Thanks for watching. Brad and Emory have taught me so much about flintknapping. I also got to meet Dan the caveman a few weeks ago at the knap-in. Oregon is the best place to learn primitive skills.
Spent a lot of time up there with Emory and Cecil and a lot of other old friends. Emory is the man. First time I met him I'll be he was only 15 or 16 and already a way better flintknapper than me lol.
@@notpulverman9660 the has was specially designed and felted by Jen Decamp the longer back of the hat was my request being bent over in a snow storm it keep the snow from running down ones neck and nice-n warm
My word, I didn't realize after watching the Otzi videos that we know a lot of the same folks. I hear big bad Brad's laughter. Heard about Emory, hope he recovers well.
Watching him knock off spalls like it was as easy as walking, one thing, but as soon as I saw the "Firebird arrowhead" he was holding up made my jaw drop open! HOW? And spear heads with hearts cut out in the middle of them??? That just blows my mind! Someone like Emory has forgotten more than we will ever know about Knapping! "We're not worthy, we're not worthy!"
Is there an exact reason why you choose to use a copper billet? Assuming it has something to do with hardness, malleability or density? I only ask as I have a copper headed hammer in my tools and wonder if it would be of any use? Is there any reason other than personal preference stone knappers don't use hammers?
A steel hammer is to hard and would simply crush the stone. The copper is softer and allows the energy to transfer into the stone better. I'm new to flint knapping but this is what I understand of the process. The same as using antler or wood for the fine work.
the rounded head and angle and depth determine the thickness of the flake coming off. the hole that was dug was to dampen or cushen the stone and control the impact of the blow
Very enjoyable to watch and I've never done any knapping. How do you spot the rocks when they don't look black? Will a hatchet, axe, or splitting maul work?
the 9lbs one was 45.00 the 28 lbs that started at 30lbs was in a trade for a monster 30 inch blade trade to keith durfey that casted it in winachee washington
Oregon, California, New Mexico and maybe Arizona. Oregon is probably the most popular area call glass buttes. This area is government ground and you are allowed to collect material off it.
funny how everyone hast to rip up the ground to find the bigest rock to make a tiny little arrow head or nife and back in the day natives would jest walk by and pick a peace off the top and make a masterpiece without digging a big hole.
