrops. But finding it requires a LOT of expertise. I've heard that it's easier to find flint in gravel fill (like RR tracks) than by the roadsides. I would check landscape supply yards first. If you're just driving around PA, you'll be driving for quite a while. Please talk to other knappers before you venture out. I can't tell you how many times I've talked to guys that said they've spent hundreds of dollars on gas with nothing to show for it. When I'm in NH (visiting), I always look for quartz. Chert exists there, but finding it, even though I know which mountains have it, it almost impossible. I've probably walked right past it or didn't see it because of leaves, a thin layer of dirt, pine needles, etc....
I live in NH and have been thinking about giving knapping a try. Thanks for the RR and landscaping stone idea. Quartz is very abundant in my area but I hear it's probably not what a beginner should use. Keep up the great work Jack.
Advantage: the stone is heavier when it contains water, therefore making percussion easier. Disadvantage: the stone cannot be heat treated when it contains water.
@@KnapperJackCrafty so i presume you can't heat treat it then soaked them for some reason 🤔 just got my Turkey roasted today so I'm ready to start my experiments hahaha
@@cronkthecrunk you can soak the heat treated stone in water if you like (after heat treating and after the rocks cool down). I don't soak my rocks in water, personally. I think it is an extra step that takes too much time.
Cant wait to see some of your art, but we can see the art of Mr. Jack Crafty, and how he does it. All we have from you is half baked criticism and braggadocio, so far.
