A little hint for those in the middle steps, if the step is large or deep enough, most of the time you can put the edge of your pressure flaker on it and get it removed! You can also do it by using the pressure flaker like a punch!
@@North_Florida_Knapping what I did is take a copper nail and file the end down so it looks like a flathead screwdriver almost, and then set the nail into a large paintbrush handle
@coltonkizziah-lc5pu I've been wanting to make a punch for notching that is exactly the same think so I may have to make one. I have a point style I want to do on video that requires a punch
@@North_Florida_Knapping for a punch, all you need it a copper nail, and just file down the tip, not too much, maybe a couple strokes, and it's good to go!
Personally I would wear gloves with the fingertips removed since that would still allow tactile sensation where it matters. Very easy to slice a tendon.
Yes unfortunately the finger tip is the spot that gets cut the most 😕 so it would actually be better to have just the tips and some tape or something I've seen that method in the past.
@@North_Florida_Knapping I was judging based on the way you're holding that edge against the lower portion of your fingers where tendons are not very deep. Severed one years ago. The reason I often do not use gloves is so I have that tactile feel at my fingertips. Figured you were doing it for the same reason.
Yes and no I'm basically putting pressure against the back to support the flake. The area that resting against my palm or base of my fingers isn't the scary sharp part. The flakes that are being removed that I support with my fingertips are. I'm not saying you shouldn't wear gloves it's just hard for me personally. I've never cut a tendon, though, and I hope that never happens. Although I definitely see how it could. Although the tactile feel is exactly why I don't wear gloves. Thanks for the insight. I hope you enjoy the videos. Did you sever your tendon knapping?
@@North_Florida_Knapping No, foolishly loading spiral ductwork into a work van without gloves. Double foolish because I was chatting and holding the pipe by the end where it is especially sharp. It caught on something in the van and chonked into my finger like a cookie cutter. Luckily it's a ring finger so it not being able to close the tip when making a fist isn't too bothersome. No feeling though and thought it would be numb for the rest of my life. Fortunately, the nerves somehow found a way to reconnect after a few years and feels perfectly normal now. The body is amazing.
