A pictorial journey of my flintknapping over the past 30 years. Pictures consist of my points as well as trade points from friends over the years......
Hey jim. I wanted to thank you for your videos. 2 days ago I was like an ape banging some rocks together. Today it is like I have evolved into the earliest form of man. Able to make the most basic of arrowheads and blades. I hope to evolve as I travel along my own knapping journey. Thanks
Same here. I know I've been watching this one a few times a year for at least four years. God I miss Jims videos, I hope he's doing ok. He's the one that got me into knapping, I thought I'd never get it but about a year ago, something just clicked.
That's wonderful news! There's several of us that have been talking trying to figure out what happened to Jim and if he's ok. If you know him please tell him he isn't just one of many, and for me personally Jim is a hero for freely sharing his knowledge. Looking forward to seeing him again on RU-vid.
Every thing about this video is perfect. What a journey you have had so far. Truly amazing and just flat awesome to watch. What a find on the humboldt point. I also like all the small bird point in the front of the video. All your work is amazing and i cant pic a favorite to many good ones.. Thanks for sharing Jim ......
I was called the world flint knapping Champion in 5 different states, I don't know if someone has beaten my flint knapping arts yet, but I still love this awesome video
Jim I want to thank you for all your fabulous videos thru out the years and this one is just absolutly amazing!! What a talanted knapper you are and one of the worlds finest.God bless you Jim. Richard
Hi, Thanks so much for the time and effort you put forth.... and for the time spent editing, and the ones you made but wasnt just right for the show......and for the trip to texas you took us all on, and lets not forget the trip for novaculite, and the show from there..... you have done what we all wish we could! brian F.
JIM, first off i want to thank you for sharing your years of knowledge and trials to help people like me. I'm 1/8 Cherokee and recently gotten into knaping. I had made my own tools, But i wanted to see someone else's techniques. You catapulted my knapin' 10 fold to gain your years of knowlege in 10 minute videos, priceless, i couldnt of wished for a more perfect person to learn from. Thank you so much JIM, TRULY AMAZING art, i Just hope to be half as good as you in 20 years.~Knappin' in Kentucky
Truly incredible work ! Some breathtaking pieces that obviously took a lot of patience to create, I savoured every photo in great detail and am completely astonished by your skill ! It's really rare to see proper craftsmanship these days and you are a true Craftsman sir, I take my hat off to you !
I'm in awe of your skills. So very impressive. I watched every one of your videos. I knap myself, but nothing even close to you. I'm sure you still knap and would love to see more of your skills. Amazing. Thank you so much for these videos. I really appreciate them and appreciate the time you've taken to help.
most if not all of those are god-like acouple of those were so good they deserve better than words to describe their beauty, design, and color. amazing work, bravo, looking forward to a sequel
i just viewed your 30 year journey and wow! you've done some incredible work i can't believe you did all that by flint knapping. i wish i had some one near me to teach me how to do that but unfortunately, i don't know anyone so i'll just have to figure it out for myself. but that is awesome and inspires me to get learning. thank you!
Jim I'm 70 years old I've been hunting arrowheads all my life. I just started Flint knapping. Your name should be spelled gem. Because you are a rare Priceless Talent. OMG what a inspiring talented artist you're absolutely incredible man
Very fine work. I have always felt I could see a difference between ancient and modern points but (not any more) your work is absolutely on the mark. ps: love the music huge bluegrass fan, the original Seldom Scene rule! Thanks for sharing your work and the music.
+Rosa String Works, I know this is an old post but if you're still out there, I've been trying to figure out who's singing this, are you sure it's a band named seldom scene? Thank you, I watch this video a couple times a year to see Jim's points and hear this version of wagon wheel. I'd love to buy the song
Jim, very cool video. Nice to see some of your first points that you made...there's hope for me yet. Ive learned som much from watching your viedos on RU-vid. Also learned a lot from the pieces you made for me. Thanks for posting your videos. Rob M. - Oregon
this has to bee some of the best knapping that i have ever seen great work. i know that you had to devote a lot of time and effort in making these points. WOW
Beautifully done, Jim. The center piece in the frame with the Humboldt must be the one pictured in IAM way back in the day-amazing piece. Love the Gunthers you have framed up as well as all-each is unique. What memories you have. Stew
You are one of my favorite artists! Your work is absolutily breathtaking! Perhaps somday I will be a master flintknapper. But untill then I should be saving some pictures huh?
Outstanding work. Thanks for posting this interesting and inspiring video (and the other stuff you upload). Best wishes from New Zealand, Stephen Coote - trapper and primitive hunter.
One hell of a portfolio Jim! Thanks for sharing. I watch this thinking "man, this guys been doing this since I was 1 year old and in diapers!" I have a long way to go. Jimmy
@WUNDENFLAMME The small wildly serrated points are Kalapuya points from western Oregon. They are sometimes called Pine tree or Fern leaf points, but no one really knows what they were used for. ....jim
Paleomanjim, Love your knapping work and the instruction to go with it. You appear to have "made the movie" for DC Waldorf's book. I got my first arrowhead at age 4 pulling weeds in my mother's vegetable garden in Door Co. WI and have never stopped looking for them. When I couldn't find enough points, I started making them. Waiting for the next video!
This was an amazing collection of your work, i knew you were good but wow these were execptional works of talent and artistry.there were so many wonderfull examples of what your capable of doing and it surpize's me that you dont share more of this with your subscribers.I thank you for sharing this great collection of work with all of us I would allso like to request that you do one of your lovely stone animals in a future video seeing as how you do them VERY well.
Great Stuff Jim! I know Ive watched this a few times thru the past couple years, was checkin a new tuber out & seen where he left a comment here & it drew me right back, wondering why this wasnt in my playlist, "best of modern knappers" probably cause I just made it a few months back, when it comes to knappin you & pm52 are the top-notch 2 stone artists on here in my opinion! I just lov your effigies to your transverse flaking, U got that down pat! Awesome Stuff! BORN 10,000 YR's TO LATE
Dude you're an excellent flint knapper . I got 3 big chunks of obsidian 2 black and one huge chunk of translucent green obsidian . I can't wait to get knappin . Peace n subbed .
I don't know how many times I have watched this video now since you posted it, sir. I keep coming back to all your videos for inspiration and to reinvigorate the creative spark in this fascinating art. I hope someday I can be almost this good. If you don't mind me asking a couple of questions you may have heard many times; how did you come to discover the art of flintknapping & did you have a mentor of sorts, or were you self-taught through trial & error?
A true artist! Would you please make a video for us dummies that don't even know the terminology. Start with this is a rock.lol...and go from there.I want to get started with this but have no idea what to look for or how to identify the properties of good workable stone. One look at this and had to sub. Thanks Jack
Cant remember the name of the band, but they played at a wedding we went to a few years ago. They rocked the barn for hours, fantastic group! Happy chipping....jim
@alexmann25 The band is COMET BLUEGRASS ALL-STARS and the CD is Standing Room Only. Saw them play live at a wedding last week, really talented band!....jim
Great stuff, and the music...isn't that Karin and Kieth? They are friends. Anyway, bought myself a starter kit last weekend and ordered my first supplies today. You make it look easy. Guess I have lots of work (fun) ahead of me. Thanks.
i just love your stuff you are a awsome napper, may i please be your student, i'm gona wacth everything very close, i'm a very avid hunter, but i have a natural nack for it, for what little i've taught myself, to what i can do, just have'nt been able to makes flakes draw all the way across.
