I watch a lot of Jack Handy flint knapping videos and in one of them he said that you are an influence on him so of course I had to check your videos out and I enjoyed every minute of them.
He's back!!!! Someone tell Patrick! I hope all is well good sir. I'm almost ready for the upcoming hunting season. Recently I have been focusing on the Gunther barbed point. Mostly obcidian.
Wow thanks for sharing, I'm new to knapping and trying to stay abo. Is it necessary to have a bigger bopper or billet for larger projects? Thanks for shqring your knowledge. I need to get to a knap in
I really like what you do and hope to one day meet you at one of the Knapp ins iv built the two inch bopper waiting on my 3 inch cap to come! It's hard to find chert that large here in Mississippi I work alot of smaller Tuscaloosa gravel! do you by chance sell your Biscuits? I'm also interested in learning how you get them to that point!
@@EDBO23 the is one in Huntsville AL the 3rd weekend of October and one I'm June in Tennessee that replaces the fly knap In I believe iv never been to one so I'm gonna try to attend some I sure would like to learn what you do and see it in person those flakes are incredible!!
Where on earth does one get such great material. I've got buckets full of pieces but cant seem to find a good source to buy good material. Any suggestions?
Can you make a biface preform "biscuit" using all organic tools ( antler, stone, horn, bone, wood etc). Did the Native Americans have large prices of copper to Knapp with. Must be something to find a Nugget that large. I guess if they found one they would melt it down & mold it. I think I read the mound people 4 to 6k BP knew this method. But I think copper was sacred & used for ornaments. Maybe only the master knappers we're allowed to use it to make burial stone tools? Does copper flake removal produce different flake removal signatures on Flint. In 5 thousand years will people be able to tell the difference between Native American artifacts & ones made now? Will this devalue collections of artifacts? Should modern a knapper sign their work? Thank you for sharing your knowledge & a great video.👍
Raw copper was available in Michigan and traded all over. Copper axes were found in many places even in the south. It was probably not used for knapping since they were skilled with antler. Yes copper flakes different than antler because of the density.
Choose your bopper weight according to the weight of the rock you are trying to work. Big nodules require a 6 lb spalling hammer. Little Rocks need light weight boppers.
Generally speaking, yes. But not always needed depending on what you are trying to accomplish. It takes a lot of practice to get the thinning you want. And then when you get really thin you risk breaking the piece in half. Keep practicing and don't give up!
