Dacite Blade using Hammerstone Part 1 

can't wait to see more of your work. TY for sharing PEACE

Great to see ya back. Can't wait to see what you nap next!

THANKS PALEOMAN! YOU DA BEST!

hd or not we are just glad to see more of your videos. Watching you work is mesmerizing.

Honestly you take all the time in the world. Listening to you talk through the process is on the same level as Bob Ross painting happy little clouds. I personally thank you for helping us all become better knappers.

I'm just glad to watch you knapping!!

good 2 watch any time and the hd is cool when it happens

Thank god! more videos!

you could post with a junk 8mm film camera and i be glad to watch it. glad you're back

Awesome skill , wish I could do that.

thanks!

it would take me eight hours longer and NOT on camera just to make a preform like that.. nice consistent technique, excellent commentary, great angle and field, great resolution.. blah blah.. more!.. three thumbs up from Canada :)

nice vid Jim, you sure are quiet the Knapper, you make it look so easy, I just started messing around a few winters back & don't realy do that much, but I'd like to start doin more, You gav some very good info, alwaz lov watchn you guys, a person realy can learn alot, especially from those you giv good instructional video's such as Yourself, btw in Ur camera menu, U should hav 2 settings for HD & options for less, the lower HD alwaz Loads better & Looks just as Good BORN 10,000 YR's TO LATE

Just amazing how you can tell the way the rock is gonna act before you even take the next strike on it....

Very good work

HD takes longer to upload but the quality makes it worth the effort. Your videos are so educational they should all be in HD. Great quality, and it is always a pleasure to watch an artist at work.

Thanks everyone. Unfortunately, this video is not showing in HD! Someone mentioned I need to use the HD option from the video editing software. I dunno, my computer skills are lacking! I did not edit this video, just downloaded it directly to RU-vid. I shot the video in format because that is recommended for MacBooks, but is suppose to be 720p resolution. I guess I will try importing the MP4 file to iMovie '11 and then choose the HD option. Any suggestions appreciated....jim

It looks much better- to be able to watch your video in HD you have to select that option from whatever video editing software you use

Looks good...I have a box of obsodian and another of mixed flint pads antler and hammerstones in the corner...you've inspired me to try it and see if I can become as smart as a caveman! LOL I know I'm gonna reduce a lot of pretty rock to gravel...but I tried it a little on some junky rock and it seems kinda fun/relaxing. I hope I can one day make something good enough to pass for a usable point!

HD camera or not...Still amazing!

Great to see you back and missed your videos a lot.You are one of the absolute best knappers I have watched on utube. Thanks my friend Richard

nice camera

Dacite and obsidian are more or less the same stuff. Obsidian is translucent and dacite opaque. Both are formed the same way, rapidly cooling lava with a low gas content. Many obsidian flows will have dacite mixed in. Some pieces can be half dacite and half obsidian in the same rock! They are both great rocks to knapp...

I am glad to see you still making vids. Its such a pleasure to watch you at "work" '

It looks great! I could see nice detail.

Your work is Amazing! Thanks for sharing!

Yes, cool article and really hits home as I use to hunt points in that same area! Fort rock cave which is nearby was excavated many years ago and they found sage brush sandals radio carbon dated to around 13,000 years ago! There is some really old stuff out there!...

Whoop! Glad to see another video from you. Keep'em coming!

Enjoy the journey Andrew. The slag glass should knap well. We had a co-generation plant where I worked and there was always big chuncks of slag that resembled obsidian when they cleaned the boilers. Take it slow and most of all have fun!

Thanks for the tip. I may shoot another short test video later today and this time I will try using the video editor and see if it has an HD option....thanks.....jim

1st view glad to see ya makin vids jim

New videos... w00tw00t..

Whoo Hoo! You're back!

Creekbeds and beaches are good places to start. I have a recent video on how to select good hammerstones...

That's what we need, someone who explains what they're doing and why they're doing it! Every time I try to Knapp a rock it snaps in half. I'm trying to learn how to use hammer stones but it seems like I'm not getting any better I break every rock I get my hands on.

Good quality jim love the new camera! Was wondering what you been up to since you hadent posted one in a while. Keep the videos rollin!

When Im loading on my mackbook using imovie, I make sure I have the standard aspect ratio of (4:3) and then I usually load the vid. Usually you choose the HD option and go from there.

Inspiring as always Jim! Really happy to see a RU-vid notice from you. I DID leave you some Dacite at the pits, but I quarried some beauties. Thanks for the info on that way back when. Did you see the article in the NY Times about the Paisley caves coprolites?

What is the difference between dacite and obsidian. They look very similar even in the way they work.

Hey Jim...are those your legs or are you riding on a chicken? J/K buddy...do you ever get flakes in you shoes? I knap in my flip-flops sometimes and I've been lucky to keep all my toes thus far. I had to get in the habit of dusting off the inside of my flip-flops before standing up. Had to learn from experience. Nice tip for us beginners I guess...

Yeah, those chicken legs even scarred me! I do get flakes in the feet and usually empty the shoes before walking but what is worse is when the stuff gets in the carpet and my wife finds them with her feet! ...

how do you get hammerstone

wonder what happened to you I fear the worst