www.flintknappers.com/store.ph... This video series is available on DVD at the above link. Demomstrates the benefits of isolated platforms and shows how to prepare. Shows their use from initial reduction to the final finishing stages.
Hey guy I stumbled onto something really neat!! you have probably already tried this, but i have never heard of it . Anyways I stumbled onto this article about an excavation that took place in Utah in the sand Dune caves and they found some knapping tools in a dog skin bag perfectly preserved along with pressure flakers and punches made of mountain goat horn and compared the difference in flaking patterns with horn and antler which were significantly different .. soooo.. of course i was curious and tried it myself and noticed that the flakes do indeed seem to flake better.. the horn has a flexibility nature and kind of builds energy before the snap.. anyways if you search it on google search Basketmaker 2 horn flaking tools and dart point prduction
gracias por enseñarnos tus tecnicas eres muy bueno lastima que no entienda ingles y no me entere muy bien.el problema que tengo qu eaki en españa no hay mucho afloramiento de silex y lo poco que hay en francia no es muy bueno saludos
Have you ever worked any Rhyolite from North Carolina? I would like to see a video of that. Its tougher to work than most material but its all we've got in NC.
Hey! I was wondering if you collected your rock or do you buy it??? (or both) because I always need rock but we dont have much around here and most of the time I dont have money to buy it ( im just 14 ) I'm not sure if your familiar with the north central texas area, but are there any good rocks??? Thx!
No, but I know it is tough stuff and most knappers use wood billets on it. We do have some rhyolite out here in the Mojave desert, actually not too bad of stone to work...
I wanted to ask do you know of anyone that’s used a long horn horns I have a set that got broken in the middle. I’m definitely going to try while reading through the comments someone was talking about tools found in Utah finding Big Sheep’s horn and this got my imagination running. Just curious.
Dacite (a volcanic rock similar to obsidian) is one of my favorites, very predictable and super sharp. Probably the easiest rock for beginners. Next would be any of the fine grained cherts and flints. I really like the Texas Hill country cherts and flints, mostly browns and greys but some is very high quality....
Yes, I have one on isolated platforms that goes into how to prepare them......and lots of discussion on platforms on most of my videos as platforms are critical to success.....happy chipping.....
